Jim_R
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Jim
Visited some friends at their beach house on Bolivar Peninsula just across the ferry from Galveston this weekend. My host told me that he sometimes sees planes parked near the road by a local restaurant, so we drove down to scope it out.
Popped in and chatted with the owner / manager / someone who seemed to know what's up, and he said the strip is part of the restaurant property, 1800' long, and is open to the public. We drove down part of it to gauge the condition, and there are remnants of pavement from the past, but it seemed okay. We didn't notice any potholes or soft spots. Grass alongside was well-tended. (There are no lights, so this is strictly a daytime/VFR sorta place.)
Anyone ever flown in here before? Any PIREPs on the runway conditions or the restaurant?
Next time I'm invited for a visit, I might take the plane instead of waiting in line for the ferry with all the other weekenders.
Map: https://goo.gl/kgzIUH
Note that there are several nearby terrain features that look almost as much like a runway as the actual runway. On the map, the runway is to the left/west of the restaurant; the broken whitish streak is the remaining pavement. The mowed rectangular area to the lower left / southwest is where I would park. There are no tiedowns.
Popped in and chatted with the owner / manager / someone who seemed to know what's up, and he said the strip is part of the restaurant property, 1800' long, and is open to the public. We drove down part of it to gauge the condition, and there are remnants of pavement from the past, but it seemed okay. We didn't notice any potholes or soft spots. Grass alongside was well-tended. (There are no lights, so this is strictly a daytime/VFR sorta place.)
Anyone ever flown in here before? Any PIREPs on the runway conditions or the restaurant?
Next time I'm invited for a visit, I might take the plane instead of waiting in line for the ferry with all the other weekenders.
Map: https://goo.gl/kgzIUH
Note that there are several nearby terrain features that look almost as much like a runway as the actual runway. On the map, the runway is to the left/west of the restaurant; the broken whitish streak is the remaining pavement. The mowed rectangular area to the lower left / southwest is where I would park. There are no tiedowns.
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