The old kptg in pennington gap closed and will be up for auction soon.
the new 0vg is open 5000', 10 t-hangers, taxiways, and no facilities
except a porta potty. There are X X on the runway @ kptg, the pilots
based there before 0vg opened have permission from the county to
take-off but not to land at the closed airport. I think all have ferried
over to 0vg now.
A nice fellow from tri-cities gave me a ride in a glassair 1ft. None for
rent that i know of.
W P Dixon wrote:
I had heard that Lee County Airport was being closed ? Also that any
pilot taking off in their plane had to take it somewhere else? Can you
give me the real scoop on what is going on there? Any "sport planes" to
rent over your way?

Patrick
student SP
aircraft structural mech

"Robet Coffey" wrote in message
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You can go up the french broad river avl to newport tn, greenvlle then
to lex. I am based out of Lee Co. Va. 0vg and have flown this route
several times. If it's windy..forget it, you do not want to be in
there.. i always think back to something Evelyn "mamma bird" Johnson
in morristown KMOR told a friend of mine. "Never fly over the Smokies,
they are too easy to fly around." Not that I have always heeded that
advice, but you can shoot to kmnn? mcminn co. and through cumberland
gap if you need to. When i do fly that area "avl to Greenville" I take
a survival blanket, water, and my bear pistol. There is a stretch if
you had to put the plane down it could be awhile before anyone got to
you. Remember wind is weather- especially when trying to fly a mtn.
pass w low ceilings...