On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 19:24:26 +0000 (UTC), (Don
Poitras) wrote:

In rec.aviation.student RK Henry wrote:

GKT- The Tennessee Air Museum, Sevierville, TN. The museum is on the
airport. (www.tnairmuseum.com) Of course other local destinations
include Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and The Great Smoky Mountain
National Park, but you'll need ground transportation for those. I live
close enough that driving is feasible, but flying is a nicer way to
get to the museum and I don't have to buck highway traffic.

CRE- Crescent Beach, North Myrtle Beach, SC. The beach is a couple of
blocks from the airport. About a mile. Of course MYR is 13 NM
southwest at Myrtle Beach, but I haven't actually been there. The last
time I was in Myrtle Beach, MYR was a military base. MYR is also close
to the shore. (Current pireps on CRE & MYR please.)

Funny. In all the times I've gone there, I've never heard "Crescent
Beach" before. It's Grand Strand Airport, or North Myrtle Beach. This
is a great airport. Almost always someone comes out with a cart to
direct you to parking. They normally have 5 or more cars available for
rental and will let you have one for free if you are just going out for
a short lunch. Walking to the beach is about 3/4 mile. Wide, clean,
fine-grained sand.

Right you are. I've always called it "Crescent Beach" because that's
where it gets its ID: CRE. Not sure when it stopped being Crescent
Beach and started being Grand Strand. It is indeed a very nice
airport. And a nice beach.

Illustrating for the unbelievers that an airplane can be used for some
nice trips.

W45- Luray, VA. Luray Caverns. (www.luraycaverns.com) Free courtesy
transportation to the caverns. After the tour of the caverns, which
includes a recital of the Great Stalacpipe Organ, there's an antique
auto museum with several interesting cars I'd never seen before.

FFA- First Flight at Kill Devil Hills, NC. The Wright Brothers museum
is said to be within walking distance. This destination is still on my
to-do list. (Current pireps on this one too please.) www.nps.gov/wrbr

Don't forget W95. South of FFA, Ocracoke is still my favorite
destination. Land within spitting distance of the ocean. Take a short
walk to Howard's Pub or a little further to check out the village.
(Think Patrick McGoohan...)

I'll make a note, number 6.

RK Henry