Tangier Island - Chesapeake Bay

"DonSideB" wrote in message
news:1121775439.2fc901dd56de3f32022bd71b0bef6296@t eranews...
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 21:39:50 GMT, Maule Driver
wrote:

Well, we finally made it to Tangier Island. A great place to visit in a
plane - I'm not sure I'd want to take the ferry there unless I had some
real business out there.

Does it still have the big hump in the runway 1/3 of the way from the
north end?

Several humps. The good news is that the VA Dept of Aviation has approved
funds for a runway resurfacing.

What about the guy in the little shack collecting the $3
landing fee?

$5 now.

"Maule Driver" wrote in message
om...
Yep. Needed the credit card thing. My mate kept saying how cute the
trashcans were but I counldn't figure out what she was talking about at
first.

Where's Crisfield? We drop into Kentmorr sometimes for crabs. Grass,
Maule, small beach, and ironically got to know the former owner thru other
circles. Small world!

Crisfield is the self-proclaimed Crab capital of the Chesapeake. It's
14.1nm NE of Tangier. It also has a nice 3200 ft grass strip in addition to
the 2500 ft hard surface runway.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/W41

The restaurant I usual go to is Sidestreet. I've found that the owners are
often kind enough to get you to/from the airport.

http://crisfield.com/sidestreet/



Going to go thru there this weekend on the way to Saratoga. Will do
Kentmorr in one direction or the other... any other suggestions?

Maule Driver wrote:
The big hump? I probably stopped before reaching it. Clear approach,
wind down the runway, Maule....

I didn't realize it was there, either. I understand that you *really* notice it
on takeoff -- sort of like a hitting a ski jump. I was probably 100' up by that
time.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

Thanks Brad!

Anyone been to Crisfield recently for crabs? Airnav comments suggest
things have changed recently. Wondering if it's a decent fuel and crab
stop (easy ground transport). Will try this weekend if so...

Brad Zeigler wrote:
Crisfield is the self-proclaimed Crab capital of the Chesapeake. It's
14.1nm NE of Tangier. It also has a nice 3200 ft grass strip in addition to
the 2500 ft hard surface runway.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/W41

The restaurant I usual go to is Sidestreet. I've found that the owners are
often kind enough to get you to/from the airport.

http://crisfield.com/sidestreet/




Going to go thru there this weekend on the way to Saratoga. Will do
Kentmorr in one direction or the other... any other suggestions?