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"Jon Woellhaf" wrote in message news:mO6dnci-

Sky Ranch apparently last appeared on a 1977 Denver Sectional and was at

Thanks for the info, Jon. So, Sky Ranch, too, has disappeared. The list of
things I remember that no longer exist is becoming long and distinguished.
:-) But I did note on Google Earth that the hangar we used to keep the Aero
Club planes in at Buckley appears to still be there -- hard to believe, as
it was quite old in 1971. Perhaps they've replaced it with one that looks
similar from above. That hangar was marvelous - old wood structure, walk in
and get overwhelmed with the aromas of old dust, oil, and solvent. Just
breathing the air could create aviators! I should think that today it would
probably be declared "hazardous" by some Federal acronym.


Things certainly have changed in this area. I used to watch jets take off
from Lowry. Now it's mostly a residential area. Our old training building
is a school. Buckley is now an Air Force Base. It was Navy then. What was
it when we were at Lowry? An Air Force Station, I think.

I knew that Lowry had closed. I guess that was some few years ago now.
During the time we were at Lowry and I was learning to fly, Buckley was an
ANG base. I remember that training flights from several military bases
would use BKF as an x-c destination, particularly on Fridays in winter.
Amazing how many of those aircraft developed mech write-ups on late Friday
afternoon in Denver. Equally amazing was the fact that so many of these
guys "just happened" to carry their skis along with them on x-c trips!
Hmmmmm.........


I don't recall US6 continuing straight east and intersecting I-70.

I'm sure you're right. When I was going to Buckley, as you left Lowry on 6th
Ave, once you got past -- what? Peoria maybe? -- it was all prairie, except
for where they were just starting the I225 construction.

But I did note on Google Earth that the hangar we used to keep the Aero
Club planes in at Buckley appears to still be there

Remember, Google Earth is not real time. They could be old pictures.

Jose
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"Jose" wrote in message news:1Mqzg.74708

Remember, Google Earth is not real time. They could be old pictures.

Thanks, Jose, you're right. I always figure the Google sat photos to be at
least 5 years old, maybe more. But we were comparing back to early 70s.