The Airport Fence

The Visitor wrote:
Blueskies wrote:
Do you fly Young Eagles also?


Not yet. There is a group at my airport that does this, as well as a
Big Brother and Big Sister Airlift thing.

At my airport there is an airside deck with plastic chairs. People are
afraid to try to enter the building (flying school) let alone go on to
the deck and sit down. I find them at the parking lot fence by the
ramp.I have put a few fathers and sons on that deck. They get to sit
down, sip a soda and have a much better view of things.

This always ****es me off. An airport authority or FBO goes to the trouble
of putting in a observation deck or the like and then fails to put up a sign
that calls it such and and says it is open to the public.

On Aug 21, 11:27 am, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote:
The Visitor wrote:
Blueskies wrote:
Do you fly Young Eagles also?

Not yet. There is a group at my airport that does this, as well as a
Big Brother and Big Sister Airlift thing.

At my airport there is an airside deck with plastic chairs. People are
afraid to try to enter the building (flying school) let alone go on to
the deck and sit down. I find them at the parking lot fence by the
ramp.I have put a few fathers and sons on that deck. They get to sit
down, sip a soda and have a much better view of things.

This always ****es me off. An airport authority or FBO goes to the trouble
of putting in a observation deck or the like and then fails to put up a sign
that calls it such and and says it is open to the public.

A lot of places have closed those observation areas. I seem to
remember at least place had done so way before 9/11. Sad, when
growing up, no trip to Miami was complete without a visit to the
observation deck at MIA. Lots of Connies, DC-6s, and a few of the
very new 707's and DC-8's . . . .

take care . . .

John