Fly-In Aviation Museums

What he said (thanks Bob! Saved me a bunch of typing )

Certain aircraft collections belong at airports, because those collections
are still flying. But most collections no longer fly, nor is it even
reasonable to expect them to. Furthermore, there are lots of reasons
airports make BAD places for a museum, even an aviation museum.

Okay, you win. There are many valid economic reasons for not basing
aviation museums at airports. Who goes to airports, anyway?

Heck, now that you mention it, why would we want all those people at the
airport in the first place? All those ground-pounders would probably just
get in the way. Let's make sure they stay away.

Although I understand your points, I think you've missed a few of mine.
Aside from the fact that fly-in museums are clearly better for pilots to
visit, they are also better for our ever-dwindling airports.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 23 Jan 2005 21:22:54 -0800, Bob Fry
wrote:


No it's not. For every person or family that could fly to a museum
there are hundreds of people or families that can drive to a museum.

Or fly!

When I visited Udvar-Hazy, I drove to Manchester NH, took Southwest to
BWI, took the shuttle bus to the last stop on the Metro, and took the
Metro to L'Enfant Plaza stop. Walked to NASM, visited with a P-40
pilot from WWII, and bought my shuttle tix to Dulles for next day.

I did investigate flying to Dulles, but it was more expensive, would
have taken just as many days, and would have planted me in a motel in
Edge City with nothing to do but watch cable TV at night.


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On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:10:32 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

Yeah, really. I mean it's absurd they put an aviation museum in the middle
of a downtown area right next to all of those other museums. And they had
the nerve to put "National" in the name of such a poorly located museum.

This sounds like a reference to the National Air & Space Museum on the
Mall in Washington. If so, then perhaps we should reflect that NASM is
the most popular museum in the world, judging by the number of folks
who visit it in a year. So they did something right

Personally, I prefer the Udva-Hazy annext at Dulles airport--but note
that I got there by using the shuttle bus from NASM downtown!

www.warbirdforum.com/udvarhaz.htm


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"Cub Driver" wrote in message
...
This sounds like a reference to the National Air & Space Museum on the
Mall in Washington. If so, then perhaps we should reflect that NASM is
the most popular museum in the world, judging by the number of folks
who visit it in a year. So they did something right

My (sarcastic) point exactly. If the most popular aviation museum in the
world doesn't need to be at an airport, it seems patently obvious to me that
other aviation museums need not necessarily be at an airport.

I think aviation museums at airports are great, and it's wonderful to be
able to fly to a museum. But to insinuate that there's something wrong with
someone who chooses to put an aviation museum somewhere else, that's just
wrong.

Pete

On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 15:48:46 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

My (sarcastic) point exactly.

I did figure this out, but only after I had posted. Sorry!



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Jay,
Nice idea well executed.

The Shuttleworth Collection, also sometimes known as Old Warden is still
grass and operating every season. In fact, they've recently extended the
east-west runway. It's a fantastic place and the airshows they put on have
to be experienced. I once had the honor of flying our Tcraft in formation
with Rob Millinship, the UK Pitts expert and only non-RAF test pilot flying
for Shuttleworth. He was in the Hawker Cygnet and we flew from Old Warden
back to Leicester where he and I were both based at the time. It was late
afternoon and, because the Cygnet is covered in authentic Irish linen, I
could see the airplane's structure (and Rob) silhoutted on the fabric by the
lowslung sun. That was a magical flight, I'll tell you!

Duxford is also still going and is more than "definitely flyable". The
museum IS the airport, a WW1 Royal Air Corps station later used for
Spitfires and then Mustangs during the second global unpleasantness. An
amazing place with everything you can imagine in the hangars, most of it in
flying condition. If you go on a Sunday afternoon in the summer, you'll get
to see something fly as part of the agreement with the private collectors
based there is that they have to display something each Sunday. The locally
call it "The Lion Feed". Fantastic place!!

Shawn


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:vuOId.24692$EG1.12964@attbi_s53...
http://alexisparkinn.com/fly-in_aviation_museums.htm

I created this website a year ago with input from everyone on this
newsgroup. With it I have tried to list every aviation museum that you
can actually fly into and visit WITHOUT having to rent or borrow a car.

In other words, these museums are located on airports -- where aviation
museums belong. I personally find it absurd that so many aviation
museums are inaccessible by plane -- I mean, what were they thinking?

I'll bet we've got quite a few new "members" here that haven't seen this
site, and may have additions/corrections to the list. Please take a
gander at your state's listing. If you have any additions or corrections,
please email them to me at

Obviously, take out the NOSPAM before sending!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I'm surprised you don't list my personal favorite... Old Rhinebeck
Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, NY. Best to call ahead and check, and being
prepared for a short rough field is a must!

-Dana

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:26:35 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

http://alexisparkinn.com/fly-in_aviation_museums.htm

I created this website a year ago with input from everyone on this
newsgroup. With it I have tried to list every aviation museum that you can
actually fly into and visit WITHOUT having to rent or borrow a car.

In other words, these museums are located on airports -- where aviation
museums belong. I personally find it absurd that so many aviation museums
are inaccessible by plane -- I mean, what were they thinking?

I'll bet we've got quite a few new "members" here that haven't seen this
site, and may have additions/corrections to the list. Please take a gander
at your state's listing. If you have any additions or corrections, please
email them to me at

Obviously, take out the NOSPAM before sending!

:-)

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