Living on the airport -- comments?

It sounds like a dream come true for anyone who feels the way you do (and I do)
about airplanes and flying.

I'd jump at it if my life and business were in Iowa.


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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:yZccc.190286$Cb.1727600@attbi_s51...
If two people were ever made to live with their
plane, it's Mary and me -- but I thought it might be good to hear from some
of you who have actually DONE it. Does the "music" of the engines turn to
aggravation over time?


I haven't had the fortune of being able to live on an airpark, but
have spent considerable time with friends who do. Actually, the
opposite happens. Over time you'll become accustomed to airplane
noise and you won't even hear it anymore.

A friend of mine lived in a local (public use) airpark and was
amused that I'd look out the big picture window every time I heard a
plane. Over time, I got to the point where I didn't even notice that
planes were taking off and landing. Also, airparks don't usually
generate a lot of traffic. I don't think you'll have a problem in the
noise department.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Considering commuting to work?

Well, one of us might! :-)

Amazingly, this home/airstrip is less than 15 minutes (all freeway) from
the
inn -- so it's an easy drive, too.

Ok Jay, where is it??? Another question, is there enough plane parking areas
for all of us for the Pre-OSH party?

Party at Jay's!!! ;-)

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:yZccc.190286$Cb.1727600@attbi_s51...
We find ourselves with the rare opportunity to purchase a home with a
property line just 60 feet from the centerline of a 2400 foot runway.

Don't do it Jay! You're going to hate it. I live 450' from the end
of a runway on a skypark with a constant crosswind and it's awful. I
can't get anything done. All I do is sit around all day and smile at
all the free entertainment that goes on all afternoon. I sit there
with a cheap beer every night on the patio, grilling up stuff and
B.S.ing with my skypark nieghbors and not getting any richer because
I'm screwing off dreamning and I hate it. I really do. Everytime I'm
finally getting something cool done in the garage or the yard, here
comes a cool warbird or Japanese student and I have to drop my stuff,
run out in the yard and grade his performance. (Tip: buy large
olympic size grading cards 0-9 to hold up after the wild approaches.)
Noise is a problem. It makes you want to build cool experimentals in
your garage AND hangar at the same time. (this is bad because half
your tools are always in the other building!) You're watching some
mushy movie with your wife on T.V. and you hear a cool engine go by,
so you ditch your wife, hop on the scooter to go see what it was and
accidently forget about the movie. You hear runups in your sleep.
You dream about airplanes all day AND all night. Crazy nieghbors will
buy the damnedest helicopters and ultralights and they'll buzz around
like ****ing insects. You'll wave at them floating by, and they'll
wave back at you, and call you later on the phone to ask why your yard
looks like hell. (No privacy at all I tell you!) You'll be taking a
wizz behind the fence and suddenly it's a power off approach and the
stinson popps out from behind the trees with the guys wife in the
right seat staring at you holding your manhood right there in the
yard! It's a real shocker, let me tell you. Are you going to jail
for this crime... Better invite him&her to your next hangar party for
sure! I could tell you more but a big radial engine is cranking up
somewhere and I've got to go find out what it is..

Good Luck,

pacplyer



It's a beautiful home, with almost 2 acres of land. It's got everything we
could want in a home, except for a hangar. (The hangar that comes with it
fits an ultralight...) We'd have to add a full-sized hangar.

As we were standing on the deck, facing the runway, watching the planes come
and go, we started to wonder if the plane noise would eventually start to
grate on our nerves. If two people were ever made to live with their
plane, it's Mary and me -- but I thought it might be good to hear from some
of you who have actually DONE it. Does the "music" of the engines turn to
aggravation over time?

Can anyone fill in the gaps? What are the ups and downs of actually living
at an airport?

Ah heck then...... DO IT!!!!

The rest of us will be busy turning green, meanwhile!!!



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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Sounds great to me,,, in spite of a bit of a reservation about being 60
feet
from the departure end of the runway

The runway parallels the house -- it is not off the departure or arrival
ends.

But the deck is only 100 feet away.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay-
As a member of Green Castle flying club, i might be able to answer some
questions if you have any about the club. I believe that the club would request
you become a member to use the runway. I can tell you that, as you know, we do
get busy during the summer months. Lots of 150's chasing each other in the
pattern Hope to see you at the airport sometime.
-Nolan

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:yZccc.190286$Cb.1727600@attbi_s51...
We find ourselves with the rare opportunity to purchase a home with a
property line just 60 feet from the centerline of a 2400 foot runway.

It's a beautiful home, with almost 2 acres of land. It's got everything we
could want in a home, except for a hangar. (The hangar that comes with it
fits an ultralight...) We'd have to add a full-sized hangar.

As we were standing on the deck, facing the runway, watching the planes come
and go, we started to wonder if the plane noise would eventually start to
grate on our nerves. If two people were ever made to live with their
plane, it's Mary and me -- but I thought it might be good to hear from some
of you who have actually DONE it. Does the "music" of the engines turn to
aggravation over time?

Can anyone fill in the gaps? What are the ups and downs of actually living
at an airport?


While in college, I lived less than 50 feet from a railroad crossing
at which they blew their whistle everytime they passed. Even the 2:00
AM train didn't wake me after about the first week.

KG

Jay, there are lots of good ways to soundproof that house if it comes to that.

Well...

A berm would help, but it would certainly spoil the runway view from
the deck.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message

When a 182 departed, however, it was pretty loud. Of course, I LIKE
airplane noise, but we started to wonder what taking a nap on a Sunday
afternoon might be like.

Come on, Jay! Get real! You think you'll actually be napping when you
live next to a runway? You'll be out flying!

Would it be unethical for me to find out where this house is and try
to outbid Jay? Just kidding. ;-

Jay, when you look back 20 years (or more) from now, are you going to
regret not taking this chance? That's how I'd look at the decision.

Don't do it Jay! You're going to hate it. I live 450' from the end
of a runway on a skypark with a constant crosswind and it's awful. I
can't get anything done. All I do is sit around all day and smile at
all the free entertainment that goes on all afternoon. I sit there
with a cheap beer every night on the patio

I was with you all the way until you got to that "cheap beer" stuff....

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