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Honeck Hilton
Don't know if this has been mentioned here before, but there is a nice
article about the Alexis Park Inn in the February 16, 2007 issue of General Aviation News magazine. http://www.generalaviationnews.com/e...index&-nothing |
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Honeck Hilton
Don't know if this has been mentioned here before, but there is a nice
article about the Alexis Park Inn in the February 16, 2007 issue of General Aviation News magazine. http://www.generalaviationnews.com/e...ail.lasso?-tok... Although I like the publicity, thanks, the real thrust of the article is about how we've saved our historic Boeing/United Hangar by "building" it in the virtual world of the Kiwi -- our flight simulator. In real life we're losing the battle to save that grand old hangar -- but at least it will now exist forever in the virtual Iowa City world... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Honeck Hilton
Jay Honeck wrote about trying to save an historic hangar on his field.
Jay, Go to the Northwest and capture a family of Spotted Owls. You'll find a few nesting in K-Mart signs. Relocate them to the historic hangar and then "discover" them there. On second thought, their presence might result in the closure of the airport. Jon |
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Honeck Hilton
On Feb 26, 2:57 pm, "Jon Woellhaf" wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote about trying to save an historic hangar on his field. Jay, Go to the Northwest and capture a family of Spotted Owls. You'll find a few nesting in K-Mart signs. Relocate them to the historic hangar and then "discover" them there. On second thought, their presence might result in the closure of the airport. Jon Heck... Just mention they didn't show up till they dug up the old runway. G |
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Honeck Hilton
Go to the Northwest and capture a family of Spotted Owls. You'll find a few
nesting in K-Mart signs. Relocate them to the historic hangar and then "discover" them there. On second thought, their presence might result in the closure of the airport. That has been the delicate balance we have sought all along. Any major effort to get the hangar placed on the National Historic Register would inevitably make it darned near impossible for the aiport to grow and evolve over the years, simply because of the hangar's proximity to the main runway. Moving it is the solution, but -- for reasons I cannot fathom -- the airport commission isn't interested in pursuing this option. I even got a mover to come give us a quote -- it's only $35K to move the damned thing -- but the commission won't even put it on the meeting agenda. Our airport commission is astoundingly bad at this sort of thing. They're doing some very good things -- repaving taxiways that had turned to gravel, putting concrete floors in old hangars, etc. -- but they have NO concept of the damage they're doing by tearing down the historic parts of our airport. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Honeck Hilton
And yet you steadfastly refuse to run or request appointment (however your
city is structured)? Jim "Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com... Moving it is the solution, but -- for reasons I cannot fathom -- the airport commission isn't interested in pursuing this option. I even got a mover to come give us a quote -- it's only $35K to move the damned thing -- but the commission won't even put it on the meeting agenda. |
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Honeck Hilton
On 27 Feb 2007 04:59:07 -0800, "Jay Honeck" wrote
in .com: Moving it is the solution, but -- for reasons I cannot fathom -- the airport commission isn't interested in pursuing this option. I even got a mover to come give us a quote -- it's only $35K to move the damned thing -- but the commission won't even put it on the meeting agenda. The old Pancho Barnes hangar* was moved by Gus Brieglieb to El Mirage after her Happy Bottom Riding Club brothel...er, dude ranch was closed by the Edwards AFB military. I believe it's still there today. Perhaps a farmer with a private airstrip would be interested in moving the hangar to his land for 'historical preservation'. * http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...00663&t=h&om=1 |
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Honeck Hilton
And yet you steadfastly refuse to run or request appointment (however your
city is structured)? I know I've already told you this, but I'll mention it here again. Several years ago I was asked to apply by the airport commission president at the time. The city council -- whose members make the appointment decisions -- did not select me. Since then I have been told that I was encouraged to apply only so that there was the appearance of a choice. Rather then become frustrated, I chose to found and administer our airport advocacy group, Friends of Iowa City Airport. With almost 300 members, this non-profit group has been very successful at helping to keep our airport open and strong. But we haven't been able to save that old hangar, dammit. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Honeck Hilton
Perhaps a farmer with a private airstrip would be interested in moving
the hangar to his land for 'historical preservation'. There have been several folks from "historic" airports around the Midwest that have flown in to have a look at the hangar. They are all discouraged to find out that the danged thing is HUGE. When it was built it was one of the largest clear-span structures in the world, and moving it any distance would be a monumental job. The reason it's so cheap to move on the airport is because they could literally just pick it up and drive right down the runway -- a surface that is designed for great loads, and with no obstructions to move/ remove. When you start talking about moving it off-airport, the costs sky-rocket... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Honeck Hilton
In article .com,
Jay Honeck wrote: That has been the delicate balance we have sought all along. Any major effort to get the hangar placed on the National Historic Register would inevitably make it darned near impossible for the aiport to grow and evolve over the years, simply because of the hangar's proximity to the main runway. Moving it is the solution, but -- for reasons I cannot fathom -- the airport commission isn't interested in pursuing this option. I even got a mover to come give us a quote -- it's only $35K to move the damned thing -- but the commission won't even put it on the meeting agenda. Get it on the National Historic Register to save it, and then you can probably apply for various preservation funds/grants that can be used to move it. Or when it gets in the way of an expansion, the cost to move it just gets tacked on to the expansion costs. John -- John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/ |
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