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The Lone Star Flight Museum is on the flight line at Galveston (GLS). Im
not sure if access is permitted from the line, but even if its not, the walk is reasonable in my opinion, even with kids. Also, I believe there is some sort of Museum at Addison, Texas in the DFW area (ADS). It is a short walk (again even with kids). The Confederate Air Force Museum at Midland Airfield, Midland, Texas, is NOT directly accessible (to the public) from the line, but the FBO has a courtesy car they can lend you. I guess you are right, most of these places dont have turnstiles at the hangar door, but rather are focused on getting the lay public interested in aviation, and have therefore put the turnstiles on THAT side of the building ![]() Dave. Jay Honeck wrote: In another post about the fabulous new Udvar-Hazy Center (part of the National Air & Space Museum), frustration with not being able to fly into this terrific new facility was evident. I personally find it appallingly ironic that museums which purport to glorify flight are not accessible by aircraft, despite being located on an airport. Which brings to the fore a question: How many aviation museums really ARE accessible by light plane? I know, for example, that my two favorite museums (the Air Force Museum in Ohio, and the Strategic Air Command Museum in Nebraska) are NOT accessible by aircraft. So here's my contributions to this heroic list. Let's hear it for museum directors who have sense enough to make their airplanes viewable by those of us who might actually fly in! 1. Rantoul, Illinois. The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum You can taxi right up to this one, and park just a few dozen feet away from an F-14 Tomcat. (Sadly, when we were there last month they had the back door locked, so we had to walk around to the front of the building. This is a giant hangar, so that was no small feat, with kids in tow...) See it at: http://www.aeromuseum.org/ 2. Topeka, Kansas. Combat Air Museum. Ditto above. Another great museum located on the old Forbes Field air base. See it at http://www.combatairmuseum.org/ 3. Greenfield Iowa. Iowa Aviation Museum and Hall of Fame. Small, but very good. See it at http://www.flyingmuseum.com/ 4. Ottumwa, Iowa. Airpower Museum and Antique Aircraft Association. This is on a small, private, grass strip which is home to the most amazing annual fly-in every summer. Call ahead for permission to land. See it at http://www.aaa-apm.org/ . 5. Oshkosh, WI. EAA Airventure Museum. This one is only "sort of" accessible by air. When I flew in during the winter in '95, I had to park on the opposite side of the airport (miles away) at Basler, and they drove us over to the museum. See it at http://www.airventuremuseum.org/. Can you add any more to this list? |
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