Steve Purcell, now a CFI, submitted this photo and note: “Zahn’s Airport. Amityville Flying Service, Amityville, N.Y., Long Island. 1965. Going student pilot solo in this neat straight tail C-150. About $16 an hour. My CFI was the awesome Ralph Thomas of Pan American Airways.”
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I eventually bought a 1967 Cessna 150 for $4200 dollars and kept it at Zahns. It had 3000 hours on the airframe and a 1000 on the engine!
Night flying there was interesting as the only lit rUnway was the North/South runway and only one side of the runways lights worked. So one had to be careful and line up to the left of the lights to be in the middle of the runway!!!!
It was a great time and we were young and just getting into aviation…….
I learned how to fly at AFS, in 1972
Zahns airport was awsome. Paul Hores was my instructor. I remember Ed Lyons, Dan Foote
$16? I rented 150’s in the mid-70’s. I recall $9/hour wet rate.
FWIW, that’s not a “straight tail” 150. That one has back windows, or “Omni vision” as Cessna liked to call it.
What??? The vertical stabilizer is clearly not swept back.
I learned to fly there back in 1968. It was a unique airport and we all had fun learning to fly
Dan Foote was the Chief Pilot and Ed Lyons gave the flight tests.
Some of the instructors I remember were Mike Petralia, Al Plange, Bernie Sherman, Bob Havica and George VanEpps to name a few……..
Working there as a linemen was interesting for sure. There was always something going on and I will always remember Zahns……