Weekend cabins are commonplace in the Midwest, but they typically involve lakes, not airports. However, there are many pilots who would rather get away to an airstrip for relaxation. It’s why the Poplar Grove Airport took a different approach to airplane hangar construction with the “Aviator’s Cabin.” Read about how these aviators recreate at the […]
Airparks
Georgia airpark plans airshow and concert with Flying Musicians Association
The Flying Musicians Association‘s newest corporate member, Heaven’s Landing Mountain Estate Airpark in Georgia, will host its second annual airshow and concert June 25. “Heaven’s Landing supports the Flying Musicians Association because the FMA promotes both higher education and general aviation,” said Mike Ciochetti, Heaven’s Landing developer. “Funding for continued education in both fields of […]
Airpark Wish List Survey now online
Finding (or developing) the right airpark – like most things in life – is about trade-offs. Some people like large lots with large homes, hangars and all the bells and whistles. Others have more modest desires. Whether you are in the market for an airpark home, are already living the dream, looking to develop a new […]
Living with your plane — in a star
Making the best use of space in a hangar is a challenge. Tom Green of Marcelona, Mich., found the best solution for his two-plane hangar at his Lakes of the North Airport home, which is in the shape of a star. “The whole hangar part of the house has no walls more than a foot,” […]
Saving Brookeridge
Brookeridge Airpark (LL22), in Downers Grove, Ill., is the closest residential airport to Chicago. Now thriving, it’s hard to believe that this airpark was on the verge of being closed in the late 1960s. In the early 1950s, pilot Austin Talbert had a vision to create a residential airpark where pilots could live with their airplanes. […]
Airpark lifestyle subject of Wyoming Public Radio story
Alpine Airpark is one of country’s premiere airparks. It is also the subject of a story by Wyoming Public Radio’s Miles Bryan. Bryan visited Alpine to see the sites and record the sounds of airpark life. Enjoy.
Pictures of the day: Airpark living
Rebecca Duggan sent in these photos of her favorite airpark, Sugar Springs (5M6). Sugar Springs Airpark is a privately owned public-use airpark located in mid-Michigan, she explains, noting it has a 3,500-foot grass runway that is very well maintained. “It’s a wonderful community with so many amenities,” she said. “It has two large recreational lakes with […]
Falcon Ridge Airpark to auction off lots
YAKIMA, Wash. – A real estate auction isn’t always a good thing, unless it is. Too often we read of foreclosure auctions in the press. Well, the Falcon Ridge Airpark auction isn’t one them. Back to that in a minute. Airpark developer Russ Wilkinson bought 64 (of 84) unsold lots in a real estate development […]
Wanted: Photos and stories of the airpark lifestyle
The August issues of General Aviation News will focus on living the residential airpark lifestyle. For those of you who are living the dream, do you have some great photos of your airpark or airpark home that you’d like to share? Any tips for those searching for an airpark home? What about a story or memory that sums up why airpark living is a perfect fit? For those of you searching for a home, which are your favorite airparks? What are the amenities that excite you?