---------------------------------------------------------- RVSouthEast-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 10/18/04: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:50 AM - Re: Horace Williams IGX (Dennis & Lori Millsap) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:50:07 AM PST US From: "Dennis & Lori Millsap" Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: Horace Williams IGX --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: "Dennis & Lori Millsap" Dennis and Mallory (our 15yo dd) flew to Cape Hatteras yesterday afternoon, landed, walked on the beach to gather some seashells, and flew home. What a fun way to spend the Sunday afternoon "drive", huh? Lori ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Dickson" Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: Horace Williams IGX > --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Robert Dickson > > well, I really didn't move too far - something like 57nm, I believe. > I've been living in fayetteville for a long time and still have a T > hangar there that I intend to keep for a while until I get more things > finished on this flying project. > The word I got on IGX was that apparently they'll let experimentals > land and tie down but they can't be based there. Sounds a bit like the > fbo will take the money but not much else. > My "local" flying may be out of FAY for a while unless I can get > something worked out at IGX better than $10 a day. For what it's worth, > FAY, and SE NC in general, seem to be pretty experimental friendly. If > you haven't blasted down for a coastal cruise I'd sure recommend it. > We used to blast off out of FAY in my friend's Bonanza for a 1.5-2 hour > trip around Cape Fear about sunset. Just gorgeous. > I'll get out your way soon. > > Robert Dickson > > > On Oct 17, 2004, at 12:52 PM, Dennis & Lori Millsap wrote: > > > --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: "Dennis & Lori Millsap" > > > > > > Hey--nice to meet you! > > > > We've recently moved to NC also, and have found it to be decidedly more > > difficult to fly in than Alabama--harder to find hangars, less > > "friendly" to > > general aviation, let alone experimentals. We hope we've just fallen > > into a > > bad crowd (ROFL) and that things will pick up. We have our RV-6A under > > a > > shed at Farmville (N08), and actually left our plane at IGX for a week > > or so > > when we were enroute in our move (weather socked us in during > > Charley--talk > > about nervous wrecks, leaving it sitting outside during a hurricane!). > > No > > one seemed to be surprised that we were there, or ever mentioned that > > our > > "experimental" couldn't use the field. They were pretty fanatical about > > charging us the $10 per day, however. Pitt-Greenville is NOT general > > aviation friendly at all, unless you've got a couple of jets on your > > wings. > > So plan on trying to find Farmville if you head this way...it's a nice > > little grass strip, and a great group of guys flying out of there. > > > > Let us know when you want to do some local flying...seems like most of > > the > > flying stuff on the list thus far has been well east of us, and even > > when > > Dennis actually flew over to Mocksville one day, he didn't catch > > anyone at > > home. Our EAA chapter fly-in was a couple of weeks ago, but we'll be > > doing > > that again May 21, so plan on coming to see us then (if not before). > > > > Lori and Dennis Millsap > > N464DM, RV-6A, 300+ hours > > #40112, RV-10, wings are shipping now, empecone complete > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Dickson" > > To: > > Subject: RVSouthEast-List: Horace Williams IGX > > > > > >> --> RVSouthEast-List message posted by: Robert Dickson > > > >> > >> I've recently moved to Carrboro (NC) where my house is about 5 minutes > >> from the Chapel Hill airport, aka Horace Williams, aka IGX. I'm fully > >> aware of all the hoopla that's gone on about the UNC chancellor trying > >> to close this field (it's owned by UNC but open to the public) so it > >> seems like it's a good likelihood that it's going to be here for me to > >> use for the foreseeable future. Incredibly enough, that's due to the > >> NC > >> legislature. Well, not really that incredible, I suppose. The > >> legislators just know from whence the money comes a bit better than > >> the > >> chancellor, and that would be from the big donors who fly their jets > >> and king airs in to the games. (right, David?) > >> At any rate, I finally flew off the 40 hr test period yesterday so was > >> able to fly my -6A into IGX. (Citation 250VP from FAY was blasting off > >> as I crossed midfield) I tied her down on the grass and covered her up > >> for her first night outside. I then wandered around the facility a bit > >> to get the lay of the land. The only person manning the fbo was a > >> sleepy looking student who didn't have much to offer about long term > >> tie downs or hangars. He did say they were available, however. A > >> Baron > >> pilot, however, gave me some information that really got my attention. > >> He told me that experimentals aren't allowed to base at Chapel Hill > >> and > >> that because the university doesn't take any fed money they can pretty > >> much set any policy they want. Well, I'm not only an NC taxpayer but > >> my > >> whole family has graduated or attended one branch of the university or > >> another and I'm pretty upset at the possibility of not being able to > >> use this airport the way I want. > >> Has anyone else heard of this policy? Why would they have such a > >> policy? Or is this just scare tactics by a snobby twin driver? (he > >> didn't seem that snobby) > >> He advised me to talk to the 2nd in command at the fbo on Monday, that > >> he was more "realistic" than the fbo manager. I intend to do that but > >> thought I'd ask if anyone else has any info on this alleged policy. > >> > >> And while I'm at it, does anyone have any info on hangar availability > >> at Burlington or Sanford? Those are my next closest options (35-40 > >> minutes) after IGX. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Robert Dickson > >> RV-6A > >> > >> > > > > > > _- > > ======================================================================= > > _- > > ======================================================================= > > _- > > ======================================================================= > > _- > > ======================================================================= > > > > > > > > >