Farm strip

[flylo]

Re: Farm strip

I've got 2-1000' strips on the farm. One has a hill with about 350' on top. I'd always be flying by the drop off or fly when I'd start down the hill. I'd vote for for #1. You'll be off in 400'.

[waltermrich]

Re: Farm strip

One thing that I did to help preserve my grass runway, at least I think it helped is I had mine registered with the FAA as a private airport and it is now on the Chicago sectional, it doesn't cost anything and it at least lets people in the area know that it is legitimate at least with the FAA, I also contacted the State of Iowa it is no hassel at all, You can call the FAA Airports division and they will send you a packet of information that you can fill out, if you are interested, it took a couple of months total.

[jim cooper]

Re: Farm strip

There MUST be an ole taildragger pilot around there who can come out and see your options. Until I decided WHICH option, I would tell NO ONE! Once you decide, I'd Mow it, roll it and land on it some. No complaints? keep using it. Personally, I would not get the drones involved until someone complained. If its out the country and your not flying low over someones house, whats the problem? I can tell you that TREES look REAL BIG on a hot day, 2000 ft above MSL if it doesn't want to get out. I've been there and its real scary! JUST made it over the trees! Not very bright! Mr. Pearson is right on! Alot has to do with WHERE you are. Here in Maryland people react to light aircraft as though its the Wright Bros. first flight. Complain about noise alot, (but many own Harleys with little or no mufflers.) and generally pose a bad time. They usually DO NOT want a ride and many are bored and want something to bitch about. JC

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Farm strip

If the "airport" or "landing field" can be registered with the FAA , do so first and then present to the locals IF they contact you. In Ohio that piece of paper is like gold and then the local zoning can explain to their constituants that the Federal approval overrides their local authority. In Ohio that would be a Class IV operation. ( private too)

[mulwyk]

Re: Farm strip

It took 6 weeks but I finally got a reply from the FAA: they sent a nice note and a link to Form7840-1 "Notice of Landing Area Proposal" It's a single page form with 2 pages of instructions. They say I'm supposed to mark the location of the runway on a quadrangle map...I'm not sure what that means, is "quadrangle" another name for a sectional chart?

[mikerice]

Re: Farm strip

A quadrangle map is a USGS topographic map. It is used for hiking and understanding terrain in great detail. I know you can order them from the govt and any good map store or surveyor should have them too.

They are normally named for a town in the quadrangle.

[blakecarl]

Re: Farm strip

Bob – I can generate a copy of the quadrangle map for the area where your strip is. If you’re interested let me know where it is exactly and I’ll see about doing this.

If you would rather just order a paper quadrangle map they can be ordered by going to:

http://store.usgs.gov/b2c_usgs/b2c/display/%28xcm=r3standardpitrex_prd&layout=6_1_61_50_2&uiarea=2&ctype=areaDetails&carea=0000000015%29/.do

There are also a number of sites where you could access and print from online.

Blake

[mulwyk]

Re: Farm strip

Thanks, Blake.

I ordered two quadrangles from the usgs store link, a regular contour line map from a 1953 survey ($8) and an arial photo map from 2009 ($15). The guy at the local map store (who did not offer to get a quadrangle for me, by the way) said quadrangles were too detailed to be useful to anyone, because they only cover a 8 mile by 10 mile area. Well, hell, that sounds like just what I need...I should have them in hand in about a week.