Van Sant Airport Access

[Ducdude]

Thanks Mac for your historical repartee, as I have also been going there for the last 30 years.  You are correct is a neat place to hang. 

However, you have misunderstood my point.  Asses is easy to the airport, the point is the finish line for the timed entrance should not be just at the turn in from the access road, this is  right next to the flight line at that point and we should not congregate till we get to the relative safety of the road across from the hangers, as you mentioned “maybe 50 yards, park on the left side of the road”   That way we can all be gathered to note the arrival times of our ill handling /5’s.

No matter what lets remember we are representing BMW, Motorcyclists and are visitors let’s be on our best behavior.

Cheers,
Eric

    

From: Mac Kirkpatrick 
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 10:04
To: Ducdude 
Cc: Bob Sipp ; Christopher Sutton ; PA Airheads List 
Subject: Van Sant Airport Access

I've been to Van Sant Airport numerous times on Sundays for years and have never experienced access issues.

Access has been always very easy and is as follows:
Pull into the short access road/driveway for the airport, go maybe 50 yards, park on the left side of the road, you might have to pick out a spot amongst cars and motorcycles, it's never been an issue at all for myself and others I have been with.

Enjoy any take off or landing planes as you ride along the road :-) perhaps you will see a biplane or a plane pulling up a glider :-) on the grass strip. The place has an atmosphere of an old timey airport, only a few people store their planes there.

I have not been there in a year or two, perhaps things have changed in that time, but I doubt it. It is owed by the local county and rented to folks who like to pursue flying.
See
http://vansantairport.com/index.html




Mac Kirkpatrick
Glenmoore, PA


"After all, what is adventure, but inconvenience, properly regarded?"
C. Donahue



On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 9:48 AM Ducdude via PAAirheads <paairheads at casano.com> wrote:

  Lets be clear here ..

  Pull in park the bike kill the motor remove helmet for ID at precisely @ 
  1200hrs eastern time..

  If we  try to do this at noon at the access road entrance  it will be a 
  cluster fu(k and could cause issues of safety as it is an active flight line

  Duc

  -----Original Message----- 
  From: bmwbob via PAAirheads
  Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 9:39
  To: Christopher Sutton
  Cc: PA Airheads List
  Subject: Re: "ONE CAN"

  Humm, this is very interesting?
  As "Bobdalf" is the instigator of this "ONE CAN" event, I'll contact him
  and see what he has to say and get back to you.
  Bob

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Christopher Sutton" <csutty400 at gmail.com>
  To: bmwbob at ptd.net
  Cc: "Mac Kirkpatrick" <drbeemer73 at gmail.com>, "PA Airheads List" 
  <paairheads at casano.com>
  Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2020 8:03:07 PM
  Subject: Re: "ONE CAN"

  Should we make it a timed event similar to an enduro. You have to pull into 
  the airstrip at 1200EST. Early gets docked 2 points per minute. Late gets 
  docked 1 point per minute. Closest to zero wins and gets nothing!

  Sent from my iPhone

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