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?
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Texas airpark wins appeal in court battle
The Dallas Morning News recently reported that Collin County-based Air Park Estates, at Air Park-Dallas Airport (F69) shut down an attempt to turn the airpark over to a real estate developer.
A slice of aviation heaven in Illinois
This summer marked my 13th AirVenture. After a few years of going to the big show, I noticed that whenever I encountered someone with a particularly unusual or well-kept airplane, the names Bel Air Estates and Poplar Grove Airport (C77) in Illinois were attached to them. The privately-owned, public use airport came first, says Steve […]
Luxury living with your airplane
The mantra “if you build it, they will come” may have worked to attract baseball fans in the movie “Field of Dreams,” but it take more than a runway to attract homeowners to an airpark. For the developers of SilverWing at Sandpoint Airpark located in Sandpoint, Idaho, there were three important attributes in mind when […]
A most extraordinary place to live
By LARRY GRIGGERS Nestled under the airspace of the busiest airport in the world, Mallards Landing is home to about 150 property owners who love living in this aviation-centric community located in Henry County just south of Atlanta. The airport, identified is GA04, features a 4,500-foot grass runway, pilot controlled lighting, and a nice comfortable […]
Airpark database open to all
Do you dream of living on an airpark? If so, check out the airpark database at the Living With Your Plane website. “We currently track more than 600 airparks worldwide,” said publisher Ben Sclair. “I grew up on Shady Acres in Washington and I thought everyone had a hangar attached to their home. It’s a marvelous way to live.” As […]
The show goes on
Conversations drifted to tragedy in Connecticut, but the holiday season’s 25th annual Toy Parade went on as scheduled at the Spruce Creek Fly-In community in Florida. The parade boasted an ingeniously decorated Cub, Cherokee and Waco, the latter owned by 2012 Grand Marshalls Pat and Lenny Ohlsson, long-time real estate gurus (pictured below) Spruce Creek’s […]
Shady Acres celebrates golden anniversary
SPANAWAY, Wash. — Shady Acres, a residential airpark, celebrated its 50th anniversary with a potluck party at the home of Rick and Bobbie Wicklander on Sept. 1. Current and former residents showed up, about 50 in all, for the celebration. Pictures and newspaper clippings were laid out for all to peruse. Shady Acres was created […]
Shady Acres to celebrate 50th anniversary
Shady Acres (3B8), a residential airpark in Spanaway, Wash., will celebrate its 50th anniversary at a fly-in on Sept. 1. Call Judy Scott at 253-219-7980 for more information.