MMorgan
Gold Supporter
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2003
- Messages
- 319
- Location
- Kaplan, LA.
- Aircraft
- Aviomania Sport, Bensen, Flight Design CTSW
- Total Flight Time
- 4000+
I have been wanting to post some pics of my new airstrip and hangar for a while now but I just haven't taken the time.
It was started a little over a year ago in Feb. 2006...it was mid summer last year before the grass was beginning to cover everything.
The airstrip is 2300 ft. long and 150 ft. wide..... the hangar is 48 x 50
My neighbor recently became a pilot (that's what living next to a pilot will do to you sometimes) and he wants to get a Bonanza or something similiar in the future. We have plans to lengthen it to 3300 ft. to better accommodate a faster plane.
101.....Property was cow pasture before and was low and wet...2-27-06
102.....Excavator broke a small levee and dragged dirt from each side to the center
103.....Excavator at work
104.....I hired a local contractor to do the initial work with the dozer and excavator. I then spent many days on the large tractor with a plow, water level and land level before it was done. There are absolutely no low spots and during heavy rain the ditches fill but the center 50-75 ft. is dry.
105.....dozer finishing up just before I started with the tractor.
106.....This was taken 3-21-06 from my Bensen....at this point I was still dragging the land level around putting the final touches on.
Continued......next post
It was started a little over a year ago in Feb. 2006...it was mid summer last year before the grass was beginning to cover everything.
The airstrip is 2300 ft. long and 150 ft. wide..... the hangar is 48 x 50
My neighbor recently became a pilot (that's what living next to a pilot will do to you sometimes) and he wants to get a Bonanza or something similiar in the future. We have plans to lengthen it to 3300 ft. to better accommodate a faster plane.
101.....Property was cow pasture before and was low and wet...2-27-06
102.....Excavator broke a small levee and dragged dirt from each side to the center
103.....Excavator at work
104.....I hired a local contractor to do the initial work with the dozer and excavator. I then spent many days on the large tractor with a plow, water level and land level before it was done. There are absolutely no low spots and during heavy rain the ditches fill but the center 50-75 ft. is dry.
105.....dozer finishing up just before I started with the tractor.
106.....This was taken 3-21-06 from my Bensen....at this point I was still dragging the land level around putting the final touches on.
Continued......next post
