Grading the field

Although I am still looking for land I have been doing some thinking about how to get the field smooth.

If the field that I find is fairly flat and just needs smoothed over (which is what I am hoping I can find) I think plowing it under and disking it to smooth it over should be all that is required. Since at the present time I don't have the required motive power and equipment and would want to get it done as inexpensively as possie I thought about contacting a local tractor club to hold a plow day to plow everything under and start from scratch. With a good many tractors and plows it shouldn't take too long at all. If the field is plowed in a few times it should put a nice crown in the runway to help the water drain off.

In the future we will have to see if this idea will work.

Airpark Living-Dream or Disaster

Webinar from EAA about Airpart Living

Step 1 Gather information

I have been thinking about this for years. Ever since I started flying I have been intriqued with having an airstrip in the back yard with a cub to fly in the evenings. I have been on the lookout for land that would suit my purposes for what I want to do. Thus far nothing has come by that would suit my needs, that is in my price  range so I will have to keep looking. I have been gathering documents and doing research to find out how to basicly build and liscense a private airstrip. Below is a partial list of documents that I have aquired.  I have these in pdf form and would be more than willing to share.


1. The AOPA guide to establishing a Private Airport
2. The TX guide to establishing farm strips
3. The PA regulations pertaining to airports.
4. The IL guide to airparks.

I also have found a lot of good information here:
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/library...blications.htm