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Yeah, I cant imagine the residents of that area suddenly allowing giant
cargo planes to take off and land there, after so many years of quiet. "Dave Accetta" news:4NmL8.24883$b73.8402@nwrddc01.gnilink.net... > They had talked for a while about making Calverton a cargo only airport. > Meaning FedEx and DHL type operations would use it. That would, if the > residents allowed it, take a lot of traffic out of the way at JFK. > Obviously that hasnt happened. I heard about that back in 1990 or so. > > -- > > Dave Accetta > Student Pilot > > > "Thomas J. Paladino Jr." > news:NghL8.13278$tz4.4091340@twister.nyc.rr.com... > > I think that I heard some buzz around my FBO (at FRG), about Calverton > > possibly coming back into use. Seems like an interesting idea, being that > > Mattituck (21N) is the only other public airport on the north shore, > though > > I have to wonder if it would actually conjest the airspace even more that > it > > already is. > > > > > > "RM" > > news:434e3fbb.0206020459.5c6e246@posting.google.com... > > > "Peter Gottlieb" > > news: > > > > Recently I flew over this old field and saw that the Xs were painted > > over on > > > > one runway and there was a small tiedown area with planes. Might this > > field > > > > be returning to life? > > > > > > By getting permission in writing from the city manager, you can land > > > there too. Just tell them you want to fly in to go skydiving along > > > with an approximate time of arrival. Listen for skydiving drops on > > > NY approach frequency. > > > > > > Its currently classified as public ownership, private use. If theres > > > demand, maybe it will be opened up for public use. > > > > > > |
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