X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:11:51 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from DEWEY2.Cadwell.cadwell.com ([207.254.33.66] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.2) with ESMTPS id 6113384 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:26:37 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.254.33.66; envelope-from=CarlC@cadwell.com Received: from dewey3.Cadwell.cadwell.com ([fe80::6439:92ab:e131:8f6b]) by dewey3.Cadwell.cadwell.com ([fe80::6439:92ab:e131:8f6b%10]) with mapi; Sat, 9 Mar 2013 08:28:36 -0800 From: Carl Cadwell X-Original-To: Dico Reijers , "lml@lancaironline.net" Subject: RE: Meigs Field History question Thread-Topic: Meigs Field History question Thread-Index: AQHOHLWo3LCXSPoO50uMaTD84gOtRJididwA X-Original-Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013 16:28:34 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_E74EFD3349D45B43A27A1CBC0BAD6B1F4A6F0BEBdewey3Cadwellca_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_E74EFD3349D45B43A27A1CBC0BAD6B1F4A6F0BEBdewey3Cadwellca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I was one of the pilots there with my Lancair IVP. After several days of t= he FAA making some sort of decision to be able to fly off the taxiway headi= ng south only, the pilots were cleared to fly out and the gracious workers = of Chicago moved the parked trucks along the taxiway. However the wind cha= nged directions from the north. Can't fly out that way, because there were= light poles that would be obstructions. The pilots convinced the FAA to r= educe the "runway" length so that that obstacle clearance was acceptable to= the FAA. I was the last one out as I had business to attend to in San Diego. They c= aught me just as I was boarding a commercial flight out and had a limo driv= e me back to fly out of Meigs. The pilots also had the option of having the City of Chicago pay to have yo= ur plane loaded on a barge and delivered to Gary, Indiana, I believe, where= you could fly out. It is my belief that they waited until no jets or planes that could not fly= off the taxiway were parked at the airport. Carl Cadwell, D.D.S. Cadwell Laboratories, Inc. 909 North Kellogg Street Kennewick, WA 99336 1-800-245-3001 (509) 735-6481 (509) 783-6503 Fax carlc@cadwell.com www.cadwell.com From: Dico Reijers [mailto:dico@internetworks.ca] Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 5:11 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Meigs Field History question Hi All, I was reading up about Meigs Field in the latest AOPA magazine and it menti= oned that 16 aircraft were stranded after they dug up the runways. How did= they get them out? Did they take off on the taxi-ways? -Dico -- Regards, Dico Reijers InternetWorks Ltd. 300 University Avenue Charlottetown PE, C1A 4M4 902-892-4671 (T) 888-368-9484 (F) www.internetworks.ca www.apartmentspei.com --_000_E74EFD3349D45B43A27A1CBC0BAD6B1F4A6F0BEBdewey3Cadwellca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I was one= of the pilots there with my Lancair IVP. After several days of the F= AA making some sort of decision to be able to fly off the taxiway heading s= outh only, the pilots were cleared to fly out and the gracious workers of C= hicago moved the parked trucks along the taxiway. However the wind ch= anged directions from the north. Can’t fly out that way, becaus= e there were light poles that would be obstructions. The pilots convi= nced the FAA to reduce the “runway” length so that that obstacl= e clearance was acceptable to the FAA.

I was the last one out as I had business to attend to in San Diego. = They caught me just as I was boarding a commercial flight out and had a lim= o drive me back to fly out of Meigs.

The pilo= ts also had the option of having the City of Chicago pay to have your plane= loaded on a barge and delivered to Gary, Indiana, I believe, where you cou= ld fly out.

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It is my belief that they = waited until no jets or planes that could not fly off the taxiway were park= ed at the airport.

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Carl Cadwell, D.D.S.=

Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.

909 North Kellogg Street=

Kennewick, WA 99336

1-800-245-3001

(509) 735-6481

(509) 783-6503 Fax

carlc@cadwell.com

www.= cadwell.com

From: Dico Reijers [mailto:dico@internetwo= rks.ca]
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 5:11 AM
To: lml@l= ancaironline.net
Subject: Meigs Field History question=

H= i All,

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I was reading up about Meigs Field in the latest A= OPA magazine and it mentioned that 16 aircraft were stranded after they dug= up the runways. How did they get them out? Did they take off o= n the taxi-ways?

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-Dico

--
Regards,

Dico Reijers

InternetWor= ks Ltd.
300 University Avenue
Charlottetown
PE, C1A 4M4

902= -892-4671 (T)
888-368-9484 (F)

www.internetworks.ca
= www.apartmentspei.com

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