X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao107.cox.net ([68.230.241.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.15) with ESMTP id 3771148 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:17:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.39; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao107.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090724051649.XTHL18948.fed1rmmtao107.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:16:49 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.87.229]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id KhGl1c00C4wtUdQ03hGomp; Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:16:48 -0400 X-VR-Score: -100.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=JXbzna-2S5IA:10 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=arxwEM4EAAAA:8 a=QdXCYpuVAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=ekHE3smAAAAA:20 a=UretUmmEAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=kviXuzpPAAAA:8 a=upMPEJSUB6VSEyMwctQA:9 a=nfk0QD9UyA7aetZGeQ4A:7 a=jzo0pyuVJR2VIqxjZz63FxlaJkwA:4 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=4vB-4DCPJfMA:10 a=SSmOFEACAAAA:8 a=YarKIx00AAAA:8 a=8YJpYXpE39JeeWFWUOkA:9 a=wG5dYufWYtb0mvpq3UsA:7 a=77uPVfjNYNYPjCRsO_bVuzrLYicA:4 a=q03wWUK6tb4A:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Airports in Oregon Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:16:45 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0086_01CA0BE3.43E87530" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01CA0BE3.43E87530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ed, I bought a lot on an airpark in eastern Arizona about 5 years ago. I = plan to retire there and build in a few years. The way I figure it, a = home near, but not on an airport will likely have resale issues unless = you find the right buyer. In other words an airplane guy. On the other = hand, again my opinion, airpark property will always attract the right = sort of buyer. While my home in San Diego has lost half its value in the past 5 years, = my airpark property has gone up in value by about 70%. Asking prices for = homes in the airpark are also up by about 50% since we bought, but sales = are considerably slower now. I just hope that by the time I retire and = am ready to sell in SoCal and build in AZ, my house wont be totally = worthless. Seems like in some parts of the country like Florida and Texas you cant = throw a rock without hitting an airpark. In that part of the world your = theory may be correct. Out west airparks are far fewer and demand, and = prices are considerably higher. I'm glad I bought when i did. I couldnt = afford my piece of property today. Mike Wills N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ed Anderson=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 6:15 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Airports in Oregon I looked into an airpark before selecting our current home (not on an = airpark). One thing that concerned me was possible problems in = reselling it. It seemed to me that a home on an airpark just might not = appeal to the vast majority of potential home buyers, so I decided = locating close to an airport was better from that perspective. Now, it = may not be a real problem, but I didn't want to test it.=20 =20 Ed =20 Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] = On Behalf Of Jeff Luckey Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:15 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Airports in Oregon =20 Mike, I can think of nothing cooler than keeping my airplane in my = garage in a home on an airpark but things like field maintenance costs = and liability concern me. I think having a hangar at a small, quiet municipal field that = is a couple of miles from the house would be a satisfactory compromise.=20 --- On Wed, 7/22/09, Mike Wills wrote: From: Mike Wills Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Airports in Oregon To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 9:15 PM Jeff, =20 Curious as to why you'd rule out an airpark. Most pilots = (myself included) would love to live on one. =20 Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jeff Luckey=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:57 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Airports in Oregon =20 Hello all, =20 I will be vacationing in Oregon in mid August and I want to = visit a few airports in my search for a new home. Here are some = criteria: =20 1. Suburban/semi-rural housing within 3 miles of a small = municipal airport 2. A mid-to-large municipal airport within 30 miles 3. Western/costal part of the state 4. No private air parks 5. Reasonable property values =20 If you happen to know of any airports that meet some of those = criteria, I'd like to hear your suggestions. =20 Many thanks, =20 Jeff Luckey Southern California =20 =20 =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0086_01CA0BE3.43E87530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ed,
 
 I bought a lot on an airpark in = eastern=20 Arizona about 5 years ago. I plan to retire there and build in a few = years. The=20 way I figure it, a home near, but not on an airport will likely have = resale=20 issues unless you find the right buyer. In other words an airplane guy. = On the=20 other hand, again my opinion, airpark property will always attract the = right=20 sort of buyer.
 
While my home in San Diego has lost = half its value=20 in the past 5 years, my airpark property has gone up in value by about = 70%.=20 Asking prices for homes in the airpark are also up by about 50% since we = bought,=20 but sales are considerably slower now. I just hope that by the time I = retire and=20 am ready to sell in SoCal and build in AZ, my house wont be totally=20 worthless.
 
Seems like in some parts of the country = like=20 Florida and Texas you cant throw a rock without hitting an airpark. In = that part=20 of the world your theory may be correct. Out west airparks are far fewer = and=20 demand, and prices are considerably higher. I'm glad I bought when i = did. I=20 couldnt afford my piece of property today.
 
Mike Wills
N144MW
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 = 6:15=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Airports in=20 Oregon

I looked = into an=20 airpark before selecting our current home (not on an airpark).  = One thing=20 that concerned me was possible problems in reselling it.  It = seemed to me=20 that a home on an airpark just might not appeal to the vast majority = of=20 potential home buyers, so I decided locating close to an airport was = better=20 from that perspective.  Now, it may not be a real problem, but I = didn=92t=20 want to test it.

 

Ed

 

Ed=20 Anderson

Rv-6A = N494BW Rotary=20 Powered

Matthews,=20 NC

eanderson@carolina.rr.com

http://www.andersonee.com

http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html

http://www.flyrotary.com/

http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW

http://www.r= otaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm

From:=20 Rotary motors in aircraft = [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On=20 Behalf Of Jeff Luckey
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 = 2:15=20 AM
To: = Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Airports in=20 Oregon

 

Mike,

I can think of nothing = cooler than=20 keeping my airplane in my garage in a home on an airpark but = things like=20 field maintenance costs and liability concern me.

I think = having=20 a hangar at a small, quiet municipal field that is a couple of = miles=20 from the house would be a satisfactory compromise. =



---=20 On Wed, 7/22/09, Mike Wills = <rv-4mike@cox.net>=20 wrote:


From:=20 Mike Wills <rv-4mike@cox.net>
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Airports=20 in Oregon
To: = "Rotary motors in aircraft"=20 <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Date: Wednesday, July 22, = 2009,=20 9:15 PM

Jeff,

 

 Curious as = to why=20 you'd rule out an airpark. Most pilots (myself included) would = love to=20 live on one.

 

Mike=20 Wills

RV-4=20 N144MW

----- Original = Message=20 -----

From:=20 Jeff = Luckey=20

To:=20 Rotary motors in = aircraft=20

Sent:=20 Wednesday, July 22, 2009 5:57 = PM

Subject:=20 [FlyRotary] Airports in Oregon

 

Hello=20 all,

 

I will = be=20 vacationing in Oregon in mid August and I = want to=20 visit a few airports in my search for a new home.  Here = are some=20 criteria:

 

1.=20 Suburban/semi-rural housing within 3 miles of a small = municipal=20 airport

2. A = mid-to-large=20 municipal airport within 30 miles

3. = Western/costal=20 part of the state

4. No = private air=20 parks

5. = Reasonable=20 property values

 

If you = happen to=20 know of any airports that meet some of those criteria, I'd = like to=20 hear your suggestions.

 

Many=20 thanks,

 

Jeff=20 Luckey

Southern = California

 

 

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