I wasn't flying my Bonanza, but it was an awesome afternoon. Join me on a scenic flight to a couple of Charlotte's shortest runways. Wilgrove Airpark 8A6 and Goose Creek Airport 28A. With tall trees on both sides and only 2,300 feet long by 35 feet wide, Goose Creek makes short field landings fun and challenging. Although slightly longer at 2,835 feet, the trees are closer on all sides at Wilgorove Airpark making the approaches over tall obstacles on short final much more interesting for pilots looking to practice short field landings. The weather and scenery were beautiful on this late fall day flying around the North Carolina countryside.

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Is that a 1969 airplane? I delivered and instructed in a 7ECA 5258X in 1969-70.
Looks really good if it is that old..

Yep. 47X is a 1969. It’s been kept indoors all it’s life.

That’s cool a bunch of 1969 Citabrias.

Here is my Dads 7ECA N5188X and my old hangar neighbors N5187X.

Just a silly curious note, I went from instructing in 5258X in Opa Locka,FL (taildraggers Inc) to Sussex Aero in NJ where I flew 5259X...(among others) 1970-71

Great video. Is Goose Creek still open? It’s been a ghost town every time I’ve driven by. I’d like to fly into both of those airports sometime.

Great video. Here at Warwick, the paved runway is only 1.950 x 28 feet, but my Aeronca 7CCM loves the grass runways. Unfortunately we can no longer have seaplanes on the lake, which we did for decades. No overrun on 21 or 26 unless you want to get a little wet, and there is Sugarloaf Mountain on the approach end of 21, left or right.

"DROP" in if you are in the area.

Unfortunately there are no longer and FBOs at Sussex and the last mechanic there recently lost his lease. Bet it will be an industrial park in a few years.

Bob

Fun to play too at NK79 - Lewis Landing. 300 feet differential between one end of the runway and the other and about 1,600 feet of grass. Land uphill regardless of the wind and take off down hill only.

Bob

I was there in 70/71....(instructed at Sussex Aero for Art Medore) about thirty years later I was on a trip to Mt Pocono, I had time to kill so drove over to Sussex and climbed up into the "tower" office. Paul Styger sees me, picks up an envelope and says, I got a letter here from your buddy Medore. I cracked up, he acted as if I had never left... what a memory he had. Too bad about his money troubles.
His Obit: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ ... =188791690

I have recently rejoined the low and slow crowd. 1956 7EC

Looks better in pictures....

Nice - Which engine? I have a C-90 in the 7CCM, but it is a "-8" so hand prop to start.

Bob

C-90-12 with Gen and Starter. Battery behind the back seat. There is a really nice 7CCM on the field for sale.

Where is the 7CCM? How much $ ?

I like the light weight of the C-90-8 with the 95 Take Off HP. Was not a bad seaplane, but not as good as my Chief was with both bodies over the center of gravity. Now have a Sedan on Floats for those missions.

Bob

Yes, the Goose is still open with new owners. They are making some changes for the better. Fuel, a working toilet, starting a flight school, and a full time A&P/IA. Lot of new tenants from Wilgrove that is closing in a couple weeks.

Bob, It is in Chico, CA. I think around 35K. It has a Don's dream machine engine. Fairly low time. PM me for a number if you are interested.... he has his eye on a PT-26