How can you search for an aviation community ?

[dsmithlib]

We plan to move from our snowy midwest home in the next few years and have begun shopping. I am RV7 homebuilder and as such have a couple of priorities. My strategy is locate one or two areas and then shop for the right home.
On an airport OR within 10 minutes of a vital community airport
An active aviation community - EAA chapter
With our own kind..... we are not celebrities and will never own a twin or a jet
Easy access to hangars
Less than 45 minutes to a mid-sized city with commercial air
Known assessments and tax rate
Well south of IL
I am looking to narrow my search by trying to find the target areas. There are many very good realtors but they usually have an interest in a specific area which they sell hard.
I have not been able come up with a good airport locator that allows me to figure some of this out.
Does anyone know where something like this might exist ?
Thanks.......

[Scott Hersha]

Try these:

www.airparks.com

www.livingwithyourairplane.com

Or any of the state-dedicated sites for 'airport communities' (google).

Scott

[pierre smith]

......has a very active EAA chapter 172, about a 10 minute drive south of town with our own airstrip and hangars.

Nearby is Bush field with Delta and US air service. The Savannah river provides a lot of entertainment, fishing, skiing, etc and about 30 minutes north, Strom Thurmond lake on the Savannah river, a 70,000 acre lake with homesites available on its 1200 mile shoreline.

Temps in the winter sometimes get below freezing and Augusta is also home to the Masters golf tournament. Just across the river, in South Carolina, is an airpark named Twin Lakes with homesites available.

Best,

[Ironflight]

Texas has hundreds (if not thousands) of RV'ers, and the Hill Country is gorgeous if you're tired of the Midwest. I have an airpark lot for sale that is in a beautiful country setting yet only 15 miles north of San Antonio International. There are lots of airpark choices in Texas, not a lot of available lots, but they are out there. See my signature block if you want to know more about Kestrel Airpark.

(Shameless plug, I know....)

Paul

[rich]

here's another one.

http://www.thirtythousandfeet.com/resident.htm

[gasman]

Originally Posted by pierre smith

...... The Savannah river provides a lot of entertainment, fishing, skiing, etc and about 30 minutes north, Strom Thurmond lake on the Savannah river, a 70,000 acre lake with homesites available on its 1200 mile shoreline.st,

That's about 1 and 1/2 times the shoreline that California has........ Must be a big lake.

[Gary Bricker]

Check this one out. 80 miles SW of DFW Int. EAA 983. 20+ RV's several Lancairs, Glassairs, Lots of spam cans. 2nd airpark under construction. Don't come here if you don't like fun. Fly-in June 12th. Check out EAA 983 web site

[Rick_A]

I've spent many, many hours browsing all the aviation real estate websites and contemplating my next move. I've also visited a number of fly-in communtities in Texas.

You really need to narrow down your search to which States meet your needs and make a list of other important factors. Such as proximity to family, affordability and other non-aviation factors.

As others have mentioned, Texas has a lot to offer: quite a few airparks, no state income tax, winters that aren't too terrible (except maybe this year) and no hurricanes.

Florida is another no income tax state. Weather is a bit milder then Texas but more T-storms in the summer. From what I've found the airpark homes cost more in FL then in TX but there a lot of good GA airports in FL with affordable homes nearby. Hurricanes are a concern.

I agree with Gary that Pecan Plantation is great. I'd move there if it were just closer to a big city (have to make the wife happy). There are a number of other airpark communities not far from Dallas/Ft. Worth.

If you're going to check out Texas, Georgetown is worth considering. You can get a nice house that's a 10-15 min drive to the airport. Not too far from the big city of Austin.

[jbDC9]

Originally Posted by Rick_A

Texas has a lot to offer: ....and no hurricanes.

I'd say Texas hurricanes are rare, but can happen. Reference that little Ike thingie that came rambling through Houston last year, plus Rita thru Beaumont and E TX in 2005.

[Rick_A]

Originally Posted by jbDC9

Reference that little Ike thingie that came rambling through Houston last year, plus Rita thru Beaumont and E TX in 2005.

Yep, wasn't thinking of the Gulf Coast. I guess the difference is that all of FL is a target for Hurricanes.