Do You Collect Grass Strips?

[Vlad]

Originally Posted by AJ85WA

Hoping to add this strip to my collection next weekend

That is a pretty one! Did you visit?

[Vlad]

Originally Posted by Vlad

50 new non paved runways were added to my collection in 2013 which brings total of 68 different grass/gravel/other-then-hard surface strips.


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23 new unique non paved strips were added in 2014. Not bad for a slow year. Totals 91 different grass/gravel/other surfaces

Highlights of the year.

Marvin's Backyard 5TN4






Tim Botsford's strip by Syracuse NY.




The most challenging award goes to Dry Bay Alaska AK3





... and the highest adrenaline award goes to an abandoned airstrip at closed Birchwood Resort in PA.















It was a good year looking forward to 2015!
Keep pulling those wires...

[jrs14855]

Vlad-
There is a website called upstatelist.org. They list a lot of fly in breakfasts, many on grass strips, in some cases private strips that are open for the event. Kline Kill, southeast of Albany has two events. White Birch, east of Binghampton, used to have breakfast every week. Western part of NY State, quite a few grass airports that have at least one breakfast a year.
The big ones on paved runways are Penn Yan, July 4th, Weedsport and Oswego County, once a month??
Couple of events already listed for '15.

[Dave12]

Marvin and Tom are "Living the life". It's a shame to see Birchwood in that condition. I always liked that place. That's where they caught the fruitcake that murdered the Pa. State Trooper recently.

[Vlad]

I was late with grass season this year but better later then never. A week ago on a quick weekend run down south I discovered this gem. Thanks to broken fuel pumps at Barnwell.

Dry Swamp 1DS has a well manicured grass runway. It's moderately long with trees on both end. However if you can't land at 53VG don't go to Dry Swamp.













The airport is privately owned and open for the public. There is a little museum on the field. The owner was very kind to open it for me.
Several nicely restored airworthy aircrafts and murals all around the hangar. I wish I had more time...








Filled up with cheap gas and left. They don't have a cc machine it's on honor system btw.







Climbed to the stratosphere, stabilized and opened a book. The other book, sorry Chuck Hagerty, I am still on page 55 of the Inverted

[epaslick]

I've been going through withdrawals waiting for more of Vlad's adventure! They give me much to look forward to for when I finally have a flyable RV!

[humptybump]

Dry Swamp 1DS has a well manicured grass runway. It's moderately long with trees on both end. However if you can't land at 53VG don't go to Dry Swamp.

It looks like a nice day trip. Thanks for the 'advert'. I'll take this as a challenge

[GLPalinkas]

Originally Posted by Vlad

I was late with grass season this year but better later then never. A week ago on a quick weekend run down south I discovered this gem. Thanks to broken fuel pumps at Barnwell............

Climbed to the stratosphere, stabilized and opened a book. The other book, sorry Chuck Hagerty, I am still on page 55 of the Inverted

Hmmmm, career change in the works buddy?





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[SmilingJack]

I cant wait to see his "Builders" web site

[Chuck Hagerty]

No problem Vlad...I'm still waiting to meet you when you head south and "fly the hill" at W24. We'll see how that compares to all those grass strips when it comes to excitement