chrispratt
Well Known Member
For 52F users and those of us who just like to watch others work, here?s a few aerial views of de-construction day 4 at 52F (Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, TX). The runway already looks smoother than the rock pile we?ve been calling a runway these past years. For those not in the know, 52F was originally built some 40+ years ago and the runway has never been resurfaced in all that time. With luck and no significant rain, we should have a new runway in about 60 days give or take.
Thanks to my lovely wife ? Chatchada ? for the photos.
Heavy destruction equipment made short work of the old, worn runway surface.
Looks like the new runway may be a bit wider than the old one -- that would be nice.
Maybe after the runway is done I?ll finally rebuild my wheelpants that have taken a beating on the old runway. No point in doing before.
Of course, there?s the mandatory and much anticipated post-photo debrief and brunch at the Beacon Caf? (T67 Hicks).
I really shouldn't eat all that, but I did.
Thankfully aviation is filled with good folks like my friend at TKI (McKinney National) who offered me a refuge for my RV while construction is underway.
When it's all done, I hope we get a lot of visitors at 52F like we used to.
Chris
Thanks to my lovely wife ? Chatchada ? for the photos.
![155ow88.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi67.tinypic.com%2F155ow88.jpg&hash=f7a65a4cad29a28fe352b26136a00eb5)
Heavy destruction equipment made short work of the old, worn runway surface.
![vpyfew.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi65.tinypic.com%2Fvpyfew.jpg&hash=f5eca29830cda0f5d8a25196a4f3cc27)
Looks like the new runway may be a bit wider than the old one -- that would be nice.
![nd96wx.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi68.tinypic.com%2Fnd96wx.jpg&hash=8bd2cc0929871927e606909381cd735c)
Maybe after the runway is done I?ll finally rebuild my wheelpants that have taken a beating on the old runway. No point in doing before.
Of course, there?s the mandatory and much anticipated post-photo debrief and brunch at the Beacon Caf? (T67 Hicks).
![2edys2g.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi65.tinypic.com%2F2edys2g.jpg&hash=36f4f8bd1bd135e80d8c03be192fe907)
I really shouldn't eat all that, but I did.
![o73vgo.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2Fo73vgo.jpg&hash=c6db47188652d289296d504158b6f6eb)
Thankfully aviation is filled with good folks like my friend at TKI (McKinney National) who offered me a refuge for my RV while construction is underway.
![15qxdz7.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi63.tinypic.com%2F15qxdz7.jpg&hash=125767aa98f57d407935d0a017756d76)
When it's all done, I hope we get a lot of visitors at 52F like we used to.
Chris