airbound's airport comments

In and out for a few hours - friendly ground services.

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Current NOTAM (as of 21-Sep-2011) AD CLSD NGT - looks like airstrip is open again. Will be visiting in next few weeks for lunch and post review.

Always like going into Freeport to meet up with the parents. Nice long strip, however it was short field landings today to maintain proficiency.

5 Hour layover - a unique and efficient layout.

First time through HKG heading to Macau for business.

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Lodge is opening for business. Airstrip, however is still closed and they were not sure if it would re-open. Flew over on 29-Jun-2011, one aircraft on taxiway indicated field was closed (wondered why they were down there but didn't ask).

Very helpful for the first time visit

Windy City Soaring based at Hinckley (0C2).

Nice Grass Strip 2600x100.

Enjoyed a day of Soaring over North Central Illinois thanks to the Windy City Soaring club. Go check it out.

Awesome experience with primary training. Intense and very rewarding. Family like environment.

Busy field during primary training with mixed traffic. Pattern always seemed full and extending downwind was normal.

Nice for practice field outside of busy Chicago airspace.

Great airport for both Hard surface and soft surface TO/LDG

I started primary training here a long while back.

Home to A&M Aviation - excellent training and services. Thanks Al.

Just an awesome training, flying service and friendly people around.

What else to say - nice airport with a great restaurant under a class B shelf

Same night training flight - Moonless, cloudless. Arriving from the south, fire up the PCL, you can see this one from 10 nm out

Landed here during night training - moonless, cloudless, landing RWY 5 the runway lights/environment just float is a sea of darkness - needless to say the first landing approach was high.

One of the many airports on my solo XC during ASEL - controllers very helpful even recognizing return flights.

Flew into CGC for Solo-XC as part of ASEL. Easy to spot from SE.

Extra bonus - a Dairy Queen adjacent to field, great refreshment after baking in the sun for a few hours.

Awesome experience for a day trip into MSN.

Wisconsin Aviation had me park the Cherokee right up in front next the bus. jets -

Courtesy car available and clean.

Another SE Wisconsin trip worth the visit. The resort is upscale and boasts a great lunch.

Town of Lake Geneva is a few minutes away and offers shops, water activities, beach. Just a great place to loaf a day away.

As the former Playboy club property from 1968 till 1983, there is an occasional re-union - how do I know? I just happened to take the father-in-law in for a flight.

A great place just to go for lunch.

Took the family for a day outing to play around the lodge.

Lodge and Airstrip closed in late 2010. I hear the lodge may re-open in 2011. Don't know about the airstrip.

Great place for both 100LL and Human Fuel (on airport Mexican cafe).

If you're there at night during late summer, watch out for mosquitoes - they are huge and have a big appetite (I had quite the cabin cleanup after smashing a dozen or so).

Views of the bay towards the west are fantastic.

Many tire marks from my primary training at Lake Wales.

A bit deserted but a good place for practice

Awesome little strip just off the water - spectacular views.

Watch the sea breezes.

Flew into 3D2 for a day trip - lunch, sites.

Friendly Staff. Local business will ferry you between Airport and town or take the bicycles.

Like RWY 11, Rgt. Traffic, 2700".

Watch for feathered flying friends on approach.