Tankerpilot75
Well Known Member
Flew up today for lunch at the Loyd Stearman Field restaurant. This airport has very limited ramp parking so I taxied north of the restaurant and turned off the taxiway to park on the grass. This looked like a good area and other folks told me that they?d used this area for parking in the past.
Well no one is obviously maintaining that grassy area now because it?s full of holes just off the taxiway. My RV7A nose wheel fell into a hidden hole and immediately broke my nose wheel skirt.
Great little restaurant at this airport but not worth the potential of damaging your aircraft. With so little ramp parking available I will not take my airplane back there for lunch until I hear they?ve addressed their limited aircraft parking area. Let the locals support that restaurant!
Replacing the skirt won?t be that bad but having a new one painted to match the other two will be costly.
Well no one is obviously maintaining that grassy area now because it?s full of holes just off the taxiway. My RV7A nose wheel fell into a hidden hole and immediately broke my nose wheel skirt.
Great little restaurant at this airport but not worth the potential of damaging your aircraft. With so little ramp parking available I will not take my airplane back there for lunch until I hear they?ve addressed their limited aircraft parking area. Let the locals support that restaurant!
Replacing the skirt won?t be that bad but having a new one painted to match the other two will be costly.