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An "airport neighbourhood" where people can store their planes in their yard and taxi directly to the runway (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 11 months ago (2 children)

http://www.casadeaero.net/text/about.php

Many pilots do this as a means of reducing the costs associated with operating out of areas with high hangar and service costs. This is Northwest of Chicago near Rockford. The about page explains a lot of the obvious questions.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago

lmao wow, how fascinating. when you think you saw it all..

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