Lake Hood floatplane airport

lizzienewell · 03-22-2007, 11:06 PM

The largest float plane airport in the world. Or so I've been told. Took a jaunt there today along with a friend and a camera. It's springtime, but the ice is still solid, so it is probably a good time go--not as busy as summer or as cold as winter.

Here are some of the photos. If anyone can identify the silver aircraft(N1131P), let me know what it is.

Zathros, you might be interested in how similar 2 of these craft are to the Eska. They are about the same size and have the engine in the same place.

Oh the beauty of Lake Hood in the early spring.

Bowdenja · 03-22-2007, 11:23 PM

SNOW!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEK!!!!!!! Lizzie I don't know how you can stand it...........

Thanks for the pics......... now.......... go warm up!

Oh............ it was 80 degrees in my home town today.............got in some fishing. Man I love this time of year.

john

lizzienewell · 03-22-2007, 11:29 PM

The weather was nice, 30 degrees and sunny. (Okay, it's not as nice as 80)
Can't say it's my favorite time of year. Things are going to get messy when the snow melts to reveal all the yucky things that have been frozen.

dstill · 03-22-2007, 11:40 PM

Pretty sure that is a Piper Apache. Popular multi-engine time builder.

Dave.

rickstef · 03-22-2007, 11:47 PM

i would agree

willja67 · 03-23-2007, 12:08 AM

Yup definately is and I can even tell you the year it was made 1955.

Course I cheated you can go here to find info on any aircraft you have the tail number for.

Ashrunner · 03-23-2007, 04:02 AM

Hey Lizzie

It was a large port when I was there in the early 70s. Drove an Avfuel truck from Elmendorf to the lake to deliver some gas to a CAP Beaver. On the way back, stopped at the newly opened McDonalds on Northern Lights Highway (I pretty sure it was on that highway) and ordered a couple of Big Macs.

Just happened to go there when my section commander had stopped by. Almost got busted for that trip...hehehe.

Going there and watching the take-offs and landings was a lot of fun. Some of those pilots were nuts! When I was back there in the mid 80s, I went back to Lake Hood and couldn't believe how much it grew.

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Bowdenja Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ridgeland, MS Posts: 3,217	SNOW!!!!!!! EEEEEEEEK!!!!!!! Lizzie I don't know how you can stand it........... Thanks for the pics......... now.......... go warm up! Oh............ it was 80 degrees in my home town today.............got in some fishing. Man I love this time of year. john __________________ I am patient........I just want it now Chuck the aggravating stuff........build more models! You know.......... if you don't pi$$ off somebody once in a while you are too politcally correct. The Modeler is his worst critic

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willja67 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grantsville,Utah Posts: 959	Yup definately is and I can even tell you the year it was made 1955. Course I cheated you can go here to find info on any aircraft you have the tail number for. __________________ I finally finished building my Avatar, Will Current projects: Refining Airwolf Life size Golden Eagle Corsair repaints Other ADD induced insanity Now available for sale: F2G Corsair Race #57

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Ashrunner Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Redmond, Oregon Posts: 973	Hey Lizzie It was a large port when I was there in the early 70s. Drove an Avfuel truck from Elmendorf to the lake to deliver some gas to a CAP Beaver. On the way back, stopped at the newly opened McDonalds on Northern Lights Highway (I pretty sure it was on that highway) and ordered a couple of Big Macs. Just happened to go there when my section commander had stopped by. Almost got busted for that trip...hehehe. Going there and watching the take-offs and landings was a lot of fun. Some of those pilots were nuts! When I was back there in the mid 80s, I went back to Lake Hood and couldn't believe how much it grew. __________________ Ashrunner -- a.k.a. Mad Harry Kidd Designer of the world famous line of Flintstone cardmodels which can be found at: http://www.paperian.com/webdude/guest.htm And if you like the natural world, check out my Photo Safari albums at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ashrunner

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03-22-2007, 11:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
lizzienewell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 534	The weather was nice, 30 degrees and sunny. (Okay, it's not as nice as 80) Can't say it's my favorite time of year. Things are going to get messy when the snow melts to reveal all the yucky things that have been frozen.

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dstill Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1	Pretty sure that is a Piper Apache. Popular multi-engine time builder. Dave.

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