Oshkosh, 100LL, and straight floats
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Jeremy DeBons
Jun 22, 2019, 4:34:36 PM6/22/19
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Hello all,
I'm finally getting around to planning fuel stops to Oshkosh. There are plenty of stops near Chicago and in Michigan, but I am in need of a fuel stop somewhere near the Ohio River. WV66, Glendale Fokker field, lies on the centerline of my route to Michigan. At this point, I require 100LL and can bring my own empty cans. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Also, David Jones is listed as the contact in the Water Landing Directory and on the FAA data as the POC for all the seaplane bases in WV. His phone numbers and email addresses are all invalid, so there's no help there.
Thanks in advance,
Jeremy
Don Maxwell
Jun 22, 2019, 11:39:08 PM6/22/19
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Jeremy,
Have you checked Airnav.com for the owner or the manager of WV66? There are two street addresses and one phone number listed there. (The manager is "Chuck Yager" and at first I thought, "Ooooh, yeah," but the spelling is different.) One of them might be able to advise you on the possibilities for straight floats in that area.
I've landed on the Ohio River several times near there. It's great fun--but not as hospitable to seaplanes as you might think from looking at a map. It's mostly high banks and seawalls, and the barge traffic can produce mighty rollers as far as 5 miles from the barge. Galia-Meigs airport is a little south of your route, but it's within walking distance of the river. Or there are taxis and, probably, Uber. The problem is what to do with the airplane if you have to trek to an airport for 100LL. I'd be uncomfortable about leaving it unattended anywhere along the river. But if you'll have a passenger, you'd be okay. Then the trick will be to find a place to tie up close to a public roadway and in a place that's somewhat sheltered from rollers and other waves. There's an island south of Galia-Meigs that might do for that.
I18, Jackson County Airport, is only a few road miles from a public park with a dock at Ravenswood WV. It should be possible to arrange for a taxi to take you to the airport. But again, you'll probably want someone to watch the airplane while you're away from it. Or if you're solo, maybe a taxi could meet you at the plane, take your cans to the airport, and bring them back full. You could work that out in advance with help from the FBO.
Ha! I just noticed that at the right zoom level GoogleMaps shows a Ravenswood Seaplane Base just upstream from the park. Not charted, though, and I don't see any sheltered place to moor.
Anyway, you're sure to have a grand Seaplane Adventure!
=Don Maxwell
WV37, which is on the Ohio River not far from
Have you checked Airnav.com for the owner or the manager of WV66? There are two street addresses and one phone number listed there. (The manager is "Chuck Yager" and at first I thought, "Ooooh, yeah," but the spelling is different.) One of them might be able to advise you on the possibilities for straight floats in that area.
I've landed on the Ohio River several times near there. It's great fun--but not as hospitable to seaplanes as you might think from looking at a map. It's mostly high banks and seawalls, and the barge traffic can produce mighty rollers as far as 5 miles from the barge. Galia-Meigs airport is a little south of your route, but it's within walking distance of the river. Or there are taxis and, probably, Uber. The problem is what to do with the airplane if you have to trek to an airport for 100LL. I'd be uncomfortable about leaving it unattended anywhere along the river. But if you'll have a passenger, you'd be okay. Then the trick will be to find a place to tie up close to a public roadway and in a place that's somewhat sheltered from rollers and other waves. There's an island south of Galia-Meigs that might do for that.
I18, Jackson County Airport, is only a few road miles from a public park with a dock at Ravenswood WV. It should be possible to arrange for a taxi to take you to the airport. But again, you'll probably want someone to watch the airplane while you're away from it. Or if you're solo, maybe a taxi could meet you at the plane, take your cans to the airport, and bring them back full. You could work that out in advance with help from the FBO.
Ha! I just noticed that at the right zoom level GoogleMaps shows a Ravenswood Seaplane Base just upstream from the park. Not charted, though, and I don't see any sheltered place to moor.
Anyway, you're sure to have a grand Seaplane Adventure!
=Don Maxwell
WV37, which is on the Ohio River not far from
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Jeremy DeBons
Jun 23, 2019, 12:28:08 PM6/23/19
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Don,
Thank you for the info regarding the Ohio River's banks. I've started to call airports around the river, but no luck yet. The contact number for WV66 doesn't work, either.
Jeremy
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