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OSHKOSH 2008.. VISIT ME AT THE FORUM "AIRPARKS..THE SELECTION PROCESS"
ON WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2008
IN THE #11 REMOS AIRCRAFT PAVILLION. See you there.
MYRTLE BEACH HARDEE AIRPARK "INSTALLATION OF RUNWAY LIGHTS AND REMOTE RADIO CONTROL"
123.075 will be the common frequency for airpark starting late July ,2008. Lights are here and Radio receiver here.
AND a New Storage Building/Club House (3000 sq. ft.) for all the airpark equipment and a meeting place (fly stories).
Permit in hand and it has been started. Should be completed by end of July, 2008.
Next on hit list, GATING of Bonanza entrance road. Remote control of 2 electric gates. Gates have been ordered.
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AND READY TO MAKE BETTER DEALS!
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Sun News, The (Myrtle Beach, SC)
February 6, 2005
PILOTS' SPIRITS SOAR ON NEWS OF MB AIRPARK
Author: Jenny Burns The Sun
News
Section: MONEY & SUNDAY OPINION
Page: D1
Editor's note: This is
part of an ongoing series of reports highlighting residential and
commercial projects along the Grand Strand.
A new development will allow pilots to land their
private planes in Horry County, roll them into their own hangar and walk
into their home.
The concept is new to the Grand Strand, but not to the
rest of the country. About 400 airparks have been built nationwide - 52 in
Florida - and about six already exist in South
Carolina.
``It's a pilot's dream to be able to live with your
plane,'' said airpark developer and pilot Ron
Heidebrink.
The idea is similar to a boating enthusiast wanting to
live on the water with a dock and boat next to his home, he said.
``I've always wanted to live in an airpark,'' said
Warren Sutton, who owns Coastal Carbonics, a Myrtle Beach company that
sells carbon dioxide to restaurants. ``I always thought I would have to
move out of the state at some point if not! hing came here.''
Sutton owns a Piper Cherokee low-wing plane and plans
to build a 2,200-square-foot home with a two-car garage and a hangar at
Myrtle Beach Hardee Airpark.
The site, located off Red Bluff Road near Longs, will
offer 150 lots for homes and airplane hangars, two grass runways and a
16-acre fishing lake adjoining the property.
Developer Ron Heidebrink is building his home in the
airpark. The runways and amenities in the development, such as an airplane
fuel station and clubhouse, will be owned by the homeowner's association.
``That's for [the homeowner's] protection, to protect
their investment,'' Heidebrink said. ``We're not like most developers,
where they are just developing and then moving on. We're going to live
here.''
The growth in airparks is attributed to economics, said
Dave Sclair, publisher of an airpark directory and founder of the
organization Living with Your Plane.
As airplane tie-down fees get higher and hangar costs
skyrocket - when hangers are even available - airplane owners have
discovered they can use the money that would have been used for the
tie-down or hangar fees to help pay for property in an airpark, Sclair
said.
Heidebrink and his partner, Eldred Hardee, own EVH
Manufacturing, a company that makes farm equipment and hangar doors. The
two decided in 2001 that the property behind the business, which already
had a 30-year-old runway for private and company use, would make the ideal
residential airpark.
The development has conditional approval from the Horry
County Planning Commission and is in the process of obtaining permits and
planning requirements, said Janet Carter, Horry County planning director.
The land already has the necessary zoning, and the
development does not need the approval of the County Council, Carter said.
Horry County Council Chairwoman Liz Gilland said the
airpark is needed in the county.
``These airpark have proven very popular in other
areas. I used to have a little plane ! myself, so I can understand the joy
of walking out your back door and getting in your plane and flying away,''
Gilland said.
Once he gets approval, Heidebrink will begin selling 1-
to 5-acre lot sites that cost $40,000 to $75,000. Homes start at $150,000,
and hangars cost between $30,000 to $35,000 to
build.
The airpark also will have leased space in a dozen or
more hangars to store planes for those not living in the development and
space to tie planes down, Heidebrink said.
Richard Weinle, a pilot in Cincinnati, has been flying
to the Grand Strand for 15 years for vacation. Now, he'll get to fly to
his home at the airpark.
``I really like the area. I like the fact that there's
not a lot of hustle and bustle. The area is much more friendlier,
especially out in Loris,'' Weinle said.
Contact JENNY BURNS at 626-0305 or
jeburns@thesunnews.com.
Copyright (c) 2005 The Sun News
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