Nova Scotia Gevernment to study moving Waterville Airport.

[algore]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot ... study.html

This is outrageous. It’s just a ploy by the province to attempt to close the airport and use the land for profit. Do they not realise the amount of business the valley receives because of access by the airport? Halifax has already shut its doors to General Aviation, and now the provincial government is attempting to do the same in the Annapolis Valley, just on the off-chance that Michelin may want to expand? Michelin can expand towards the south with no interference to the airport which has been around for decades. Hey, if you want more business in Nova Scotia, how about lowering our nation’s highest tax regime. No, the Dexter government would never do that. Keep you hands off CCW3!

[Moose47]

G'day All

I would rather see the friggin plant go before the airfield. Waterville has a rich history that stems back to the Second World War when it was a relief landing ground for No. 36 Operational Training Unit at R.A.F. Station Greenwood.

I have many fond memories of flying into Waterville in the early to mid-1970's while stationed at ZX. We used fly there for lunch(long before it was paved) and in the evenings head out in the Greenwood Flying Club's C-172's (CF-SXE and CF-VZF) and do circuts while watching the drive-in movies. They were tight circuts I might add. Characters like Harry Bull really added a special charm to the place.

If anything was worthy of a petition to save it, it is certainly Waterville.

Cheers...Chris

[Pavese]

G'day All

SNIP!

If anything was worthy of a petition to save it, it is certainly Waterville.

Cheers...Chris

Well folks, there's no time like the present to step up and put your pen where your typing fingers are so to speak.

As an individual who has put their wheels down there recently I'm doing my part & encourage anyone who's supportive to E-mail Mr. Dexter and let him know how you feel about it and objectively why!

premier@gov.ns.ca

This person is the local MLA: jimmorton@kingsnorthmla.ca

Thanks,

Pavese

[KAG]

My first flying job was teaching at Scotia Flight Centre, spent many afternoons watching students do smash and go's.
Great little airport.

[Moose47]

Kag, did you ever run into Art Roberts while at Waterville?

Cheers...Chris

[KAG]

Can't say that I did, I taught there in late 98, early 99.
I truely hope they leave the airport alone. Gem of a spot.

[J31]

$100,000 to study moving a small airport??? Someone is milk'in the system!!!!!!! They are probably laughing all the way to the bank! WOW did they ever sucker the Nova Scotia government.

[c170b53]

With the little flying going on at Greenwood (no money and no subs); why not allow civil access to that resource?

[Pavese]

With the little flying going on at Greenwood (no money and no subs); why not allow civil access to that resource?

There's something in the military bureaucracy which is blocking access.

There's another little, unused runway near there too, 9000 ft of asphalt with a fence around it at Shearwater.

D

[Moose47]

"With the little flying going on at Greenwood (no money and no subs); why not allow civil access to that resource?"

Not too sure what you mean by little flying going on at ZX. There are two maritime patrol squadrons (three until about 10 years ago) and a search and rescue squadron based there. There is a fair amount of transient traffic too with the occassional CF-18 deployment as well. And yes, we still chase subs.

There was a time when non-ZX based private aircraft could fly into there as long as the pilot had a PPR Number.

The Greenwood Flying Club operated out of No. 2 Hangar for many years. A number of years ago, the Wing Commander gave notice that the club would have to vacate the hangar and move off base. There were and still are major changes taking place including the removal of the old wartime hangars (including No. 2 Hangar) on the southside. The club moved to Waterville, a former relief landing ground for the Royal Air Force's No. 36 Operational Training Unit (later becoming the Royal Canadian Air Force's No. 8 Operational training Unit) which trained crews destined for Coastal Command. They operated Lockheed Hudsons and then Canadian-built de Havilland Mosquitos. Both O.T.U.'s operated a wide variety of other aircraft types in the support role.

It would be great to see the flying club back on base, but I am not going to hold my breath but then again, if enough pressure was put on D.N.D. who knows!

Cheers...Chris









while the Air Cadets used No. 1 Hangar to store the gliders and L-19 two planes. This hangar was used for the air cadet summer camp each year.

[Aug]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot ... study.html

This is outrageous. It’s just a ploy by the province to attempt to close the airport and use the land for profit. Do they not realise the amount of business the valley receives because of access by the airport? Halifax has already shut its doors to General Aviation, and now the provincial government is attempting to do the same in the Annapolis Valley, just on the off-chance that Michelin may want to expand? Michelin can expand towards the south with no interference to the airport which has been around for decades. Hey, if you want more business in Nova Scotia, how about lowering our nation’s highest tax regime. No, the Dexter government would never do that. Keep you hands off CCW3!

Has anyone forwarded this to COPA? I know that COPA is a good voice for GA in just these types of situations....