Airspace for Earthstar?

[wsweidemann]

I have a prospective buyer for my Odyssey however I find that the airport he has intentions of keeping it at is under a 30 mile Mode C Veil. My understanding is that he must have a transponder to operate in this airspace. Are there exceptions?


Skot

[earthstaraircraft]

Not a problem! Loophole, if aircraft does not have a certified electrical system it is exempt from mode C veil.
Are you selling because of HKS production shut down?
HKS is back in production.
Happy Flying
Mark

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[dickoreilly]

It depends. If the airport has a tower the buyer should talk to the controllers. If no tower, talk to airport manager.

My antique Interstate Cadet had no transponder when I based it at Whiteman (WHP) airport last year. WHP is a towered airport beneath the LAX class B and beneath the BUR class C. I did fly that way for awhile but it was uncomfortable. The Interstate is a certified aircraft with a Continental engine, so there was no restriction on flying over populated areas. It also had a radio. I soon had a transponder installed for my own comfort and convenience. It wasn't required but sure made flying easier.

Dick O'Reilly

[wsweidemann]

Well...it apparently doesn't matter anyway. He got scared off by the possibility of no HKS parts. Too bad for me, especially since there apparently WILL be more HKS engines & parts produced.

Skot

www.weidemannphoto.com

[blaswichk]

OMG! Whiteman airport! That airport brings back memories. In the early 60’s I lived only a mile or two from the airport, and I had a chance to take C-150 training right up to the check-ride for $600, but I had small kids and no extra cash. Then in the middle 60’s the National Guard unit I belonged to was changing out an engine on a M49A1 tank which was an air-cooled Continental V-12 of 1777 cubic inches, and we decided to test run it without the muffler pack to check for leaks. At the time, the end of a taxiway at Whiteman was used for a drag strip and the turn around to start was just feet from the tank on the other side of the fence. Well, when we lit off the big gas V-12, all kinds of smoke, flames, and noise erupted and the drag-strip came to a standstill as the kids were hanging on the fence yelling “We want that engine in a dragster!” A golden moment.

[dickoreilly]

Sounds like great fun. Different world today. A good small airport in a very urban setting. Owned and operated by Los Angeles County and not threatened with extinction like Santa Monica Airport where I got my private in 1985.

 
Dick O'Reilly