groshel
Active Member
For you gliders guys…and I know a couple of you are here…
Ridge Soaring Gliderport in central Pennsylvania was sold a couple of weeks ago…..Going to be a horse ranch.
Most assets were auctioned off yesterday…everything was extremely worn with the Scout going for about $30K …we made an offer of $32K for one of the ugliest Pawnees in existence.
No others bids on that one and it was pulled from the auction..guess it didn’t meet reserve.
This gliderport was the start point location of mthe out and back FAI glider records.
Multiple 1600 km records set back in the 70s. Also scenes from the Thomas Crown Affair were filmed there.
A bunch of us are trying to assemble a club out of the people remaining to still allow ops in this part of the state. Our regional contest at a nearby airport for one week a year doesn’t hack it!
Chris
Ridge Soaring Gliderport in central Pennsylvania was sold a couple of weeks ago…..Going to be a horse ranch.
Most assets were auctioned off yesterday…everything was extremely worn with the Scout going for about $30K …we made an offer of $32K for one of the ugliest Pawnees in existence.
No others bids on that one and it was pulled from the auction..guess it didn’t meet reserve.
This gliderport was the start point location of mthe out and back FAI glider records.
Multiple 1600 km records set back in the 70s. Also scenes from the Thomas Crown Affair were filmed there.
A bunch of us are trying to assemble a club out of the people remaining to still allow ops in this part of the state. Our regional contest at a nearby airport for one week a year doesn’t hack it!
Chris