| The Old Turf Cross |
| By Ben Keirn, Contributing Editor & Photographer
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| In Northeastern Indiana, lies a rather rare private airfield. This is an airfield in the truest sense of the word. Landing strips lie nestled among the patchwork of corn, wheat, and bean fields and old grain bins from a bygone era lie just right of the approach end of runway 9 and most of the hangars served as farm equipment storage in a former life. What makes this private airport truly unique, though, is that it has two crossing sod runways. Most airports in farm country have only one runway of sod or asphalt. But this old turf cross, well planned as it was, offers minimal crosswinds no matter the wind direction. As a result, it makes for a perfect airport for a weekend fly in, no matter what you fly. Read more…
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| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED AEROBATIC
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 MURPHY RENEGADE • $10,000 • DON'T MISS OUT • IN CURRENT ANNUAL AROUND 75TT E&A 670 ROTAX RICK 670 WITH SMOKE LOST INTEREST IN PROJECT IF INTERESTED NEEDS MINOR REPAIRS CONTACT FOR DETAILS AS IS WHERE IS MAY DELIVER FOR A FEE. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED AGRICULTURAL |
 Agricultural Fletcher FU-24 • $40,000 • NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED • 1967 Fletcher FU-24 TT 8700 , Continental IO-520-D TSOH 300, Mc Cauley 0.0 SPOH agricultural plane for sale in Uruguay S. America. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED AIRPORT PROPERTY |
 Private Colorado Airstrip-Home • $1,395,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • Rare private airstrip and horse property on the Front Range of Colorado. Situated between Boulder and Fort Collins on 20 acres the property features a 2500 foot grass airstrip, 40x60 hangar, 4800+ sf home, 3 stall horse barn and professional riding arena. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED ANTIQUE-CLASSIC |
 1935 Stinson Reliant SR-6B • $149,500 • OWN A PIECE OF HISTORY • Fully restored 2008 & always hangared, Lycoming R-680-E3A, 300 hp, 28 hrs SMOH, Hamilton Standard constant spd prop, 28 hrs SMOH, Stits process, Redline brakes, Becker radio & transpdr w/ encoder, 4 place intercom, Jasco Alternator System, 50 amp volt reg system, Ameri-King ELT, Celebrity history, This aircraft featured in books & magazines, Still smells like new leather, Annual completed 3/1/2019, Transpdr check due 02/2020. Offers and possible trades considered. • More Info » |
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| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BEECHCRAFT |
 1965 Beechcraft C33 Debonair • $87,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • 1965 Beechcraft Debonair, 4086TT, 221 SMOH, 221 SPOH, Same owner since 2003. Original Interior, Older Avionics, Good Paint, Good Glass. Speed Slope windshield. IO-470N 260HP. One gear up landing in 1996, which was properly repaired. No other damage history. No wing spar cracks. $89,900 or best offer. Times subject to change as the aircraft is being flown regularly. GREAT FLYING AIRPLANE! • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BELLANCA |
 LOW TIME 1973 BELLANCA 7GCBC • $69,000 • ESTATE SALE • 1973 Bellanca 7GCBC $69,000 OBO 150hp Engine 150 SMOH Restored in 2009, Annual 10/2018, Metal Spars, Polly-Fiber covering, 3200 tailwheel, Vortex generators, Spades, 52 pitch Climb prop, bubble side windows, Leather seats, Split entry door, Aux power plug, 6x8 balloon tires, 3" Lap belts & 2" shoulder harness, Auto Fuel STC, Toe brakes, Dynon artificial horizon, Transponder W/altitude encoder, electric Turn & Bank, Intercom, Garmin GNC-250XL, G-meter. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BIPLANE |
 Naval Aircraft N3N-3 • $79,000 • OR BEST OFFER! • 1941 Naval Aircraft N3N-3. 300HP Lycoming R680 Approximately 227 hours SMOH by Radial Engines. Hamilton Standard 2B20-9 Constant Speed Prop 5 SMOH By Maxwell. Electric Start, Cockpit cover, Intercom, Comprehensive Annual Inspection completed by Tab-Air, East Troy, Wisconsin. Extensive spares included. (engine cores, 2 Lycoming, 1 Wright R760 complete, Props, and much more).. Always hangared. Very nice flying N3N. Located KRYV, Watertown Wisconsin. • More Info » |
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| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED EXPERIMENTAL |
 H5 hummel • $17,500 • AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY • Nice h5 Hummel2012 for sale , 110 mph all day with 2180cc vw with 129hour tt 3 tanks total 23 g burning 4gph. I will flying airplane weather permitting...new liquid wrap paint .. Take about 30 min to remove both wing .....recently with condition inspection until next 03/20. is a turn key airplane , able to delivery for expenses......price above is similar as for kit only , now you can save 1000 labor and fly for same price as kit , i flew 45 hour that bird in 2018, very cheap on fuel and maitenance, inlued a 2 way radio , not transponder......airplane locate at kblm. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED FLOAT PLANE |
 Maule M5-235C 1977 BEAUTIFUL • $99,500 • WOW! • $99,500 USD (+tax for canadian buyer), TT 1700h, 220SMOH, 3-blade McCauley 220SOH, Fabric and interior 2010 9/10, hangared 12m per year, UpGross 2750lbs, Floats Edo2440 9/10, Skis hydraulic Fluidyne 3000 9/10, ELT 406, King KX125, STEC 50 (inoperative), explorer doors. Really nice condition and very fast. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED GRUMMAN |
 Grumman AA1-A • $23,000 • ACCEPTING OFFERS • Grumman Yankee SN 0220, 3000 hrs AF, 140 STC lycoming 0-290D, 370 SMO, New slick harness, carburetor, tail strob, Sensenich 74DM6-0-53...ten hrs, King 76A, MX300, GarmanGNC250XL, I Fly700GPS, CHT/EGT, canopy cover. 130MPH, 6.9gph. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED HELICOPTER |
 1974 Hughes 300C • $83,000 • PRICED FOR FAST SALE • 17,406 TTAF, 256 SMOH, Fresh 25, 50, 100, 150 & 200 Hr & 12/24 Mo Inspections, Annual Due: 7/2019. Dual Controls, Elastomeric M/R Dampers, Cabin Heater, Paravion Door Openers, Cabin Floor Protector, Vert Card Compass, LC-2 Clock, KY-195B, Audio Panel, GTX-320A, Leather Seats, Fire Extinguisher, Siren/PA, Ground Handling Wheels, Ground Handling Tow Cart, Aircraft special tools available.• More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED PIPER |
 super PA22 bushmaster • $145,000 • FOR SALE • totally stripped , sandblasted , painted , airframe in 2018 new fabric, & glass, 2100 lb gross, TTAF 4564 hrs TTE 253 (since total strip down &inspection by Pro Aero Kamloops BC) TTE smoh 904.1, 180 hp Lyc, comp test at 78/80, on last annul Feb 2019. supercub tail serrvices, cross wind STOL kit , with micro VG's on wings, 31" bush wheels, with baby bushwheel , skylight, transponder, new 406 ELT, Aero 2000 ski's with new plastic bottoms LSTC for floats, many additional STC'cmod unlisted tte since majo T. • More Info » |
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| A VIEW FROM THE COCKPIT |
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Photo provided by Kevin MacMullen.
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see previous airport photos. |
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| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED PROJECT |
 BT-13 Vultee • $36,000 • FOR SALE BY OWNER • Selling a 1943 BT-13A Consolidated Vultee. N9137R. S/N 10640. P&W R-985 series engine. Hamilton Standard prop. This aircraft has been modified to a 6 place aircraft but maintains a STANDARD airworthiness certificate and is not an experimental airplane. We recently purchased this from the family who owned it for over 45 years. Last annualed in 2000. Always hangared. Very clean with no corrosion and no sheet metal work required. No radios. We disassembled airplane for transport. Logs back to 1950. 1700 TTAF. Engine 700 SMOH in the 1950's. Neat history! Nice, clean, complete project! • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TAILDRAGGER |
 1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65 • $16,500 • PRICED FOR FAST SALE • 1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65. Very nice flying plane. Engine has just under 400 SMOH. Located in Brookings SD. • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED TRIKE |
 Northwing Maverick II RT • $16,350 • FLY RIGHT NOW • New trike build with 2 hrs, Rotax 447 100 hrs, spring gear full suspension, 600-6 6 ply tires, strobe, landing light, steering damper, expanding side bags, space for fuel bag and oil behind seat, this trike was built for larger pilots and xc flying. (2) Low time NW Pacer 13 wings to choose from! • More Info » |
| THIS WEEK'S FEATURED VAN'S RV |
 Van's RV-12 E LSA • $76,000 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • Rotax 912 ULS s/n 5652557 Sensenich Composite, 2-Blade-Ground Adjustable 150 hours on the meter. Dynon HDX 1100 EFIS with 10” display, ADS-B 472, ADAHRS 200, EMS, AP Panel, Knob Panel, XPDR Mode S Class 1, GPS 2020, Intercom 2S, MAG-236. Garmin SL-40 COM Two USB ports and a cigarette lighter port, All electronics done with Van’s factory install kits. Upgrade fuel tank and nose wheel carriage installed. Always hangered. • More Info » |
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