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Water 2800 ft x 100    Now what more can you ask for. 

we have owned our 63 x 60 ft hangar two years and now we enjoy our new home sitting right on the main runway with a magnificent view of Hatcher Pass mountains.  A great room concept for lots of pilot get togethers ….just the right size to welcome a steady stream of visitors.

This airpark is located in one of the fastest growing areas of Alaska.  Properties are of varied shapes and sizes ranging in value from $150,000 to over $800,000….From beautiful customs to wonderful home/hangar combos perfect for those who want lots of time to fly and play… they don’t call this the last frontier for nothing…..just moments away from true wilderness experiences….Prince William Sound to Mt McKinley for your pleasure….fishing, hunting, and sightseeing indescribable ….come see it for yourself….





Late September,  there is new white stuff on the mountain tops, it’s called “termination dust”….it’s time to terminate our Alaska stay and head off for another “high adventure”  Button up the house, load the hangar with friends airplanes for the winter, load the red and white 185 with survival gear, wing and cowl covers, a few snacks, put the dog in the back 



                                                                                                                                 and head south.  22 hours flight time, normally 3 days and two nights enroute over some of the most magnificent country you can possibly imagine.  Snow covered mountain tops, mammoth glaciers, winding rivers, endless forests.  Catch a glimpse of mountain sheep, moose, caribou, bear, and even an occasional other aircraft traveling south.

The desert looks pretty good about the third day….time to stretch and examine our Arizona home after the summers absence.  Perfect temperature in the 80’s…clear blue skies….they call us Snow Birds or Summer Chickens……finding the best of both worlds, avoiding the snow of winter and the heat of summer…..Eagle Roost Airpark ….25 miles west of Wickenburg.  Eagle Roost 27AZ  Aguila, Arizona, privately owned, runway 17/35 asphalt /3600x50  lights/  elevation 2200 ft all taxiways paved, Minimum parcel size 4 acres properties ranging is value from $125,000 to $1,350,000.  The home we enjoy here is Santa Fe architecture with wonderful verandas for this near perfect weather located on five acres, the 75x55  hangar is Gordon’s delight ….with lots of projects, a gun room, a guest room, private office and full bath…you can find a pilot session out there most days…. It’s a great life to be able to walk from your home to your hangar with a cup of coffee and it’s still hot when you get there…

How do we keep busy…..Gordon is a retired TWA captain, finally with time to play with his projects, rebuilding a 1957 Cessna 182, reloading shotgun shells for the fun quail and dove hunting  with in two miles of our house.  Rebuilding a few cars and keeping up with the “rolling stock”  there aren’t enough hours in the day…not to mention the hangar sessions with other airpark residents….  Cooper the dog demands a bit of that time too…

Don’t try to escape in the jeep without him….he loves the bird hunting and has the entire five acres with underground fence so he is a free spirit day in and day out….

Marti, a retired State Farm agent, with energy to spare and the love of client contact so why not reactivate a real estate license and specialize in Aviation Property….never expecting to have so much fun…and so much activity….as an airpark resident and an active pilot, what could be more natural…call about a property and the first question you will be asked is “what kind of airplane do you fly”….what a great way to meet fantastic people….

Two wonderful ways of life and many of our neighbors in Arizona are our neighbors in Alaska….also enjoying the AAA experience…..