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This is
our planet (right) . To be a bit more specific, this is our planet from
space. It is very big. But as you can see, North America is the
center of the world. Florida is the little squiggle of land on the far
right near the center.
The close up view of Florida (below) clearly shows Blue Ridge Airpark to be the center of the civilized world :_)))))
But
getting down to something that is of some use to the would be observer of our
terrain, this is a USGS photo of the Airpark taken in 1999. Click on
image for larger view.
This
is a close-up USGS photo of the Airpark. The active runway is
clearly seen in contrast to the surrounding grass and tree line. Having
existed on this very ridge for more than 60 years, it has been used for
civilian, military, and firefighting efforts. Click on
image for larger view.
This
is a topographic map of the Airpark made by the USGS sometime in the last
century. Click on
image for larger view.
This
is a scanned image of the 1992 survey notes that accompanied our DOT license.
Click on
image for larger view.
This
is the same information as above, but it has been laid out from left to right so
it looks more like a map and the various distances can be seen more
clearly. Click on
image for larger view.
This view of the Florida DOT authorized runway was made by
overlaying the DOT airport survey notes information onto a USGS image of the
Airpark. Click on image for larger view.
This view shows the DOT runway as active and over-run areas.
The setbacks are defined by the Florida DOT zoning requirements. This view
was made by overlaying the DOT airport boundary information onto an USGS
image of the Airpark. Click on image for larger view.
This view shows the
1991 DOT authorized runway and the Cape Atlantic Estates plot
lines. The image was created by overlaying data from the DOT airpark survey notes and data from several
private surveys of the area onto an USGS image of the
Airpark. Click on image for larger view.
These are are a few photos of the runway and its approaches as taken by some of the residents.
This
is the approach to runway 35 as seen from about 400 ft AGL and about 1/2 mile
out. Just click on the image to bring up a larger and more clear view of
the sectional.
This
is a view of the field from due north of it, looking at the approach to runway
17 from about 1000 ft AGL and a mile out. Just click on the image to
bring up a larger and more clear view of the sectional.
This
is a view of the field from left base for runway 17. This is about
600 ft AGL and in left pattern just east of the field. Just click on the
image to bring up a larger and more clear view of the sectional.
This
is a view of the field from just before turning left base to 17 (north east of
field). This was taken from about 500 ft AGL and a 1/4 mile out. The
plane taking this picture is just about over the 300 ft radio tower that is just
at the turn to left base 1. Take care to know where that nasty metal thing
is at all times in the pattern. Just click on the image to bring up a
larger and more clear view of the sectional.
This page information was last updated on 01/03/03.
