well if you want to play it that way, the CT (AvA) and even AvA was never originally operated that way. The silly rednecks came in and took over and put their track there and HT allowed it because it was far enough away from his more lucrative customers. Sort of like a ghetto, ya know? And to think, you guys want to see some developments that draw in more people who will raise the standards - whatever they might be... Who in their right mind would build a new house right next to an airport or racetrack? People who don't know any better because that's all they know, bless their hearts - or those too poor to live in the nicer areas. Me? I just like slumming.
nice to see you gomers trying to drown out differing opinions with stupid posts and pictures (well, except the hot chick ones.) You're lucky i'm not penguin.
the airport reference i made.....i'll have to take a couple pics of the development i was referencing. to give you an idea though......
launch runway 26. at 500ft agl, make right turn, heading for pattern. at this point, you're doing 65kts, 500ft agl, turning, so you tend to almost "linger" over this spot as you turn.
there was a development going up right under there. 10 houses. i kept mentioning them to people i was flying with, saying they'd complain, although there was absolutley no way they could NOT know there was planes passing overhead, as 26 is our calm wind runway, and there's always flights going in and out fo the airport.
they did complain, but the state owns the airport.....so their complaints kinda fell on deaf ears.
the race track scenario i mentioned....that was atco raceway about 20 years ago. same thing. people KNEW there was a track, with racing going on at least 3 nights a week, if not more.
on the busier bracket nights, it often went to midnight or later. people complained after moving in near a dragstrip.....and in this instance they won.