by Jeff Goin | Mar 11, 2021 | 09: Airspace, 34: Cool Places to Fly, Recent
Can you fly the grand canyon? Yes, but with huge caveats. Mostly you can fly over the canyon, WAY over, but there are some airports where you’re allowed to takeoff and land from, climbing to the minimum altitudes within 3 miles of their runway’s center....
by Jeff Goin | May 13, 2019 | 34: Cool Places to Fly
Location: East of Syracuse, NY. Check out full details here on AirNav. N42°59’35” W075°54’42” | Elevation 1301′ MSL Basic Description: Large grassy field with mowed runway. Weather: Warm in the summer, snowy and cold in the winter....
by Jeff Goin | Apr 21, 2019 | 34: Cool Places to Fly, Entertainment
People love to have fun everywhere and PPG certainly qualifies My impression of Iran, coming from the general news media, wasn’t one of people playing and having fun. In my head I knew better—that people are basically the same everywhere, and that most...
by Jeff Goin | Apr 19, 2019 | 08: the Law, 34: Cool Places to Fly
We enjoy immense freedom in the U.S. No certification is required and we can fly just about anywhere. Most other countries either don’t have laws about paramotor or are far more restrictive. Traveling imposes the need to know their rules. No Law for Paramotor?...
by Jeff Goin | Feb 21, 2007 | 34: Cool Places to Fly
Location: North of Yuma, AZ, east of the southern Salton Sea, CA and about 200 miles west of Phoenix, AZ. Basic Description: Just like what you’d imagine the Sahara Desert except that bordering the main dunes is a large area where RV’s can drive and park....
by Jeff Goin | Feb 13, 2007 | 34: Cool Places to Fly
Columbus Millertime, OH, US Feb 21, 2007 | N39°47’20” W083°06’51” | Elevation 840′ above mean sea level (MSL) Location: Southwest of Columbus, OH at a private grass airstrip. Basic Description: Millertime is a private 2800 foot long, 120...
by Jeff Goin | Nov 5, 2006 | 34: Cool Places to Fly
N33°22’51” W111°33’5″ Location: 20 Miles east of Phoenix, just south of US 60 on the west side of Idaho Rd. Basic Description: Flat, very dusty with low vegetation and a few open areas. Dust is like talcum powder. It’s bordered by a large...
