Skydive Laconia?

[fatlazyless]

It seems by looking at the airplanes from a distance as they fly past, that the Laconia Airport gets a lot of small private jet planes that cost big big bucks, while the Plymouth Airport gets a lot of small hang glider style planes where the engine and pilot are hung by nylon straps and duct tape from a canvas wing so it looks to be worth maybe $4499 (second hand and flown by a guy nick-named Crash? (my bad, shame on me!)).

........... www.chutesup.com

Suggest you check out the videos in "about us" with a parachute plane taking off and landing from the Plymouth Airport. ChutesUp is a good high quality website with some good Plymouth Airport videos! In particular, take a look at the 2:51 minute video: "Grey Ghost takes off at Plymouth Airport" to get a good look-see at the airport, facility, and surroundings.

It's a fair possibility (that means I have absolutely no clue) that the Plymouth Municipal Airport www.airnav.com/airport/1P1, owned by the Town of Plymouth, might be very happy to have a high quality sky diver operation set up in their little airport that is only a three mile drive from Route 93-Exit 26.

As a high quality sky diver operation, maybe it could be an advantage to run the business from Plymouth's easy-to-drive-to, little grass runway municipal airport, and be a bigger fish in a smaller pond as opposed to arguing a lengthy federal review with the F.A.A. and the Laconia Airport (just my two cents?). Sometimes, it's simply better to switch than to fight!

It's 18 nautical air miles from Laconia Airport to Plymouth Airport. The Plymouth Municipal Airport is a very scenic spot with big views direct from the airport runway to the now closed Tenney Mountain ski area, the Rumney Rocks rock-climbing cliffs, the White Mountain National Forest, and the Plymouth Wal-Mart where you get an automatic, built-in 7-day/week parking lot audience to ooh and aah the colorfull skydivers as they exit their airplane from about one half mile (air distance) away upfront as seen by the many people in the Wal-Mart parking lot that is high up on top of a steep hill. The Plymouth Municipal Airport looks like an antique airport, complete with an old field house situated between the small dirt parking lot and the green grass runway. It is next door to the Long View Produce Farm and about one mile across the very scenic Smith River covered bridge from busy Route 25, also known as the Tenney Mountain Highway. It is in a quiet spot that's one mile close to a busy commercial road which includes Wal-Mart and a number of other businesses, although you would never know it from the airport runway as it is tucked away pretty good out in the countryside.

[Winnicandle]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

It seems by looking at the airplanes from a distance as they fly past, that the Laconia Airport gets a lot of small private jet planes that cost big big bucks, while the Plymouth Airport gets a lot of small hang glider style planes where the engine and pilot are hung by nylon straps and duct tape from a canvas wing so it looks to be worth maybe $4499 (second hand and flown by a guy nick-named Crash? (my bad, shame on me!)).

I have been flying these "private jets that cost big bucks" for 20+ years now and can assure you there is no problem flying into an airport with a skydiving operation.

I would much rather share with a well run skydiving school than with a flight school of student pilots/weekend renters or aviation photographers. Neither are known for paying much attention while circling around "their" home airport in Cessnas. No private jet would shy away from Laconia because of a skydiving operation. We go where the boss wants, so long as its safe...and skydiving is not a concern in the least.

Every little backwards airport I have been to has its few locals who think they own it. They hate the idea of some "outsiders" (Floridians? lol) coming in. Why?

God forbid someone does something to improve the terrible Lakes Region economy huh?...Skydivers travel, they are people with discretionary income and they would rent hotels, use restaurants and bars, etc. Many even fly in with their own aircraft. Its a win for everyone.

Having flown in and out of Laconia many times I can assure you that airport can support MUCH more traffic than it currently gets.

Good Luck in setting up your skydiving business, sounds like you are well on your way.