Boston Area Airports
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$12.95/day at Jet Aviation as of last July. If there’s room in the hangar, they’ll put you in for no extra charge, more likely though you’ll be parked off to the side in the grass. Bicycle cable locks are accepted as MASSPORT prop locks.
I’ve not rechecked it for a while, but is the MASSPORT "security policy" paranoia officially documented online? (I’m asking about something from MASSPORT itself, not various user-contributed discussions.) Considering the ripoff prices that have been posted here for prop lock rentals from the FBOs at BED, one could see a Conspiracy Theory ™ in which the FBOs want to make their profit via the prop lock requirement on unsuspecting transients. Joe Morris
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I’ve not rechecked it for a while, but is the MASSPORT "security policy" paranoia officially documented online? (I’m asking about something from MASSPORT itself, not various user-contributed discussions.) Considering the ripoff prices that have been posted here for prop lock rentals from the FBOs at BED, one could see a Conspiracy Theory ™ in which the FBOs want to make their profit via the prop lock requirement on unsuspecting transients. Joe Morris
I can’t point you to online documentation, but can assure you that MASSPORT insists on locks (can be either prop locks, or a locked tiedown chain). Those of us with planes at BED get fined if we don’t have the plane locked down, and the FBOs get fined if MASSPORT swings by and finds unlocked planes on their ramp. — David Rind
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$12.95/day at Jet Aviation as of last July. If there’s room in the hangar, they’ll put you in for no extra charge, more likely though you’ll be parked off to the side in the grass. Bicycle cable locks are accepted as MASSPORT prop locks. I’ve not rechecked it for a while, but is the MASSPORT "security policy" paranoia officially documented online? (I’m asking about something from MASSPORT itself, not various user-contributed discussions.)
Massport has an online newsletter that mentions the lock requirement: http://www.massport.com/about/pic/c_hansc_fall02.pdf. –Gary – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Considering the ripoff prices that have been posted here for prop lock rentals from the FBOs at BED, one could see a Conspiracy Theory ™ in which the FBOs want to make their profit via the prop lock requirement on unsuspecting transients. Joe Morris
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I’ve not rechecked it for a while, but is the MASSPORT "security policy" paranoia officially documented online? (I’m asking about something from MASSPORT itself, not various user-contributed discussions.) Massport has an online newsletter that mentions the lock requirement: http://www.massport.com/about/pic/c_hansc_fall02.pdf.
"Mentions" is the operative word: one sentence buried in a pile of public-relations BS. Is anyone in the Boston area making any attempt to introduce the MASSPORT crew to the apparently foreign concept of common sense? Or is that a lost cause? Joe Morris
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"Mentions" is the operative word: one sentence buried in a pile of public-relations BS. Is anyone in the Boston area making any attempt to introduce the MASSPORT crew to the apparently foreign concept of common sense? Or is that a lost cause?
If the "MASSPORT crew" had too much exposure to common sense, then they’ll become extremely frustrated by the lack of common sense exhibited by the airport neighbors. — Bob Noel
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BED has a bus (#62/76; http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_buses.asp) that goes to the Red Line. So at least you wouldn’t need a car rental there. But I don’t know about BED’s cost to transients; I only rent there.
$12.95/day at Jet Aviation as of last July. If there’s room in the hangar, they’ll put you in for no extra charge, more likely though you’ll be parked off to the side in the grass. Bicycle cable locks are accepted as MASSPORT prop locks. — -Mark
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Pease International Tradeport (PSM) is about an 45 minutes north of BOS and is an excellent reliever. NO landing fees, two hungry FBO’s with not a lot of customers.
There’s also a bus to Boston from on the airport property, though you wouldn’t want to walk to the bus terminal. Possibly the Portsmouth trolly serves both the airport and the bus terminal (I know it serves the bus terminal). Long SAC B-52 runway, very little traffic, and ILS in both directions, car rental companies on the field.
Yeah, I could easily land on the perpendicular taxiways at PSM. all the best — Dan Ford email: www.danford.net/letters.htm#9 see the Warbird’s Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com
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Pease International Tradeport (PSM) is about an 45 minutes north of BOS and is an excellent reliever. NO landing fees, two hungry FBO’s with not a lot of customers. Long SAC B-52 runway, very little traffic, and ILS in both directions, car rental companies on the field. Hank
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I am going to Boston in early October. I have been to BOS and BED but both are really expensive. In the past convienence and not needing a rental car made BOS first choice but now is seems that they have gotten even more expensive. What are BVY and OWL like? I was planning to go to BVY once but was told by the FBO that nobody would be there if the Wx was bad(???)! Do all Massport airports charge huge fees? Signature wants a couple hundred bucks at BOS and then they will sell you $3.92 fuel! I am going to downtown Boston.
BED has a bus (#62/76; http://www.mbta.com/traveling_t/schedules_buses.asp) that goes to the Red Line. So at least you wouldn’t need a car rental there. But I don’t know about BED’s cost to transients; I only rent there. –Gary – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Mike MU-2
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Mike I am going to Boston in early October. I have been to BOS and Mike BED but both are really expensive. Consider Norwood (OWD).
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I am going to Boston in early October. I have been to BOS and BED but both are really expensive. In the past convienence and not needing a rental car made BOS first choice but now is seems that they have gotten even more expensive.
OWD would seem like your best choice. LWM is also a possibility. I haven’t flown into OWD, but a few times since 9/11 I’ve met a friend there to fly (while my plane was down). It seemed pretty much open to transients – certainly friendlier than BED. — Bob Noel
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OWD would probably be your best bet. They have a LOC approach and rental cars on the field. It’s not controlled by Massport so you won’t need a "prop lock" like you would at BED.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am going to Boston in early October. I have been to BOS and BED but both are really expensive. In the past convienence and not needing a rental car made BOS first choice but now is seems that they have gotten even more expensive. What are BVY and OWL like? I was planning to go to BVY once but was told by the FBO that nobody would be there if the Wx was bad(???)! Do all Massport airports charge huge fees? Signature wants a couple hundred bucks at BOS and then they will sell you $3.92 fuel! I am going to downtown Boston. Mike MU-2
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I am going to Boston in early October. I have been to BOS and BED but both are really expensive. In the past convienence and not needing a rental car made BOS first choice but now is seems that they have gotten even more expensive. What are BVY and OWL like? I was planning to go to BVY once but was told by the FBO that nobody would be there if the Wx was bad(???)! Do all Massport airports charge huge fees? Signature wants a couple hundred bucks at BOS and then they will sell you $3.92 fuel! I am going to downtown Boston. Mike MU-2
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