In addition to live beside your aircraft, here are other advantages that an airpark offers.
- The majority of the pilots like to fly but most of them do not have enough time to fly. The average is10 hours per year per private pilot in Canada! The majority of the pilots would like to buy more than one type of aircraft but it is expensive (annual inspection, insurance, etc). To rent is sometimes impossible since non available. Also, an aircraft which does not fly means more expensive maintenance (engine, instruments, radios, etc). Aircrafts could be bought by groups of people having a shared interest. For example, a group could buy an amphibious plane, an helicopter, an aerobatic plane, a sailplane, a twin engine, etc. A person could have shares in several type of aircraft.
- Expensive accessories or equipments could be bought by a group or by the association (e.g.: color GPS with weather, satellite telephone, headphone with electronic noise reduction (ENR) of very high-quality, infra red camera (FLIR) to see at night through the clouds, the rain, dust and snow. This type of equipment is very expensive and is quickly obsolete. We hesitate to buy this kind of equipment, however so useful, because we know that we are not going to use it often. But buying wit a group reduce the costs of these equipments by much and one can learn more quickly how to make use of it as well as the tricks on how to use it.
- Subscriptions of magazines or access to the weather satellite are good examples of the items that can be bought by group. All pilots like to receive aviation magazine, but after having look at them often quickly, they are put on the side. One likes to buy books but they are expensive and take some rooms. Imagine 20 or 30 pilots doing the same thing. The clubhouse could contain a library with all these magazines and books. New technology offers weather service by satellite in the cockpits. This information is very useful when we fly. But how many time do we need this weather? It costs approximately $600 per year to receive this weather. It is a big expense for a pilot alone, but if there are several pilots the option is much more interesting. It can be very useful (life saving) to have access to a satellite telephone, but at $600 per year for the subscription, a person will think twice.
- When you are an owner on an airpark you are not a tenant at an airport. You invest. You don’t give your money away to a landlord.
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Advantages of living at the Pontiac Airpark.
In addition to the advantages of living in an airpark, living in the Pontiac Airpark offers other advantages.
- The airpark makes it possible for you to fly on wheels, on floats and on skis.
- The airpark is bordered on 1,1 kilometers (3400 feet) by the Ottawa River. You can navigate on the river for approximately 30 kilometers (18 miles) without any obstacle. You can navigate on the river on more than 500 km (300 miles) while crossing 5 dams starting from Quyon. See http://www.aquapontiac.ca/vn.htm.
- The owners (a group) could buy a boat, pontoon, jet boat, sailing boat, etc.
- The airpark is located in rural environment, calm and peaceful surrounded by nature.
- The airpark is located in a bilingual area. (English and French).
- The airpark is located in an area where the municipal taxes are low. (0.7265 % in 2009).
- The airpark is located in the province of Quebec in Canada. Peaceful, pure air and safe.
- The airpark is located in close proximity of the national capital where museums, theatres and restaurants abound. 40 minutes by car.
- The airpark is located at approximately 20 minutes by road (29 km) from the Shawville, (Quebec) hospital where the waiting time for the patients is null.
- Commercial helicopters for medical evacuation are available in the area.
- The airpark is located near many golf.
- The airpark is located near ski station.
- The airpark is located near the Gatineau Park (144 square miles).
- The airpark is located near a transcanadian pedestrian and cycle path in the process of construction.
- The airpark is located near a snowmobile path.
- There is no risk to see only hangar on the Pontiac Airpark because the municipal and the Pontiac Airpark bylaws prohibit this situation.
- As long as one (1) and only one (1) of the owners wants the project to keep the runways, the taxiways, the seaplane base, the clubhouse and its amenities it will stay that way.
- Most of all. The Pontiac Airpark is a private airport. This means that nor the municipality, nor the province has the right to legislate on the runways, taxiways, seaplane base, the clubhouse and its amenities. The Pontiac Airpark’s association has the control. This is not the case with the airports own by the municipalities, the provinces and the federal.
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