Anybody know of any places to hang out and watch airplanes take off?

[GQBalla]

ahha what the title says.

juss wondering if a place like this exist juss to go to when your bored.

[vietdood]

there should be a parking lot off of mcknight. i think it's aviation road

[mikey008]

Yeah...just go on McKnight Blvd. And look for a Mohawk Gas sign and turn off into there!

[Tik-Tok]

Yeah, from my van when I'm departing them, lol.

The one on Mcknight is the major one, but if you just follow the roads along the airport property, you'll see a few others.

[doublepostwhore]

im going to be that jackass that says the airport

Speedtech parking lot.

[jbabante]

there's an airport @ speedthech parking lot?

[hollywood_35]

Originally posted by jbabante
there's an airport @ speedthech parking lot?

He must have been mistaken, those cars in the speedtech parking lot are not airplanes!

[jbabante]

Originally posted by hollywood_35


He must have been mistaken, those cars in the speedtech parking lot are not airplanes!

you just made my day with that picture

[dino_martini]

The parking lot of Mcknight isnt so bad, its not great though. Its alot more fun if you have a scanner with you.

If you go to Calgary pilot supply you can buy a tiny little hand held scanner with basic functions for about 50 or so dollars. All the way up to the one like mine which $300...



This allows you listen in on all the ATC communications, hear which plane is coming in when and so on. Its alot of fun to go watch the planes, but it makes me really want to fly.

[GQBalla]

how far down mcknight do i go down?

[TomcoPDR]

What about Macewan community

[BlackArcher101]

Originally posted by dino_martini
The parking lot of Mcknight isnt so bad, its not great though. Its alot more fun if you have a scanner with you.

If you go to Calgary pilot supply you can buy a tiny little hand held scanner with basic functions for about 50 or so dollars. All the way up to the one like mine which $300...

This allows you listen in on all the ATC communications, hear which plane is coming in when and so on. Its alot of fun to go watch the planes, but it makes me really want to fly.

Why did you buy a transceiver if you don't fly?

[doublepostwhore]

you can watch the airplanes comming into the airport from speedtech.

[Manhattan]

WOW. You must be even more bored than I am.

Happy plane watchin!

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by GQBalla
how far down mcknight do i go down?

Coming from Deerfoot, pass the first set of light (at Wendy's/Tims), Mcknight will veer to the right, look for the Mohawk sign it's the first LEFT, if you hit the second set of lights at the next Tim's, you've gone too far.

Coming from Barlow, pass the set of lights with the Tim's, Mcknight will go straight, then veer right,look for the Mohawk sign, turn right, if you hit the 2nd set of lights at the Wendy's/Tim's, you've gone too far.

Though Mohawk isn't directly on Mcknight, you'll see it's sign, and when you turn in, you'll see the big parking lot full of aviation nerds, and homosexuals making out... have fun, whatever your there for

[dino_martini]

Originally posted by BlackArcher101


Why did you buy a transceiver if you don't fly?

I do fly I bought a transceiver to listen in to ATC when I go out to the airport to watch planes. When I get my private pilots license I can bring it up with me when I go flying, and if I have radio trouble, the trancseiver can be used as a backup, I dont think it has much range though. Radios dont fail that often I dont think.

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by dino_martini

Radios dont fail that often I dont think.

<-- coming from an A.M.E.

[nismodrifter]

Here is where you go to watch planes, you can see all the cars parked there in this picture:

[ecstasy_civic]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok


&lt;-- coming from an A.M.E.

Who do you work for?

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by ecstasy_civic


Who do you work for?

One of the 2 major cargo companies that don't use ATS