We Moved To An Airpark | Living The Dream | Lynden WA 38W
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- Опубликовано: 13 янв 2023
- We were NOT looking to buy a house, our little condo was a great place to live. A good friend let me know a house was for sale at Lynden Airport. I mentioned my friend’s text to my wife the following morning and she responded pretty positively that we should at least look at it. We viewed the house later that day and we had an accepted offer within 24 hours of my friend’s text - WOW! Now we had to sell the condo and move!!
Here are the links to PNW youtubers I’ll be flying with in 2023:
/ @freedomfixerflying
/ @gregbell58
/ @simonbutler
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grew up right across the street from the airport always hearing all the planes coming in to land don't think my mom realized when she bought the house there was even a airport she was pretty freaked out how low all the planes flew right over the house ha
That’s awesome! 😉
My good friend lived in the final house right before the tall trees in front of the runway and it always felt like they were going to land on top of us!
@@jiggyjay9757 I know the feeling! One thing I didn’t realize before living here was the number of “inspection” passes we get each day. It’s not uncommon to have an airplane that’s just flying overhead to somewhere else decide to drop down and have a closer look at the field. We love it, especially the sound, it does look like they’re going to scrape the shingles off your roof sometimes, though!! 😉👍
Do they have inspections on survey on the airborne contaminants from these planes and living by these airparks?
@@StrangerrDanger I'm not sure I was just a kid living their 🤣 but I don't recall there been any inspections
This is great! I grew up in Lynden and dreamed of having a house on the airport, my friend did and I was always jealous. Enjoy Lynden, it is changing a lot and will be a great place to set up
Thanks Jay, really appreciate it! We’ve known people here on the airport for years and I was always hoping for an opportunity to live here. Hangar home prices have gone crazy and we honestly thought we’d been passed by, I was surprised to find this house. Sometimes the true answer is hidden behind what you can see, we’re so happy here at the airport and in town. Lynden is a wonderful community with great people (as I’m sure you know), we still can’t quite believe we’re here!! Thanks for watching, I’ll have more Lynden Airpark stories to share in the future!! 👍✈️🍀
This was one of my favorite houses to mow this past summer while it was on the market!! Never thought I’d see it on RUclips!! Was really cool to see the unique planes taxi and take off while riding a zero turn. Hope the grass is still doing good!
Hi Jesus, we appreciate all you’ve done to keep the yard looking beautiful, thank you! Yeah it’s a small world, we decided to share this story bc it isn’t every day you buy an airpark home, right? It’s an amazing place to be, lots of airplanes on the runway and in the skies overhead, we love it here!! Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel 👍✈️🍀
Such a beautiful flight! It was awesome to see Ginger back in the air! Fly well!
Thank you, Russ! I’m glad to be back in the game, had a busy few months that are now calming down. Good to see you in a Skyhawk again, too, a 172 suits you very well!! 👍👍
You come in right over my house. it is just past the first batch of trees before the runway. welcome to lynden
How cool is that! Thanks for posting this reply, I’m always glad to meet new neighbors and it’s good to know the people you’re flying over. I’m mindful of noise and try to operate quietly, we mostly arrive from the west and depart from the east to avoid overflying the neighborhood. Sometimes the winds dictate otherwise like on that particular day. Please say hello if you’re at the airport and see Ginger, and thanks for the great welcome to Lynden!! 👍✈️🍀
I'm happy for you... best of luck
Many thanks!
Nice video. Great solution to living in/@ an airport! Minutes away from your plane... nice.
We’re really happy this worked out! Affordable and close to the hangar, best of both worlds!!
Nice vids. Thanks for taking the time and sharing.
Thanks Todd, I really appreciate that! Welcome to Ginger’s channel, thanks for watching 👍👍
Welcome back and congratulations on your new house!!
Thank you my friend, very much appreciated!
Amazing video! Came up on my recommended, and subbed!
Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel, I appreciate it a lot!! Lots happening here at the airpark, for example a friend flew over for fuel in his Cessna 206 seaplane, see the Short of his takeoff!! I’m putting out a new video this weekend, I hope you’ll enjoy it 👍
@@GingerThePlane Thank you!
Great video! Wish you all the best in your new house!
Thank you, Glen! I greatly appreciate it! We still pinch ourselves every day in disbelief. I’ll have more videos on the airport and community that we have here. Someday when you’re on a west coast adventure you’re more than welcome to visit, we’re 6 miles from the BC border and 40 minutes from YVR. 👍👍
My home town. I lived a few blocks away. Loved watching the planes as a kid. I drive by often still . Always trips me out seeing planes lane while driving on benson rd.
Hi neighbor! Yeah, it’s wild seeing an airplane fly above your car on Benson or Depot Rd. It’s the same inside the plane, gotta watch out for big trucks and keep your approach high enough to not hit someone. It’s very safe though 😉👍
Wishing U ‘n Ginger many blue skies above and tailwinds ahead!!!
Thank you, Erich, that’s incredibly nice of you to say! I appreciate that very much!! We’re so amazed to be here on the airport, I thought we had really “made it” when we bought a hangar, this is truly next level. I love seeing and hearing the aircraft come and go throughout the day, that’s something I never gave much thought about and it’s become one of the best things about living on an airpark 👍 Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel!!
@@GingerThePlane Keep the blue side up!
Welcome to the neighborhood! I am one of the Pastors at the Lynden United Reformed Church which is at the west end of the runway. (You see it on the right at the end of the video.) Stop in some time! 10:00am and 6:00pm every Sunday!
Hi Mark, thank you so much for the wonderful welcome. How cool to hear from you, I know your church well, I’ve been a regular visitor to Lynden Airport for many years. My wife and I will definitely pop in some Sunday and say hello. 👍👍
Finally got settled back. Good WiFi is such a nice thing. Loved the video! Can’t wait to meet up.
Welcome home, Greg! Glad to have been able to see some of your epic journey, thank you for sharing!! I’m looking forward to meeting up with you this spring/summer, of course if you’re ever up my way please stop in and say hello. Thanks for checking out the video, it’s been amazing to see how it’s been received, so glad people have been clicking the links and watching your vids, too 👍✈️🍀
New subscriber.
Beautiful Skyhawk you have there. You’re right about every pilot’s dream to live at an airpark. Congrats on your new home!
Welcome to the channel, thanks for your kind words! Ginger is a unicorn for sure! This is my first and likely only airplane, it took 30 years to finally buy one so she’s even more special. We still can believe we’re living on an airport but the occasional fly by reminds us how cool it is to be here. I’m planning lots of future videos showing what it’s like here, including having friends fly in for visits, etc. 👍✈️🍀
Had lots of fun flying out of Lynden when we were back in the PNW! Congrats.
It’s a hidden treasure for sure, I’m hoping by living and filming from here more pilots will make the trek north of Bellingham to check out this great airport and town. Let me know if you’re ever back up this way 👍
Wow, great place, kind of narrow though, don't wanna veer of the runway into one of the houses. :-) Thanks for sharing and greetings from Portugal! Frank
Hi Frank, thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel! Yes, it isn’t wide or long but there’s plenty of runway for a Cessna 172. I’ve been a frequent visitor here for years and only avoid operations when the wind is blowing too strongly, thats to challenging for me!! 😉 ✈️🍀
For sure. I am taking Delivery on late March and hopefully by summer i can visit you up there. Based in KRNT for now
Always welcome 👍
That’s awesome! Congrats!
Thanks, really appreciate it! I thought I had it made when we bought our hangar, this is next level from that! Highly recommended!! 👍✈️
Gorgeous! So jealous of such lovely weather, I've been stuck on the ground for too long
This footage is from August right before we closed on the property, the weather here now has been horrible for the past two months. It will improve, thankfully 👍✈️🍀
This is so cool! I've been visiting family up there for so many years and had no idea that there was an airstrip out there. I've been looking into getting my pilots license just to not have to drive through Seattle every time I go visit. Congrats on the house and living the dream! Glad your video popped up in my feed. :)
Wow, glad this helped, wouldn’t it be cool to fly up for future visits?! Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel!! 👍👍
Liked the VO good quality , video, flying and nice voice
Thank you, Roy! I appreciate that very much, I like to provide good context for my viewers in a calm and relaxing way. The scenery here in the PNW is so beautiful it’s hard to get a bad video, most of the time I’m trying hard to not mess it up!! Thanks again!! 👍👍
As a glider pilot starting transition to power, I’m looking forward to that go-around option!!
You’re far more disciplined (by necessity) in the approach to landing. I’m just very picky about having everything setup as well as possible for the best possible landing. Cheers!
Hello born and raised north of airport remember 1 time in the lynden tribune shows a plane on west side of run way tangled up in the wires was just to low .mid 60s thank you for the ride 🤔
Hello and thank you for sharing that, you’re most welcome for the ride. Fortunately the wires along Benson are underground now which means we only have the traffic there to fly over now. It’s a great airport and I love flying in and out, I was trained on a small airfield with the same length and width so this not only feels like home but it literally is home now. Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel.
I just subscribed a few days ago. Congrats on 1000 subs! What an amazing place (Pacific Northwest) to fly around in. I like the jazzy music thrown into each video. Looking forward to more content!
Thanks for subscribing and supporting Ginger’s channel 👍 Its still a bit of a shock to see this latest video take off like a rocket, and bring a lot more people along with it who like to the channel like you. Flying here is amazing, that’s honestly the best work to describe it! I’m glad you also enjoy the jazzy music, I’m a pretty easy going guy and this music matches my flying style perfectly. I’ve got lot of content “in the can” waiting to be edited, thanks again and please stay in touch 👍👍
Boy my spelling was atrocious! 😳😊 Thanks again, and welcome to the channel 👍✈️
Welcome to Lynden I hope you meet nice people.
Hi Skyler, thank you! All the people we’ve met have been very friendly, we’re really glad to be in Lynden. The airport community is amazing, everyone has a common passion for flying and that makes you feel like old friends instantly. It isn’t exaggerating to say our dream came true! Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel, I greatly appreciate it!! 👍👍
Nice video. I love watching planes, it's so relaxing. You have a great tempo as well. Perfect to chill out to. I wish we had places like this in the UK but unfortunately we are a little island and most of our airspace is reserved for commercial aircraft and military.
Thanks for your kinds words, appreciate it! I’m pretty chilled out and my flying and the channel reflect that 👍 I’ve lived in the UK a couple of times (Ashford, Kent and Burnham, Berkshire), I was planning to become a member of WLAC (West London Aero Club) at White Waltham. It never happened, too busy with work and no N reg aircraft on the field that I could fly with my US license. I also noticed how congested the skies were there, wow! I’m glad we have more open room here, thanks again for commenting!
I was thinking about doing one of my cross country student flights to Lynden since it'll be around the spring time. Glad I found the channel!
Hi Brian, thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. Lynden is an easy airport to land at, speed control and centerline discipline are the key to happy landings. Most local pilots prefer to land on runway 8 to the east and depart on 26 to the west, that’s my preference as well. Fuel is relatively inexpensive here and we’re all pretty friendly, don’t be surprised if one of us comes out to assist you at the pumps. Please let me know when you’re planning to visit, I’d be happy to say hello 👋 👍👍
Please use ready for "DEPARTURE", see Tenerife 1977.
Nice cockpit, I run a dynon setup too, very versatile avionics!
Thanks, Dynon makes really good gear!
My daughter and her family live in Lynden, and I could see familar Landmarks as you were flying over them. We drive down from the southern interior of B.C. to visit your wonderful area.
Hi Arnold, thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. It really is a small world isn’t it? Lynden is a wonderful town and my wife and I are so happy to be here, to be able to fly here is the cherry on the cake! I’m planning to film a lot of videos about flying from Lynden, as well as the many things visitors can do here and a bit of promotion of our many restaurants. I’m all in on Lynden and hope to share that, I’m also planning to bring BC into the conversation as that’s another one of the wonderful things about being here in the PNW. Thanks again for reaching out 👍✈️🍀
You have a new subscriber here, my friend.
@@arnoldanderson1501 thank you very much! Sincerely, I greatly appreciate that very much! If you’re here in town please let me know, I’d love to show Ginger to you 👍
Wow nice video I am hooked.. Best wishes from Scotland
Hi Al, thanks for watching, welcome to Ginger’s channel! 👍 The Pacific Northwest is stunning but so are the Highlands, sure wish I could have flown there, too, when I lived in the UK years ago. Next week I’m featuring an island airpark, the nearby San Juan Islands are full of them, hope you’ll enjoy that too. All the best!! 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane look forward to that very much
Very, very well produced content
Thanks, I appreciate that very much! As you probably know filming is the fun part, editing takes a lot more time and effort and can make or break the final video. I’m learning all the time and try to provide a great visual & sonic experience. Take good care 👍
That's so funny, I fly out of that airport every summer.
Bellingham or Lynden? Commercial or in a private airplane? This is a busy area with lots of traffic, especially in the summertime. Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel.
Enjoyed video 😊
Thank you 😁
GREAT 👍🏻
Thank you, really appreciate that! Thanks for checking out the channel 👍👍
blessings to your new home!
Many thanks for your incredibly kind comments!
@@GingerThePlane you are welcome!
Thanks for the shout out. I'll definitely be putting Lynden on the top of my list. Powers was just up there today for some of that low cost gas ( I won't say it's cheep ). I'll let Greg know he needs to come see you as well. Safe travels and BTW I've never turned a left final before.🤥
Most welcome my man! I love your channel, it was my pleasure to promote your channel 👍 Left finals are awesome, I can’t believe you’ve never done one… 👀😉
Congrats on the house. Beautiful place!
Thank you, Lane! Appreciate that very much! I guess the big thing for us was to never give up on a dream, there’s always a way 👍✈️🍀
Cool video! I love the panel in your plane too. If you’re ever at Harvey Field say hello!
Thanks, will do! I love Harvey Field and try to get in there at least once a month in the summer months. I’ll send you a message before coming down next time. 👍
Great video!! Lynden is underrated for sure!
Thanks, Jack! Much appreciated! Exactly right, we often say Lynden and the airport are the best kept secret in western Washington. I’m planning to do my part to get the word out, in the meantime we’re loving it here. Thanks for watching the video and leaving a comment. 👍
Just came across your channel. I'm an avgeek from Brisbane, Australia and have subscribed to a couple of US based aviators, so added you as well. Have cousins living in Spokane and Seattle (so have visited the PNW plenty of times since ~1998). Got a bit of catching up to do with your back catalogue of videos.
Hi Lindsay, welcome to Ginger’s channel, thank you for subscribing! I’m an a geek, too, and the joy of flying is what this channel is all about. It’s truly a small world isn’t it, please let your cousins know I’d be happy to take them up if they have an interest in aviation, and the same offer extends to you as well when you visit. 👍
Thanks for the shout-out, and I'm really looking forward to meeting you. My son and I have unexpectedly gotten into skiing in late December, and we've been spending our flying budget on that! But February I've already got people lined up who want to experience flying!
Oh, and Lynden airport looks like such a perfect little airpark community. I will work on getting permission to take my clubs planes in there.
I’m glad to hear you’ll be having some fun up on Baker, the snow pack must be amazing this year! Have a great time and stay safe up there!
You’re welcome for the shoutout. This video has gone viral a bit, hope that sends lots of people your way, too! I’m looking forward to meeting up, the weather can’t stay like this forever…… 😳
Good buy. I live in Lynden and have a plane (1977 152) hangered at 38W. I'm getting my PPL right now, but took a 2 year break due to plane engine. I'll look for ginger and say hi.
Hi Bob, I’m on the waitlist for a hangar here at the airport, until then Ginger will continue to be hangared at BLI. I’m here often to refuel, please definitely say hello if you see us on the ramp. 👍
I loved flying into that airport. Fun and challenging. It was so hard to find it going in for the first time. Wish I was still in WA so I could come visit. Maybe sometime late summer!
Hi Connor, you’re exactly right, those are the same reasons we all love flying into Lynden!! The PNW is a special place to fly, for sure, if you’re ever up this way please reach out, I’d enjoy meeting up 👍👍
This is absolutely a hidden gem! Fly out of KHIO in Portland but seems like it might be worth the trip just for the bikes in the pilot lounge. Keep up the good work though happy for you guys.
Thank you, David! Much appreciated!! There are helmets to wear with the bikes, too. This town is full of great people, restaurants and lots of trails to explore. It’s definitely a hidden gem, everyone is welcome here, and the fuel is a lot less expensive than anywhere else. Hope to see you when you visit, thanks again!!
Nice video. You flew right over my farm.
Thanks Eric, much appreciated! That’s cool, are you up in Lynden, which side of the airport? It’s such a great place to fly! 👍
Congrats. Just found your channel.
Thank you and welcome to Ginger’s channel! It’s an amazing place to live, a pilot’s dream come true for sure! Watch for Shorts of the many cool & interesting airplanes that stop here, every nice day brings something new.
Great video. Loved seeing my property off the nose around 7:30.
Thanks Sean, I’m glad you enjoyed it! I fly over your area a lot, might be other overhead views in my other videos, too. 👍
@@GingerThePlane I will keep an eye out for you!
Awesome video man G'day from New Zealand 🇳🇿
Hi Dylan, many thanks, I really appreciate that! I’m always amazed to here from folks located on the other side of the world from the Pacific Northwest! I’ve never had the chance to visit New Zealand though I did have a friend who lived in Wellington. Hope you guys are having a great summer, our winter has been crappy! I’m glad you liked the video, more to come 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane yeah its been very hot here
Holy moly, you got a viral video! Nice job!!
Thanks! Crazy isn’t it?! I’m shocked, honestly! Never would have expected a video to explode like this one, doubled my amazing subscribers and blew past my best performing video like it was just sitting there… I’m truly humbled 👍👍
Crazy - grew up in Lynden and flew in and out of there a few times.
Hi Kip, it really is a small world, isn’t it? Lynden is a wonderful place to live and the airport is a wonderful place to call home. This airport isn’t that well known and one of my hopes is to raise awareness in the local PNW aviation community and bring more pilots to 38W for fuel and to put more money into our town’s businesses. Thank you for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. 👍👍
Welcome to Lynden! You guys found a great place. It’s a sweet little town to live in 😌
Hi Lucas, thank you for the kind welcome, it’s much appreciated!! 👍 We love Lynden, this is such a great town filled with wonderful people. We’re especially glad to be a part of the airport community, still can’t quite believe we’re here, love seeing/hearing airplanes everyday!! 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane I’m sure I’ll be seeing you in air sometime!
@@lucaspetersen most definitely, Ginger’s colors make her hard to miss. If you’re ever interested in meeting up and having a closer look at Ginger let me know. 👍✈️🍀
I was looking at buying that house, but couldn’t justify moving just a couple blocks over. Hope you enjoy our little slice of PNW paradise.
Really? Wow, lucky for us, right? We had a lot of updating to do and fortunately the price we paid reflected that. It’s almost there, we’ll be repainting the outside and tackling the landscaping this spring. Always something to do with a house 😉👍
If it’s the one I’m thinking of on the Northwest corner, then yes. The market in Lynden is insane, but we were fortunate enough to get in before the over bidding craziness and high interest rates. The houses are definitely dated, but the beauty is you can make it your own. Congratulations on your new place. Definitely an upgrade from Bellingham
Its ben 6 months Just bought my airpark house 52-CL great price
Great Video, I’m going to look to you for camera advice. The home Airpark is in my hopes and dreams
Please feel free to reach out, I’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks.
I've never lived in an airpark community, but one of my childhood apartments was on the approach path to the local municipal airport. If you were outside on the weekends, you could watch some pretty cool stuff flying over.
Hi Kevin, thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. When I was a kid we lived under the flight path of an active US Air Force base during the height of the Vietnam War. I saw B-52 bombers, F4 Phantom fights and the occasional U-2 spy plane flying over our house. Today this same base has the C-5 Galaxy and the occasional F-35 and A-10, a much quieter cross section of aircraft for sure. You’d think I would grow up wanting to live as far away from airports as possible, nope! Living at the airpark is a dream fulfilled!! 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane when you live near Ramstein 🤤. Tho as a German Guy ....
Would love to see a landing at Meadow Mist (WN35). We lived on that strip growing up before moving into Lynden and haven't been in/out of there in years. Great content from Lynden, love seeing all that's going there!
Meadow Mist is a cool airfield, love it there! I’ll be out there this summer and will try to get a few takeoffs and landings while I’m there. The airport here in Lynden is such a cool place to fly from, we’re having an open house July 27th if you’re interested in a closer look. 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane I live down here in Mesa, AZ now ... and won't be up in Lynden until August. Look forward to seeing your content from the open house though!
I’ll definitely post photos and videos from the open house on Ginger’s Instagram and Facebook pages
That has to be the most lovely airfields I seen to date. Having you home on row back from the runway may be wise long term. Shame I live in the UK would love to land there. It must be so weird landing literally right next to houses and front doors.
What a blessing that must be to live there. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Roger, I appreciate your kind words! Yes, landings take some getting used to with the homes so close to the runway but center line discipline and good speed control help to make it easier. This is actually a larger runway than the field I learned at all those years ago. One thing I absolutely love is fly-bys, we often get pilots ripping down the length of the strip and the sight and sound is glorious!! 👍👍
You putting an offer on the house within 24hrs of your friend telling you about it was to be expected.....I get that same feeling in the check out line at Walmart when I pass the rack with the Snickers bar in them.....just gotta have it lol. Man, those are some serious trees on that approach. What a lovely airport. You made the right choice in not passing this up.
Yeah, exactly right, the whole experience was kind of like a wave carrying us forward! Those trees have been topped but the approach is a steep one, the PAPI is set for a 6° GS. Fun!! 👍
Living on at an air park is literally my dream. And this was so relaxing too watch and listen too. Absolutely love the video. Also.. have you tried doing Timelapse’s of flights?
Glad you enjoyed it! Yup, I’ve used timelapse to accelerate a flight sequence. For this video the flight time was perfect to share the story. Hope you’re able to find your airpark home, it’s really worth the effort to get there. 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane thanks. Haha I got a few years before i can buy a house. But wonderful video nonetheless
I could see my house too in this video, I live in Lynden as well. My first time into 38W was with San Juan Airlines as short field training in their 172s. I thought that I was landing on a road let alone a runway. Someday I will own a house on an airfield like you. Also, if you click 122.9 like 3 times, it'll give you a weather report at 38W. I'm not sure if you knew that already.
Hi, thanks for sharing this info, yes I use the asos weather reporting function every time I approach the field, usually at Wiser Lake. It’s always helpful to hear what’s happening before you’re overhead of the runway. I’m always glad to hear from another Lynden neighbor, thanks again and I hope you do live on the airport someday, the community here is really great!
nice !!!
Thank you, Roger! Very much appreciated!!
New subscriber here!
Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel!! 👍✈️🍀
Greetings from the "other Lindyn airpark". I live at an airpark in Linden, Michigan.
Hi Reid, wow - that’s very cool, I had no idea there was another “Linden or Lynden Airpark” out there in the world! What a coincidence!! I see you’re S of Flint, I’ll definitely put that on my list of must-visit airports when I fly Ginger back to New England to visit family & friends. Do you live on the airport, what do you fly? Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it! 👍
@@GingerThePlane Yes, I live on the airport (9G2) and fly an Aeronca Sedan.
@@reidbaldwin4555 I love the Sedan! My hangar neighbor has one and it’s such a great flying machine. I’m a huge Aeronca fan, that’s cool! Well, someday we’ll have to meet up, I’ll make sure to stop at Linden on my way East 👍👍
Mate this is beyond cool!
There are some brave people that live in the homes just before touch down that you fly over. I guess if you had an emergency you would come in the other direction?
- From Australia
Hi Sam, from Australia? Wow!! Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. The common arrival and departure profile has aircraft arriving from the west and departing back out to the west where it’s mostly farms and pastureland. Winds sometimes dictate arrivals on runway 26 to the west above the neighboring homes, we try to stay high and quiet out of respect for our neighbors and as an added measure of safety. If the unthinkable were to happen there’s a huge sports field and golf course located to the north to set down in. I’m happy to say this airport has an excellent safety record, no off airfield landings or on field incidents resulting in injury or property damage. All that said, I think about that every time I land or takeoff, nobody wants to be “that guy” who hits an airpark or a neighbors house! 👍✈️🍀
Pretty sure I have seen you come and go a few times!
Hi Ken, I’m sure you’re correct, I fly into Lynden almost weekly during better weather months. It will be wonderful to have a hangar on the field, Ginger is still based at Bellingham International until these windy, wet wintry days are finished. I’m planning to have Ginger at the next Lynden Airport open house, hope to meet you then. 👍
I live in a hangar on this runway!
Oh, then you’re a neighbor, even better! Hey if you see me land someday please say hello. 👍 My wife and I are still getting to know everyone and I’d enjoy getting to know you. Thanks!
I bet Ginger likes her new home.
Yes she does, thanks for watching Ginger’s channel!
When I finally got a hangar at S43 for my 150, I thought I'd made it. That's next level, for sure!
LOL, I felt the same way when we bought the hangar we were renting at BLI. This is better for sure, love being able to walk 2 min to Ginger!
I've been to that airport. We were looking for it as we had seen it on google earth and we couldn't find it because it was almost hidden in the surrounding neighborhood. It's quite surreal just seeing a runway in the middle of a residential area.
It isn’t easy to find even when you’ve landed here dozens of times. I use the tall, white DariGold milk tower to find the east side of the runway and Meridian (I-539) to find the west. One thing you definitely don’t want to do is fly more than a street or two north of the runway, you’ll be in Abbotsford airspace (and they get very “testy”). Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel 👍👍
Having lived in Lynden all of my life I can assure you, When that airport was built there we no houses in the area. This area has exploded with growth in the past 20 years or so.
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Many thanks, I truly appreciate that! Welcome to Ginger’s channel, I hope you enjoy her flights around the beautiful Pacific Northwest 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane thank you very much, hugs 🫂 from Africa
Nice. Never seen houses do close to a runway. In the country where I live that is not allowed by the regulations.
Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. Airpark communities are uncommon here, we’re so amazed at how incredible it is to step outside your door into the airplane! The homes along the runway are close but flying here means bringing your best skills to avoid any problems. In more than 20 years there haven’t been any, 👍✈️🍀🍀
I’m just a casual aviation nerd, so I don’t know a lot, but I know a good bit more than the average Joe. I never knew there were air parks you could live on! That’s super cool!
It would be quite the experience to sit out on your front or back porch after a long day of work and watch planes come and go as you grill out and have a beer. Or heck, skip the beer and go take a quick flight yourself after dinner.
You’ve captured the essence of living in an Airpark community perfectly! That’s exactly right, and we were able to get a small taste before winter set in. Since this is a public use Airport it has landing lights for 24/7 operation and the runway is plowed in the winter, too! It isn’t exclusive to pilots, either, your passion for aviation makes you a perfect airpark resident 👍
@@GingerThePlane Yeah, maybe someday! I’m not currently in a position to be doing any home buying, haha. I would definitely like to get my pilots license someday in the next few years, though!
@@brickson98m go for it! It’s the best thing you’ll ever do, every pilot I know is grateful to their younger selves for doing it. I personally worked 3 jobs to afford the cost and got my PPL in 9 months of part-time instruction. Best of luck👍✈️🍀
I honestly believe I'd double or triple or triple my hours if I could just jump in the plane and go. Keep living the dream.
I’m hoping for the same result. The convenience of having your airplane literally steps away should translate to more opportunities to be spontaneous and fly more often. I work from home and would rather use a lunch break for example to go for a flight over the islands that eat. I’ll be testing that theory this summer, you can expect more videos about what it’s actually like to live in an airpark community. Thanks for watching!! 👍✈️
Greetings, just happened to stumble upon this video and loved the laid back style… I fly out of KOTH,and this would be a great XC flight this summer. I fly a 172RG N6612R and this air park looks great….. my brother in law is the director of maintenance at Span A FLIGHT in puyallup. So that would be something for me to do,and go see him also….. I’ll keep watching your videos. I have several videos also…. Do a you tube search for “flight to reedsport “THANK YOU ,Dave……
Hi Dave, thanks for watching and commenting, it’s greatly appreciated! Yeah definitely if you’re in the area please let me know, I’d be happy to show you around and take you into town for a $100 hamburger 🍔 I’ll check out your videos, I’m always interested in supporting fellow PNW YT channels. 👍👍
*_Lynden is a great town... have college friends from there._*
Close to Bellingham and Vancouver BC. Mostly quiet town just off I-5. I can still remember one of my friends said there were more churches than taverns there. This was years ago, so the ratios may have changed. Also have an architect friend who developed Sudden Valley.
*_Would love to be able to get into aircraft without having to drive through I-5 traffic._*
Hi Steven, your memory is spot on, still more churches than taverns. Lynden Airport is my favorite part of this wonderful little town, it’s great here and I wish we’d moved here earlier. Flying is the best way to get around, weather prevents that most days this time of year, it’s ok as long as it’s not snow or ice! Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane Thank you for the reply. I was just on maps looking at your airport and the houses with aprons to their houses. That is very convenient.
I live in Yakima Area (Union Gap) and McAllister Field is not far away. I love plain spotting. We get private, commercial, and military. Yakima Training Center not far. Any air traffic from base on way to Yakima Air Terminal goes right past my house.
I am Former Boeing Everett and enthusiast for all things aircraft.
Very nice small residential airport with an awesome price on gas. But don't be blinded by the cheap gas. Rwy 26 was one of the hardest landings I've done. First-timers must land on Rwy 08, especially at night. However, Rwy 08 has its own obstacles too. The left pattern will encounter Class D airspace 0.5 miles up north. Your downwind has to be very tight! Be careful!
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If anybody really wants to land here for cheap gas, just fly 10 minutes up across the border. Canadian gas is half of the US gas price.
The more you fly here the more comfortable you will be, the visuals on 26 take longer to get used to for sure. The Abbotsford airspace is at the outer edges of runway 08’s left downwind, flying the road north of the field helps folks stay south of this and fly a tidy pattern. As for the fuel being cheaper in Canada, the price is in liters and the exchange rate makes it a lot more expensive - plus there’s Customs… C’mon back sometime, you’re always welcome in Lynden 👍
@@GingerThePlane Thanks for the clarification on Canadian Gas Price. Didn’t know they use Liter! Sorry about that!
@@flyingCPA no worries, 😉
Nice job, local!
Thanks John, I’m looking forward to flying with you this year, too! When the weather improves let’s go for a rip around the islands! 👍
@@GingerThePlane For sure, it would be fun to take my son for his first ever airplane ride!
I lived in Lynden for like 6 months. Right across the street was Nooksack river. Cool place. You tried “burnt ends yet “? Some dang good smoked meat in there !
Small world, isn’t it? I’m originally from New England and my wife is German, we moved to Bellingham from the UK in 2015. Lynden was always on our radar because of the airport, it would have been great to get here earlier but we eventually made it. We cook a lot and haven’t tried Burnt Ends yet but I’d definitely love to, nothing is better than a good BBQ place!! Thanks for watching and for reaching out, I appreciate it very much! 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane of course ! It’s fun to watch ! Washington is a great state ! I plan on moving back in the next year. I’d like to move to Lynden or Sedro Woolley
Both are great places to live! Glad you enjoy seeing the area from the air, it’s so amazing here, thanks again 👍
@@GingerThePlane if you haven’t yet ! You have to check out baker mountain ! Safe travels 🙏🏻
What are the policies there on night takeoffs/landings? Especially late night? (I do enjoy night flying a lot :-) But so close to houses full of sleeping occupants...) And I know it can get super windy where I station in Skagit. So the narrow runway with some ditches and houses so close had me a little (irrationally probably) nervous when I checked Lynden out. :-) I imagine the houses so close cut down on that a bit when actually over the threshold. But in general, how is it typically there? And any other thoughts on it? I've considered stationing my plane there for the available hangar space and fuel prices. :-)
Great questions! Lynden is a public use airport with a beacon, landing and taxi lighting, and a PAPI so night landings are available if needed. That said, most of the airport and neighboring residents are fast asleep after 10, winter night landings are much more friendly to everyone (because it gets dark earlier). Northeast winds are most common here, they settle down a little bit when down at the runway level, approach from the west on 8 is preferred for no homes below and a clear path to the runway. Depart westerly on 26, less homes to fly over during climb and no invisible trees to worry about. Hangars here are as precious as they are everywhere else, I’m on the waiting list myself. Lynden is a wonderful place to base if you’re within 30 min of the field, otherwise BLI is a better option. If you come up please let me know, I’ll pop over to the pumps to say hello 👋 👍👍
My dad just told me 3 days ago to look for a home on this airport. They live in Lynden
Listen to your dad, Eric 👍 Lynden is a great town to live in and the airport community is wonderful. I’ve learned there are 2-3 homes that may come onto the market this year, each one is highly coveted by many, many pilots in the area. If you’re interested you will likely be in a very competitive group of prospective buyers. I’m not sure how far away you are but you could come up for an EAA meeting or one of the monthly WPA meetings and meet some of the pilot/homeowners here on the field. Let me know if I can help in any way. 👍
No way! I’ve got my plane based out of KBLI. So neat to see someone from the area on RUclips. Look out for me! Cessna 3123X
Small world, isn’t it?! I think I may have seen you doing TAGs last Friday. I was checking on Ginger around 4:30 or 5. Thanks for watching this video and welcome to Ginger’s channel 👍 I’ll be around BLI for a while longer, no hangars available in Lynden unfortunately. I’m planning to fly tomorrow afternoon, hope to see you 👍
Left final😂 we’ve all been there
Thanks Ariel 👍 My radio work varies from really good to horrible, thankfully that flight wasn’t too awful. Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. ✈️🍀
The whole point of owning/living at an airpark is to Have the hangar attached to the house and the avoidance of hassles associated with rental hangars.
Hi Gwen, ideally yes, you’re correct. In our case it was a lack of availability and affordability. The 1 or 2 homes that may come up for sale every 5 or 6 years were beyond our price point and the chance to live here now meant being 1 house away. We’re happy with our choice. 👍✈️
I would just do touch and go's all day long. No landing fees! Is your AME mobile?
There’s a larger airport to the south that’s better suited to training and touch & go’s. We’re surrounded by neighborhoods that aren’t used to lots of training flights, we try hard to strike that balance and not wear out our local support for the airport. 😉
I wish we had places like this in Canada. Airparks are so rare here….😭
Lynden Airpark is 6 miles from the BC border, still not in Canada but pretty close! WA State has quite a few airparks and many more farm airstrips. I know what you mean though, more airparks would be great (US & Canada). Hope you’re able to find your airpark home someday.
Why are AirParks 'Rare' in Canada with SO much space like NW Territory🤔
New Follower here. Do airports out there have Dawn Patrols in the summers ? How many hours have you logged ? I'm in Nashville TN, originally from Detroit. My dad was a piper dealer in the 60's growing up I spent a lot of weekends at the airport.
Welcome Garry, glad to have you here! There aren’t any formal groups that I’m aware of but I’m a huge fan of pre-dawn and dusk flights. I love how calm the air gets and the colors in the sky are indescribably beautiful. I plan to film a flight or two like that, I’ve tried to capture them in the past but the conditions weren’t right, I’m determined to capture that moment. Hope that will be something I can share with you and others. 👍
Living the dream! I'm looking to move back to WA this year to settle down. One of the homes at an air park like Apex would be awesome, but probably isn't necessary for me. I'm a helicopter pilot, so anything with enough room to drop in + a little extra for "oh shit" moments would likely suffice 😂
An airpark is much more than a runway and hangars, in my opinion it’s the community of pilots and aviation minded people that make it truly special. You could, of course, buy a rural homestead and carve out enough room for a landing area with a hangar nearby. Either way definitely do it, now that we’re here my only regret is not doing this sooner!! 👍👍
I got my PPL out of Bellingham. I miss that flying, on a clear day of course.
I’m a huge fan of flying in this area, and yeah on those really nice days it 10x more amazing! Are you still flying, where are you now? I started my flying in New England and thought that was the most diverse weather I’d ever see, nope - the PNW can change seasons in a day!! 👍👍
@Ginger The Plane I'm down in southern Cali now. Still flying just a bit of a different time. Vfr 340 days a year don't suck
It looks like a lovely spot, but gosh....I don't know that I'd want my house 50' off an active runway! Any little mishaps could put a firey crash on my porch. I think your idea of being OFF the runway is a good one.
Hi Loren, that thought crossed my mind as well. I’m told there haven’t been any serious mishaps like that and most folks flying in have the skills needed to operate safely. It’s a special place, I never tire of seeing airplanes come & go during the day, it does make it hard to do my work at times (because I’d like to be out flying, too)! 👍
i can see my home base of abbotsford!
Hi Evan, yes you can, the Abbotsford airspace shelf is just north of Lynden and pilots flying a left downwind for runway 8 need to watch their distance or run afoul of Abbotsford ATC. Also, we’re under the CYXX runway 19 departure so a lot of great sounding aircraft pass overhead. Love living here, aviation is all around and the local piloting community is wonderful!!
I’m new to the area and decided to add a skyhawk to my life, I flew it here from MD via Phoenix, epic trip! I’m tied down at BLI currently and the wait list is long for a hangar around here. I would love to meet up some time and maybe do some flying! Congrats on you your new house!
Thanks Mike, welcome to the area, it’s amazing flying here isn’t it? I’m still hangaring Ginger at BLI, we will definitely have to meet up. If you’re around this Thursday I’m planning to get out in the afternoon (weather permitting), my hangar is Nimbus 9 - feel free to stop by 👍👍
@@GingerThePlane thanks! I’m at BLI now and will keep my eyes open for you! I’d love to see your plane, it’s the cleanest 172 I’ve ever seen!
@@mikeboard1 I’m headed there now, should be pulling her out around 3 or so. 👍
Is that really " ready for take off" in the U.S? Here in Germany it's " ready for departure"!
The way ATC calls were explained to me is “departure” is associated more with IFR clearances, whereas a VFR flight is “cleared for takeoff, runway xx”. My flights are all VFR and I use “ready for takeoff”, though if you watch other flying videos you will certainly hear variations including “departure”, “ready to go”, etc. At non-towered fields I often announce “entering runway xx for immediate departure to the (direction of flight)”, if I said taking off that might not be understood by landing traffic. Is departure used at large and small airports in Germany? Meine Frau ist Deutsche aus Köln, we visit often and I’ve always wanted to fly there. Many thanks!
Where do you keep the plane if your home doesn't have a hangar?
Hi John, Ginger is currently based 30 minutes to the south at Bellingham International. I have a really nice hangar there, I’m on the waitlist for a Lynden hangar that will be literally 2 min from my back door. We knew there would be a wait and I’m absolutely ok with that, it’s one of the concessions we made to have an affordable home so close to the runway. I’m planning to provide future updates when Ginger is finally located at Lynden Airport, including a hangar tour and some more information about this airport and the airpark community. 👍👍
But what if your neighbour is really bad at crosswind landings? Do you go out until they have landed?
No, the people who live here and fly from this runway are all skillful competent pilots with a lot of experience. The airport is intimidating to less experienced pilots so that tends to keep things safer automatically but we encourage people who want to come here to focus on their energy management and centerline training.
Nice panel. How much did it cost?
Thanks! We put that in almost 2 years ago, it wasn’t cheap but it’s worth every penny. See the “Watch This Before You Start” video in the Binge playlist for more on the price. 👍
This is MY dream
It’s attainable, some places are very affordable, not many people even know about airparks. It’s definitely pilot heaven for sure!! Thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel. 👍
That controller never issued winds on the departure clearance. He must be Canadian, eh?
Hi Joe, thanks for watching and welcome to Ginger’s channel! Editing often omits some details, in this case ATC had just provided a Citation jet in front of me with winds on their departure. I’m sure he would have given them to me too if needed but it was a fairly calm day and I’m a “regular” so he knew I just wanted to get out of there 😉 Speaking of Canadians, the BLI airspace is actually managed by Victoria Approach, a Nav Canada entity. BLI doesn’t have radar so instrument approaches and all commercial traffic at this US class D airport are handled by a foreign government - crazy, huh?!
@Ginger The Plane I know. I was being sarcastic. I did two tours at NUW and was a fully qualified TRACON Controller. I happen to know the controller on the mic and am giving him hell. Be careful, he's blind in one eye and can't see outta the other. FIND. YOUR. INTERVAL.
@@PapaFoxtrot2002 too funny! I know him, too, good guy! I’m a big fan of ATC, appreciate you guys a lot 👍👍
is there a curfew for landing or is it 24hr landing and takeoffs?
No curfew, 38W is a public use airport with PAPI and runway/taxi lighting. We don’t tend to get nighttime air ops here, it’s a neighborhood and most folks are fast asleep. If you do come in at night please try to keep things quiet, we have wonderful neighbors outside the fence and try hard to be good aviation ambassadors. Hope to see you at 38W sometime 👍👍
Is pumping the throttle ok in this airplane? In all the 172s and 152s and 150 I have flown the poh says not to.
Hi Brennan, great question! Ginger wasn’t happy that morning, I generally don’t pump the throttle more than once (she’s carbureted, not fuel injected) but that day 2 was needed. The carburetor was rebuilt in the next annual and she starts perfectly now with one pump. I’m sure a lot of pilots found than non-standard. 👍👍
@Ginger The Plane just curious. I had a very hard time starting a 172rg one time at flightschool. In the cockpit was a printed label saying Do Not Pump Throttle! The head maintenance guy hears us trying to start for like 10 minutes. He comes over opens the door pumps the throttle 3 times and it started right up.
@@TheBrennan90 sometimes all it takes is a little bit of extra fuel ¯\_(ツ)_/¯