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Contacts
Club President:
Cynthia Fitzgerald
franconiasoaring@gmail.com
Secretary:
James Gleason
james@lunatecture.net
Safety Officer:
Peter Eiche
pseiche@hotmail.com
Chief Pilot:
JR Bruning
nhflyer@rocketmail.com
Chief Instructor:
Chuck Waldo
cwaldo.jr@gmail.com
Board Members:
Andy Kingswood
Jess Pauley
Kathy Lockwood
Matt Cote
Peter Stauble
Correspondence:
Franconia Soaring Association
P.O. Box 956
Franconia, NH 03580
Airport Address:
Franconia Airport - 1B5
1251 Easton Road
Franconia NH 03580
Aiport Telephone:
(603)823-5034
Telephone is usually answered 10am-6pm, Saturday and Sunday, depending on our avaliability.
Often times we are busy on the flight line. Please call back during operational hours.
It is always best to confirm glider flights will be avaliable before coming to the airport.
Otherwise, leave a message with your contact information, we will respond to your inquery.
Airport Information For Visiting Pilots:
Visiting aircraft should be extra vigilant due to heavy glider operations and utilize 2-way radio communications on 122.8 at all times.
Approaching powered aircraft remain east of the airport to avoid over flying the elevated and populated areas to the west.
Landing aircraft should follow a standard 45 degree pattern entry using left traffic for runway 18 and right traffic for runway 36.
It is highly recommended that visiting pilots be current with soft and short field landing and takeoff technique.
Please contact flight operations on unicom 122.8 for taxi and tie-down instructions.
Prior to run-up, please position your aircraft to avoid sending propwash toward people or equipment.
Departing aircraft are urged follow the noise abatement procedures on takeoff.
Staged gliders and ground personal may be near the runway, therefore please allow for safe operational distances.
All glider aircraft use a left hand patterns for both runway 36 and runway 18.
Gliders have the right away over all powered aircraft.
Noise Abatement Poocedures:
Please fly runway heading until reaching 1000 feet, then turn on course.
On departure, avoid flying near the airport while at or near pattern altitude.
Franconia Airport (1B5), 970' MSL
N44*11.75' W71*44.97'
CTAF/Unicom 122.8
Runway 18/36: 2000'x150' (Turf)
Runway 18: Left traffic pattern.
Runway 36: Right traffic pattern.
Bangor FSS 1-800-WX-BRIEF
Airnav Airport Information
No fuel available.
Airport Manager:
Jim David
tangofour@gmail.com
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