Historic Aircrafts Grounded

Our gem of a country airport, Van Sant, has been with us for decades.  And Bar and Dannie Eisenhauer, who run Bird of Paradise at Van Sant, are the good folks who run the FBO and give biplane and glider rides from its historic and beautiful grass field.   However, during this summer of 2017, President Trump is planning to use his Bedminster,, NJ golf club as his weekend home.  A special Temporary Flight Restriction will be activated on those weekends which means that no general aviation flying will be allowed in a 10-mile radius and no flying without a flight plan in a 10-30-mile radius.  So Bird of Paradise, who offers biplane rides and glider rides, mainly on weekends, will be shut down.  They can't file flight plans as their planes have no radios or transponders.  They are going to work hard to try to keep activity going with other weekend events, like kite flying competitions, taxi races, tethered balloons and, of course, their monthly dinner and movie nights.  They will continue to offer rides from Monday to Thursday.  However their ability to make a living is going to be seriously impacted. 

Please help them with a donation to this fund which will be used to literally help Bar and Dannie survive.  This support will mean that this valuable local resource can continue to operate for the benefit of all the bikers, car clubs, pilots, people who love the rides, dog walkers, photographers and everyone who values this slice of aviation history.

Thank you for donating and come out to visit us.  Visit the website - http://vansantairport.com and signup for email notices so you know what is going on weekend to weekend.