I'm based at KBPK, right beside Gastons. Please everyone monitor 123.00 on your second radio because, KFLP, KBPK, and the Valley are all on that frequency and for some stupid reason Gaston's on its own frequency and there have been lots of near misses. With that being said, Gastons always fun to land at, but guess since fly over it all the time I take it for granted!
I don't think it's bad at all! You can always fly over the field and work on what the approach looks like. There are power lines hanging over the river that you need to look out for, but you don't need to be that low anyways. Gastons is very long, too, so depending on what you are flying in there, you usually have plenty of room.
I'm based at KBPK, right beside Gastons. Please everyone monitor 123.00 on your second radio because, KFLP, KBPK, and the Valley are all on that frequency and for some stupid reason Gaston's on its own frequency and there have been lots of near misses. With that being said, Gastons always fun to land at, but guess since fly over it all the time I take it for granted!
I've watched a couple videos of this approach and landing and from the videos it looks intimidating for some reason. How bad is it?
I don't think it's bad at all! You can always fly over the field and work on what the approach looks like. There are power lines hanging over the river that you need to look out for, but you don't need to be that low anyways. Gastons is very long, too, so depending on what you are flying in there, you usually have plenty of room.
Great nostalgia trip here. I’ve flown into Gastons. We used to keep our 172 across the lake at Diamond Bluff, way back in the early 90’s.
I've flown in there one time. The gap is scarier looking at 1/4 mile than it is when you're close to it. The runway itself is huge.