Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Air Park Open House

~ John W. Howell

On the second Saturday of the month, Lakeway Air Park holds an open house for the community. We have gone to this open house before, but I thought it would be fun to see if anything is new. We are catered by Eberly of Austin, and our entertainment is Frank Sinatra.

Menu

Raw oysters half dozen  persimmon mignonette, cocktail sauce, fresno hot sauce, lemon

crudo kanpachi, aji amarillo leche de tigre, blood orange, fried garlic, scallions

beef tartare  black garlic dijon vinaigrette, crispy potatoes, egg yolk

rigatoni 30 fennel sausage, san marzano pomodoro, pecorino, basil

spaghettini  lobster, beurre blanc, fresno chiles, chives

mafaldine  oyster mushroom, drunken goat, cracked black pepper, chives

MAINS

halibut  pomme purée, pepper relish, watercress salad

salmon  crispy rice cake, romanesco, citrus, chive beurre blanc, trout roe

eggplant milanese  basil purée, toasted almonds, charred zucchini & tomato salad

half chicken  parisian gnocchi, caper-brown butter jus, arugula

short rib  ’nduja collard greens, grilled corn, radish, chimichurri

pork chop confit potatoes, spinach, mustard seed-bacon glaze

ny strip sautéed red kale, confit garlic, bordelaise

Picture of an old time school bus

Let’s jump on the bus.

There is the permanent Ercoupe display.

A big welcome to the Air Park. (and a few rules)

A photo of planes on the line.

Another shot of the line shows the variety.

A photo showing homes around the Air Park with the hanger for airplanes.

1946 Piper PA-12

2016 SETH E HANCOCK VANS RV 7 Experimental

Cockpit of the Seth Hancock

2005 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22

Controls of the Cirrus.

1940 Piper J5A

Controls of the Piper.

PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC – SEAREY LSA Land and sea

1062 Cessna 210B

Controls of the Cessna

1973 Cessna 182 taking off.

Well, that’s the tour. It’s time to relax, have some food, and listen to Ole Blue Eyes.

90 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Air Park Open House”

  5. I have a cousin who lived at an airpark in Kansas for a while, and friends who lived outside Comfort had several hangars and a grass runway for guys who were into experimental aircraft and flew to different airports for lunch now and then.

    I laughed at the caution to watch for deer on the runway. When I lived in Liberia, we used a Cessna STOL for visits to bush clinics, and every time we did, we had to buzz the runway to get the soccer players off.

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  6. I’ve loved small planes ever since my uncle took us up in his several times when I was a kid! I took to the air with a pilot friend of mine in a small Cessna not too long ago as research for one of my books – still love flying that way! And of course, skydiving meant a small plane to get us high enough to jump.

    Salmon today, please!

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  8. Watch for deer on the runway. Seems like Ron White had a standup bit about that a few years ago. Someone here developed one of those air park subdivisions with hangars instead of garages. I don’t think it ever took off. 🥁

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  13. Wheels up! That’s a great event, John. Excellent photos.

    I’ll start with the raw oysters, a little extra cocktail sauce if possible and then the pork chop entree.

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  16. John, I’m glad you got such nice shots of the planes and especially, of their cockpits and controls. These pictures reminded me of the only time I’ve flown in one of those two-seaters — it was scary, but absolutely spectacular!

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  17. I want a little bit of everything off that menu to start with. As for the planes, I love the older ones most of all. Just like the old cars, so much character to them.

    All that, AND the perfect song!

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  20. Cool!

    Some are going into outer space, some are into vintage space.

    Your hood has everything!

    I gotta say, that eggplant dish sounds yummy!

    Thanks for the tour, John!

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  21. My nephew-in-law would enjoy this! He’s a pilot. Last week, he flew between Cleveland and London and back. It’s his dream job that I’m glad came true for him! He’s also a professor at the pilot program at a college. His final assignment is what they use for the class, his professors were so impressed with it.

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  26. I’ve always wanted to learn to fly, and seeing these planes resurrects that dream. Wonderful post, John, especially with Sinatra’s final notes. 😊

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      1. hahahahaha … When Greg’s housemate heard that I’d never flown in a plane before (not in any plane at that point in time) she insisted that he give me a barf bag “just in case.” Instead of throwing up, I giggled through the whole flight 😉

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