Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Airpark Open House

~ John W. Howell
Today we are visiting the Lakeway Airpark open house. We are catered by Home Slice Pizza of Austin. Our entertainment is The Steve Miller Band.
Menu
Margherita – Fresh mozzarella, diced Roma tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic & basil.
White Pie with Spinach – Extra virgin olive oil, garlic, mozzarella, ricotta, provolone & romano.
Eggplant Pie – A NY staple that’s like eggplant parmesan on a pie.
Veggy – Spinach, Roasted Red Peppers, Green Olives, Onions
Classic – Pepperoni & Mushroom
Variation – Sausage, Ricotta Cheese, and Roasted Red Peppers
White Clam Pizza – Chopped clams, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, fresh oregano, and Pecorino Romano—street cred in Naples and New Haven.
Picture of an old time school bus
Hop on the bus and let’s get going.
The sign you are at the airpark
$5.00 a gallon for aviation fuel.
The historical marker.
Coffee and donuts.
Glider kits for the kids.
A little free library.
A high-priced sports car showing.
Observation plane.
A 2005 Cirrus.
A vintage Piper
An experimental homebuilt.
SeaRey seaplane.
There are two of the many homes around the Airpark. Notice the big doors and drive to the runway
Here is city councilman O’Brien taking a traditional selfie at the event
There is one taking off.
I hope you enjoyed the visit. Now it is time for food and music. I also hope you have a great week.

76 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Lakeway Airpark Open House”

  1. I love shows like this, John. Great photos and cool planes and cars. I can’t count how many of those balsa wood gliders I had growing up. That picture brought back some nice memories. The little free library is also a good sight.

    In a nod to Pepe’s in New Have, I’ll have the White Clam Pizza.

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      1. Pepe’s clam pizza is whole clams, not chopped. At least it was when I was working. A group of us would go down every now and then, and we always got a clam pie as an appetizer.

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  2. Great job, by you and the airfield!
    Being as we live below the small aircraft airways, we have a number of these small fields around. They are so hidden though, very few know they exist.

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  8. Awesome

    I did not know you had an airport. My grandson is a flight instructor at three different airports in Indiana. On August 3rd his company is having a fly-in at the Kankakee airport. I plan on going. Free breakfast :-). Lots of old planes. Also cars, live music and more. I love this stuff.

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      1. My daughter, Michele and her family live on an airport runway. Lots of gliders and hot air balloons. Clay has a 180 Cessna tail-dragger. Very cool.

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  9. Vintage sports cars and airplanes?? I think that’s pretty close to heaven, John! Did they offer free (or paid) rides? If so, I’d have been at the head of the line! Thanks for a lovely Sunday (though I suspect this event actually took place on Saturday, right?!)

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    1. The event was on the Saturday before yesterday. I try to stay a week ahead if possible. There were no rides offered. Given that the ownership of the airpark is all private, I don’t think they wanted the liability. Thanks, Debbie.

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  11. My family would be in heaven with vintage cars and airplanes – we all like them. I believe I actually flew in a Piper like the one your photographed. My Uncle Jim was a pilot and would fly to Plymouth to visit us each year. We put towels out on our lawn to let him know where we were!

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  14. Oh, this is a fun tour, John! I loved seeing the unusual and vintage planes — especially the yellow one. By now you know that I went nuts for that old Corvette. Thanks for the Steve Miller song that I hadn’t thought about in ages. Hugs.

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  17. Would it be extremely hoggish (yes) to have one of each pizza slice?

    As for the planes, a winning fleet Boss, love the captures from the first to the last. And how can you beat the tune for this piece?

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  25. I adore events of the kind & I’m happy to learn that you arrange them. A true chance to touch the history. Thank you, dear John! I believe that donuts were delicious.🤩🍤🍤🍤🍻

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