Transcontinental Airway System Beacons
I just learned about these historical sites and thought I'd share as many of the remaining sites may be on public lands, and I don't know where else to post the information anyway. There are GPS loca...
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We accidently found one of those at Pole Mtn., WY. I knew about the beacons, but not the arrows on the ground. In fact, I didn't know what it was when we were standing on it and only learned about it later on some guy's blog site.
There's one near Rodeo, NM and the radio shack has been moved and turned into a cottage at a local motor court. It's the second airfield on this site: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NM/Airfields_NM_SW.htm#rodeo
BTW, abandoned airfields would also be a fun to search for. My wife and I, since we are both pilots and worked for the airlines (as Dispatchers), also search for VORs wherever we go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range
Happy hunting!
LS
There's one near Rodeo, NM and the radio shack has been moved and turned into a cottage at a local motor court. It's the second airfield on this site: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NM/Airfields_NM_SW.htm#rodeo
BTW, abandoned airfields would also be a fun to search for. My wife and I, since we are both pilots and worked for the airlines (as Dispatchers), also search for VORs wherever we go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF_omnidirectional_range
Happy hunting!
LS
