BLUEBIRD AERODROME
HANGAR
Gordonsville Airport Celebrating 72 years of service! (1936-2008)
Coordinates:
N38-09.36 W078-09.95
Mag Var: 6 deg W
Driving: 3.0 miles N of the town of Gordonsville, VA
6.0 miles S Orange, VA
18123 Gordonsville, VA (address for directions only, not a mailing address)
Bluebird Aerodrome Hangar
(PHYSICAL ADDRESS ONLY)
18123 James Madison Highway
Gordonsville, VA 22942
United States
ph: 540-903-6624
alt: 540-903-4916
bluebird
GVE Projects
CWO-04(Navy) BOB OLEN SR.
Memorial Garden
Lately the beacon tower at GVE has become a home to 3 foot tall weeds and a lot of aggrevation. It just seemed the perfect place to creat a visual retreat for those visiting the airport. The beacon is one of those representations of safety and love. Bob brought safety and love into my life as well as sharing the passion for aviation. A marker will be added later.
CWO-O4(NAVY) ROBERT A. OLEN SR.
(1944-2006)
A memorial garden has been planted by Caleb Glick and Faith Olen-Glick beneath the beacon's light tower.
RUNWAY LIGHT
Break-away fittings for the runway lights were replaced. Other light repairs were completed or lights replaced.
The Ol' Crop Duster's fix for a break-away light. These lights were the typical lights installed for runway usage ca.1960. We will be using/maintaining this traditional style until we get a new runway in place.
Runway light diagram
Organizing parts and tools
Want to help make the runway more visiable and protect the lights? Please help GAPS by:
Donating one of these rubber mats to be placed around the runway lights. The mats will be painted white and will be used as a weed and mower barrier as well as runway identification.
We are painting them with primer and with white paint for greater visibility from the air.
To donate just email us at bluebird@bluebirdaerodrome.com
The cost is about $13.00 per mat. We would like to purchase 50 mats. Thank you to the following people who have donated a mat:
Buck Carlton
Mr. Horton
Caleb and Faith Glick
Mr. and Mrs. Kennedy
Kristin Farry
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WORK PARTY:
A GRAND SUCCESS!
April 19, 2008 was a beautiful day on the field. Everyone worked hard to repair the current break-away runway lights.
LUNCH BREAK!
July 31, 2008
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
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Bluebird Aerodrome Hangar
(PHYSICAL ADDRESS ONLY)
18123 James Madison Highway
Gordonsville, VA 22942
United States
ph: 540-903-6624
alt: 540-903-4916
bluebird
