SL Airport Expo Blog Spotlight: Eric Gregan

Our spotlights continue with Eric Gregan, co owner of New Horizon's Airport:

QUESTIONS RELATED TO YOUR SL AIRPORT:

1.  What inspired you to create your airport in Second Life?
Like many that love  the aviaition, I wanted to create my own airport.

2.  Tell us about your airport, what were your aims and goals in Second Life, when you created it?  
To create an airport that  could receive the bigger planes, the airliners. To enable people to Role play with their airway companies.

3.  Is your airport modeled or inspired after a real life airport?    If so which one?
My airport is not a copy of any existing airport, but to enable a full roleplay it is made with the same infrastructures as in RL

4.  How long have you owned your airport?  is your airport opened to the general public?  Is a group required to rezz?  What are some activities or items that people can do at your airport?

- the airport exists since 2 years
-  it is open to the general public
- there is a group for the airport but it is not necessary to be in it to rezz.
-  we offer various things:
- Role Play for Airway companies
- Ground air control
- security control ( rp)
- rescue simulation ( rp)
- Hospitalisation (rp)
- Shopping
- Night out in the bar/club
- and probably some more that I forget

5.  We are thrilled to have your airport come to our SL Airport Expo and be a part of Aviation Month! What inspired you to take part?
To use the opportunity to get the airport know to more people

QUESTIONS RELATED TO YOU:
1.  How long have you been in Second Life?
5 years

2.  What made you first join Second Life?
I wanted to see what a 3D world looked like

3.   What are some of the strangest things you have experienced or seen in Second Life?
that because of the anonimity the worse of people comes out

4.  Other than owning an airport in Second Life and being interested in aviation, what are some other things you like to do while you are in Second Life?
exploring and moving around in vehicles

5.  If you could invite anyone from RL into SL, who would it be?  
no one, this is another world

You can visit New Horizon's Airport by clicking on the slurl below:
New Horizon Airport

SL Airport Blog Featured Airports of the Day!

Today is day #3 of our SL Airport Expo and we have even more great airports to feature! Today's featured airports are:

• Sparrow Field
• New Horizon Airport
• Abbotts
• Area 51/Chase Field

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Airport:  Sparrow Field

Owner:  Rael Ellisson

Location:  Dogoog Sim

Sparrow Field:  One of the airports serving the popular Blake Sea-Nautilus-Corsica route, Sparrow Field is conveniently located just north of the continent of Nautilus. It has a very unique architecture style that is hard to miss.

Providing access to both conventional and water based aircraft, Sparrow Field is used by several groups as they ply the air routes on their grid flights. It is also home to Black Dog Industries, an aircraft brand also owned by the airfield owner.

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Airport:  New Horizon Airport

Owners:  Eric Gregan and Kahlan Bingyi

Sim:  Alphubel

New Horizon Airport:  A major airport serving the Blake Sea-Nautilus-Corsica route, New Horizons is a modern style airport, with a feel similar to a busy international airport. With facilities to cater to even the largest of planes in Second Life,

There is an air traffic control system in place at New Horizons, and it conveniently tells pilots and aviators as to the path to take to the runway as they taxi their planes out of the gates. There is also a marina located underneath the airport. New Horizons is also home to the EG brand of aircraft, who are known for their recreations of airliners and civil aircraft.

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Airport:  Abbotts Airport

Owner:  Special Cathcart

Location: Abbotts Sim

Abbotts Airport: Widely regarded as the birthplace of SL aviation, Abbotts has been preserved for all to enjoy! Located in the mainland, this airport has a sci-fi style of architecture, resembling something out of Blade Runner, or even Tron.

It has a single runway and helipads located above ground, attached to the airport terminal via link bridges. There is a small submarine pen located under the tarmac, which has enough space to support smaller seaplanes and boats. Abbotts makes a wonderful stopover for pilots flying out of Bay City Airport or Poppyport, conveniently located between both a airports. Visitors will also find a Terra Aeronautics store here.

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Airport:  Area 51/Chase Field

Owner: Reconkangas Resident

Location:  Airbase Sim

Area 51/Chase Field:  As its name suggests, this sprawling airport is a military airport, resembling a modern era airbase. Its build is one of functionality, with a no-frills layout. Although primarily a military airport, there is a terminal building with its own tarmac space, connected to the main runways.

The tarmac is connected to two criss-crossing runways. The alignment and lighting on the runway suggests the possibility of simultaneous use without planes bumping into one another. WIth plenty of space on either side of the runway, this airport should have no problems handling even large aircraft. The SL Marine Corps and Outcast Aviation calls this sim home.