MESF

Mountain Empire Sport Flyers

Formed in the summer of 2009, our purpose is to enjoy sport flying in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia.

We meet at 7 PM on the first Monday of every month at the Johnson City Alliance Church in Boones Creek

Church address and location here:

Club members airstrips & other sport-friendly airstrips in E Tennessee & SW VA

Our members (in no particular order)

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Steve Preston More Pics, videos Airstrip		1983 CGS Hawk single-seat Classic Rotax 503, ELSA I fly from my neighbor’s hay field, a very short restricted strip, but fly over and buzz me! Home Phone 423-753-5888 Cell Phone 423-747-0845 Website Hawk-Eye Sport Flying Services
L. J. Bagby More pics, videos		Challenger II
David Jones Club President More pics, videos		CGS Hawk Arrow - HKS 700 Lockwood Aircam - Rotax 582 (2) Stingsport
Jay Prater More pics, videos
Tommy Hensley More pics, videos Airstrip		CGS Hawk Arrow - 65 hp Hirth
Sherrill Phillips More pics, videos Airstrip		Kolb Firestar - Rotax 447 Trike - Rotax 503
Richard Pike Club Secretary More pics, videos Airstrip		Kolb MKIII, Rotax 582 Phone 423-323-9441 Website Kolb MKIII Tweaks & Hints
Gary Darnell More pics, videos		Cessna 152-150 PPC
Robert Tapscott More pics, videos		Maxair Drifter - Kawasaki 440
Larry Murphy More pics, videos Airstrip		Rans S-7
Sam Kite More pics, videos Airstrip		Rans S-19
Bob Roller More pics, videos		Trike
Vince Nicely More pics, videos		Kolb Firestar II - Rotax 503 Moni motorglider - Rotax 503
Michael Golden More pics, videos
David DeVault More pics, videos		Zenair CH701 - Rotax 912
Latti Cavness More pics, videos		PPC - Rotax 582
Ed Martin More pics, videos		Cessna 172 Kolb FSII - Rotax 582
Ed Athey More pics, videos Airstrip
Terry Bloom More pics, videos		Evektor Sport Star - Rotax 912
Phil Stockman More pics, videos		Supercat - Rotax 447 Phil's Website
Carl Hoffman More pics, videos		You name it - he's flown it and got the t-shirt.

Mountain Empire Sport Flyers is club #181 of the US Ultralight Association

US Ultralight Association here

General Operating and Flight Rules (14 CFR part 91) here

Ultralight Vehicles (14 CFR part 103) here

Advisory Circular AC103-6 ~ Ultralight Vehicle Operations, Airports, Air Traffic Control, and Weather here

Advisory Circular AC90-89A ~ Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook here

Advisory Circular AC43.13-2B ~ Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Alterations here

Airman's Information Manual (Yes, I know the Politically Correct term is now Aeronautical Information Manual. I don't care.) here

FAR 7110.65T Air Traffic Control here

Ethanol Free Gas Stations in NE Tennessee below ~ USA listing including Tennessee here
SUNOCO on Pennsylvania Ave. Bristol TN
Andy's on Commonwealth Ave. Bristol VA
Cedar Creek Market on Weaver Pike Bristol TN
VOLCO on Broad St. in Elizabethton Tn.
Bay station in Sulphur Springs on hwy 75
Food Shop in Sulphur Springs next to the Fire Dept.
Apple Barn station on hwy 36 between Colonial Heights & Gray
Shanks Grocery on 107 in Erwin
CITGO on Eastman Rd between Eastman and Sloopy's in Kingsport
Bay station on 11W several miles east of Kingsport
RT Discount Tobacco on Hwy 126 just SW of Steele Creek Park SW of Bristol
USA Gas at the intersection of Center St. & Eastman Rd. in Kingsport
In Greenville - Pioneer Mkt 480 Erwin Hwy
In Greenville - Forrest Hill Corner at the intersection of Bohannon Av & Snapps Ferry Rd
Zeke's on 11E between Boone lake and Piney Flats

Phillips Injex TCWIII 2-stroke oil available at Greenville Oil & Petroleum in Greenville.

423-928-2477 or 423-638-3145

First flight of the rebuilt FSII, Ed Martin flying