X51 is
Homestead General Airport and LAFA's "Home Playing Field".
Homestead General is located on the
edge of the Everglades in the South Florida Redlands, and is surrounded by
scenic farmlands. The numerous canals in the area make excellent visual
references for local VFR flying, as does the nearby channel 6 transmitting
tower. The ultralight field (9U & 27U) is located at the North end of
the airport.
In order to maintain safe
separation from GA traffic, the maximum pattern altitude for ultralights is
500'.
The Aviation Department's
Operational Directive No. 54 which covers the Aircraft & Ultralight
Operating Rules and Procedures at X51 can be seen in Adobe Acrobat format
by clicking
HERE.
The Aviation Department's
Operational Directive No. 003 pertaining to airport refueling regulations
can be seen in Adobe format
by clicking HERE. (This directive relates
primarily to regulations affecting hot refueling of turbine helicopters, but
it contains general information that apply to all other aircraft as well).
General information about X51
follows below. This
information is not to be considered official.
(* Note: Many Aviation sites
including FAA sites show the pattern for Runway 27U as being LEFT.
This is not correct. The traffic pattern for Runway 27U at X51
is RIGHT).
Maximum pattern altitude is 500'AGL.
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field:
64
Single engine airplanes:
42
Multi engine airplanes:
8
Helicopters:
2
Ultralights:
12
ULTRALIGHT 2500.
Aircraft operations:
avg 197/day
64%
transient general aviation
31%
local general aviation
4%
air taxi
2%
military
Additional Remarks:
-
PARACHUTE JUMPING IN AREA.
-
EXTENSIVE CROP DUSTING IN AREA.
-
ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON &
INVOF OF ARPT.
-
AEROBATIC BOX SOUTH OF ARPT.
-
USE
OF ULTRALIGHT OPNS
AREA IS LMTD
TO ULTRALIGHTS & STOL
TYPE ACFT
THAT HAVE AN APCH
SPEED OF 50 KTS
OR LESS; CTC AMGR
ON 305-247-4883 PRIOR TO USE
