Mr. Robert B. Trull of Palacios, Texas, a 1936 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin Cockrell School of Engineering is the named owner of West Kerr private airstrip. Several of his charitable organizations include The Trull Foundation and the UT Robert B. Trull Chair in Engineering. Like others Trull was involved in Texas …
By now you are starting to get the drift that Texas Oil has created a fair number of private airports! Flat Top Ranch is no exeception. Owner Louis Beecherl was chairman and chief executive officer of Texas Oil and Gas Corp. in Dallas from 1957 to 1977 and appointed to the UT Board of …
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Scary name but it’s pronounced “Four Sixes” 6TE6 (BTW – I was once assigned 6666 for a transponder code…it was my first long cross country flight….thanks ATC!) The Four Sixes produces legendary Quarter Horses and Black Angus breeding stock. You can visit their Facebook page here. Founded by Captain Samuel “Burk” Burnett in 1868 …
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The Eagle Ford Shale geological formation in south Texas has been a boom to oil and gas producers in the area. Literally a “boom town” scenario for many of the small towns in the region. The Arrow S Ranch lies in the Eagle Ford area and is owned by Daniel Harrsion. Harrison in …
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Owned by Dallas energy entrepreneur Trevor D. Rees-Jones one interesting story tells of Jones’ 60th birthday party at the ranch with a guest list of 900 invitees! With 25+ private jets parked by the runway birthday entertainment was provided by the Blues Brothers and the Eagles. Cook Canyon ranch is one of the few private airstrips …
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Loyd Powell was owner of Devil’s Finger Oil & Gas. Powell was a classic oil man and Texas wildcatter and rose from rags to riches in the Texas Oil patch of yesteryear. Read more about him in this story in Texas Monthly.
In the mid 90’s the State of Texas took on Big Tobacco in a huge lawsuit. Billions of dollars were paid to the State……and needless to say attorney’s fees collected. Texas attorney F. Kenneth Bailey’s firm represented Texas in the lawsuit. Bailey owns and operates Fossil Creek Ranch complete with 5300 foot airstrip …
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If you are up on all things internet you may have heard of a web site hosting company known as “Host Gator.com”. Brent Oxley started the company as a college drop-out and led an army of nerds there until its sale in 2012. Brent took the proceeds and purchased the OX ranch and …
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If you are a student pilot flying your cross-country from Austin to T82 (Fredericksburg Gillespie County) it’s likely that you’ll fly near the LBJ Ranch. Now a national park Ladybird Johnson willed the Ranch to the National Park Service upon her passing in 2007. While serving as the 36th President of the United States …
Tuesday’s interesting private airport belongs to Oscar S. Wyatt. A self-made millionaire Wyatt was tried in court for making illegal payments to Iraq under the Oil for Food program. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wyatt