#When the river runs dry acoustic professional
College and professional football weekends can also be crowded. Pilots flying into the area's six airports can base themselves as close to the action as they prefer but would be wise to note the annual Country Music Association Awards show in November that's broadcast from downtown's Bridgestone Arena, turning the GA airports into bigger hubs of activity than normal. Inside the FBO, CFIs Amanda Straub and Jay Hannan served as front desk personnel and helped manage fueling, receipts, and rental cars when they weren't instructing. When our family of three recently visited Nashville for daughter Lauren's Belmont college orientation weekend, line personnel greeted us with smiles, a tiedown spot for our Cessna 182, and a golf cart for our luggage. There's a good chance you'll spot one of these performers or others on the ramp or at the friendly Contour Aviation FBO, or hear their aircraft call signs on the radio. Tune Airport including Dierks Bentley, Nick Hoffman, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Paul Leim, "Banjo" Ben Clark, and "Big City" Brian Wright-who doubles as a cargo pilot when he's not performing. Nearly 4,000 people attended Women in Aviation International's annual conference in March.ĭozens of pilot-musicians are based in or near the towered general aviation John C.
Myriad smaller entertainment venues abound in and around Broadway, a wide avenue defining the center of a Southern city that has risen above the traditional country music scene to encompass two professional sports teams, a convention center, shopping, dining, museum gazing, and a handful of universities highlighted by Vanderbilt, Belmont, and nearby Middle Tennessee State. And don't forget to check the schedule for live performances and radio and television broadcasts. More recently, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, and Keith Urban brought modern country to a stage that proclaims performances that are "never rehearsed, and never the same show twice." Tour the facility to learn what happens backstage, walk in the footsteps of legendary musicians, and take a peek at the audience from show center. Elvis Presley, Cash, Bruce Springsteen, and the Steve Miller Band performed to sold-out crowds. A who's who of musicians graced the halls of the 2,362-seat Ryman Auditorium on Fifth Avenue from the 1940s to the 1970s before the show moved to a larger venue. If you appreciate music of any kind, it's likely you've heard of the Grand Ole Opry, a weekly American country music showcase founded in 1925 and one of Nashville's crown jewels. Music City Executive Airport, Lebanon Municipal Airport, Smyrna Airport, and Murfreesboro Municipal Airport surround the metropolitan area.
There are several alternate airports depending on which part of the city you need to access. Percy Priest Lake are excellent navigational aids. To the east of Tune Airport, pilots can spot the four runways (three parallel and one crosswind) of Nashville International Airport inside the Class C ring. Arriving VFR pilots should contact Nashville Approach on either 118.4 or 119.35, depending on direction of travel. Remember that Runway 20 has a right pattern to help protect pilots from the southside tower. The Cumberland River to the west of 6,001-foot-long Runway 02 is a good place to line up a turn from base to final. Be mindful that the towers and the roiling hills contribute to a minimum VFR altitude of 2,200 agl when approaching this sector.
There’s a similarly sized tower southeast of it, too. When approaching Tune Airport from the north, be vigilant to see and avoid the two very tall antenna towers reaching about 1,000 feet agl a few miles north of the Class D airfield. Tune Airport, tucked into a 180-degree river bend just northwest of "Music City." If you locate the river and follow its twists and turns from the east or the west, it will lead you to John C. Nashville is encircled on three sides by a natural escarpment indicating the start of the Highland Rim region of hilly land, and the Cumberland River splits the city.
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