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Sky's the limit at world's first sky-park

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    You've heard of golf communities, but what about an aviation community?

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All right everybody we're saving -- -- last year ever heard out of a golf communities yes of course you have but what about an aviation community.

The sky's the limit for the world's first sky Parker -- to hear about this when all the neighbors at Sierra sky park.

Have planes third driving -- placed on the same road as cars get to the runway I can't even picture about it was established in 1953.

And it's the first residential aviation community in the world and I guess we got to do -- -- along to talk to neighbors about this fascinating neighborhood which.

I'm surprised that I've never heard thousands of been around for so long 1953 -- a long time.

Joining us now Michel Michael was so with Fox News thank you very much Michelle for talking to us and -- you lot of fun ride did you have a chance to fly the plane.

Good morning -- yes I did have a chance to fly I flew and it beech craft.

Bonanza -- -- -- four seater with a propeller propeller plane and you know I.

Pretty excited but a little nervous at the same time since is my first time flying.

Hey Colin -- phantom morning traffic and so on most mornings he decides line I -- no room.

-- many minutes -- in the car or twelve minutes in the airplane around.

-- out for the airplane and Tim is not alone most of his neighborhood has an airplane sitting in their garage is that double as hangers.

Like to play airplane walk out the -- -- in the air Cabarkapa.

Remember working a lot settled on the edge of rolling farmlands in the central valley California lies the world's first aviation community -- sky park.

It was treated for World War II aviators returning home from war if they have a place close by to fly their planes the dream was that they were gonna build a community where these people would find a home.

To live with their plans today either over 600 residential -- parks the United States and most are modeled after the original in Fresno.

This just in the place if you love aviation.

Billups -- part the majority of people out here -- in the flying and they like airplane you have something in common.

And sky -- -- home to big name celebrities like John Travolta and his luxury Boeing's 707.

Here at the sky -- here just as likely to see a -- drive down the road as a car.

In order for that to happen in the streets need to be extra wide and the signs extra love for the wings to clear that.

And this tight knit community travels hundreds of miles around the state for breakfast.

We fly Saturday morning to go to breakfast then.

Anywhere else you wanna -- As for keeping up the airport.

Money comes from residents donations not a nickel of tax payers money.

So Michelle pretty cool well all residents.

Yeah it's it's very interesting I -- I haven't seen anything quite like her -- in all the residents tell me that you don't have to -- Too wealthy to live -- aviation community they say it's about the same as living along a golf course and belonging to a country club back to you -- -- is not cheap but.

You know they also have fuel costs but then again I guess people on golf communities have to pay green fees so.

I you have to have some money in the bank but I mean that's an interesting way to get to breakfast I'd like to get to practice that way.

I guess is there a sense of camaraderie I guess between media the residents -- share this passion for aviation there must be.

Yeah and -- you're saying that they've -- other communities and other neighborhoods and they don't even know -- than.

What their neighbors' names across the street are but here they have.

Breakfast every morning and they have kind of barbecues at once once a month and so they're able -- you.

-- everybody's kids and even though the dogs' names of everybody knew who live here so it it's it's pretty pretty interesting.

I have personally am scared to death -- I'd rather -- a golf cart to breakfast but that's just me a you have no airplane -- for -- weird problems like me and I would assume that they -- you just look at that.

No yeah.

Get when I first got up there he I only Ben and you know commercial flights until I was up there I was.

Hair -- was really -- and bumpy infant and I had a little occasional scream.

Then in there but that after a while I got better and you know parent parent through it but.

It is scary I got a little -- think the year about the.

I don't know your braver than me might not an occasional scream minds like sort of a constant solving it's really horrifying if you ever have to sit back demeanor and airplane if you see me.

Waiting at the gate just.

Cancel your flight because it's not pretty I'm -- -- -- thank -- -- -- No no I don't and I never actually get sick I just become horrified and I think I'm about to die every timing.

To jump on a plane this is probably helping a lot of those out there that are watching -- have Arab phobia as well I apologize if that's -- I've beaten -- -- -- luckily is a great job great reporting thank you so much.

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