Others to consider
Paul, here's some other area airports to consider:
Frederick, MD (FDK) - AOPA's HQ is on the field, rental cars available,
restaurant on the field, outside the ADIZ to the NE
(but not far... study charts carefully), about an hour's
drive to the museum. Busy, with gliders, students, biz jets,
and helicopter training at the airport. Head on a swivel!
Winchester, VA (OKV) - very friendly FBO, also (well) outside the ADIZ to the
west, probably about an hour drive to the museum.
Martinsburg, WV (MRB) - towered, outside the ADIZ to the
NW, probably about 1.5 hours out by car. It's also a WV
Air National Guard base, with C-130's and C-5's on the field
Leesburg, VA (JYO) - Underneath the ADIZ footprint, but there's
a special section in the ADIZ procedure that addresses in/out
procedures. Probably about 45 minutes by car from the museum.
Car parking at the museum is $12, but admission is free. Also consider
going to the original museum in downtown DC - still lots of cool stuff
there. There are shuttles from IAD that connect with the metro
(subway) into downtown DC.
Flying into IAD and parking at the museum would be
_very_ cool, though
PM me if you'd like more info.
P.S. If you're going to fly into the ADIZ, make sure you really
understand it... TSA has no sense of humor for violators
and violations make life harder for us locals. It's not that
hard or complex, just a bit different for most folks if they haven't
experienced it. Attaboy on taking the training.
-dpp