Mustang Mickey's

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003399" TEXT="#080000" background="043c8c00erkjxk.jpg"> <div> <B>  For those camping in the backcountry, Mustang Mickey's is literally a home away from home.   Located at the airport in Helena (HLN) , Montana, they not only have the cheapest self-serve avgas in the state, but they have also built what amounts to a house inside the hangar for the comfort of passing pilots.</B></div> <div> <B>  The unattended hangar sports a comfortable living room with a  TV and extensive video library, a full kitchen,  one and a half bathrooms, a fantastic pilot briefing area, and a bunk room that sleeps four.   Not to be forgotten are the two courtesy cars available to anyone who stops in to buy gas.  </B></div> <div> <B> The amazing part is that all this is provided without charge to their customers.  If you want to stay overnight and drive into town for a meal, not a problem.</B></div> <div> <B>  Ted and Vicky Beck have created a haven for traveling pilots.  I was fortunate enough to meet them on my last visit and they are truly great folks.  If you're ever in search of fuel in western Montana, head for Mickey's</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#0066CC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>John Galban's Flying Site</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFF99" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Galbans Flying Site"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="16"><B>     </B><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benchmark 03"><U><B><IMG SRC="04910100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALT="previous" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schafer 04"><U><B><IMG SRC="04a10100.gif" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="John Galbans Flying Site"><U><B><IMG SRC="04b100e0.gif" border=0 width="16" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> Mustang Mickey's</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15db6900.jpg" border=0 width="694" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mustang Mickey's (a.k.a. Beck's U-Pump) is a small unassuming FBO at the base of the tower.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="15fb1900.jpg" border=0 width="689" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Once inside the door, it's hard to imagine that you are in  a hangar and not in someone's home. Out of this shot to the right</div> <div> are the full kitchen, two bathrooms and the bunk room.  On the kitchen table are the signout sheets for the station wagon </div> <div> and the Cadillac.   It doesn't get much better than this!</div> </td> </tr></table></body>