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Where do you find places to fly?
Here we sit, with a scheduled afternoon off, an airplane full of gas
-- and no plans. It's gonna be hotter than blazes, so we don't want to do our "Schmooze the FBO and have a picnic in the grass" thing (that we do when we want to spread the Good Word about our aviation-themed hotel to an airport that doesn't have a restaurant) -- we're gonna need food, preferably in airconditioned comfort. I've used http://www.funplacestofly.com/ in the past to find cool stuff to do, and our state website does SOME of this kind of stuff -- but what do you use to find fun places to fly? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Where do you find places to fly?
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com... but what do you use to find fun places to fly? -- Jay Honeck I wait for you to post about your trips... ------------------------------- Travis Lake N3094P PWK |
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Where do you find places to fly?
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... Here we sit, with a scheduled afternoon off, an airplane full of gas -- and no plans. It's gonna be hotter than blazes, so we don't want to do our "Schmooze the FBO and have a picnic in the grass" thing (that we do when we want to spread the Good Word about our aviation-themed hotel to an airport that doesn't have a restaurant) -- we're gonna need food, preferably in airconditioned comfort. I've used http://www.funplacestofly.com/ in the past to find cool stuff to do, and our state website does SOME of this kind of stuff -- but what do you use to find fun places to fly? Whereever the RE market takes me. And having A/C now makes it more than tolerable. :~) -- Matt Barrow Performance Homes, LLC. Cheyenne, WY |
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Where do you find places to fly?
Jay Honeck wrote:
Here we sit, with a scheduled afternoon off, an airplane full of gas -- and no plans. We just got back from a weekend in Nashville. Nice having an airplane in order to make a trip from Savannah to Nashville a simple weekend trip (2.5 hours there, 2.3 on the way back). Had to file IFR though, and go up to 11,000 to get over some big weather activity but the weather in Nashville was outstanding. Nashville is a great town, we plan to go back and spend more time in the fall. It takes more than a weekend to do everything there is to be done. |
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Where do you find places to fly?
Which airport did you use at Nashville?
Last time we were there, we used Smyrna, TN, thinking that BNA would be a madhouse. Jim "kontiki" wrote in message ... Jay Honeck wrote: Here we sit, with a scheduled afternoon off, an airplane full of gas -- and no plans. We just got back from a weekend in Nashville. Nice having an airplane in order to make a trip from Savannah to Nashville a simple weekend trip (2.5 hours there, 2.3 on the way back). Had to file IFR though, and go up to 11,000 to get over some big weather activity but the weather in Nashville was outstanding. Nashville is a great town, we plan to go back and spend more time in the fall. It takes more than a weekend to do everything there is to be done. |
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Where do you find places to fly?
Travis Marlatte wrote:
I wait for you to post about your trips... Yeah...I wish Jay would do more flying out here on the Left Coast so he could scout out some good spots! :-) |
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Where do you find places to fly?
"Travis Marlatte" wrote in message
et... "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... but what do you use to find fun places to fly? -- Jay Honeck I wait for you to post about your trips... Funny... But, why do you have to GO somewhere? I used to just go up and dink around - I could spend an hour in the pattern just perfecting spot landings or whatever I felt like that day. Now that you have a student in the family - why not let him show you what he has been learning? He won't break the airplane - trust me. -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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Where do you find places to fly?
"Jim Burns" writes: Which airport did you use at Nashville? Last time we were there, we used Smyrna, TN, thinking that BNA would be a madhouse. KBNA just fine last time I visited in summer 2006 (evening rush hour arriving, early morning departure, IFR). - FChE |
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Where do you find places to fly?
Try this one:
http://www.brakesoff.com/by_state.php No guarantees - the site is kind of new, but is improving. Add your own comments about airports you have knowledge of. David Johnson |
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Where do you find places to fly?
Yeah...I wish Jay would do more flying out here on the Left Coast so he
could scout out some good spots! :-) Well, no Left Coast -- but we DID end up flying to Quincy, Illinois today. (Yep, the same airport where the airliner and commuter met at intersecting runways a few years ago, with disastrous results.) Why Quincy? Two reasons: a. Lower wind velocity. With temps in the upper 90s, the wind really kicked up today, and we were taking a first-timer with us. (Joe's away at wrestling camp.) The TAFs for Quincy showed no gusts predicted -- and they were right. b. FOOD. The on-field restaurant is under new ownership, and we wanted to try it out. Our passenger (a friend of our daughters) had never, EVER flown before. Not just never in a small plane -- never, period. In my experience, this is dicey with anyone over age ten, especially on a hot, sticky, windy day. Needless to say, Mary and I were extremely careful in flight, and I made sure to place BIG plastic bags in the seat backs, for easy access. No worries -- she was a real natural. She gave out a little whoop when we took off, looked out the window for a few minutes -- and then started playing "Go Fish" with my daughter! I was actually kinda disappointed at her blase reaction, but I guess this is better than getting sick in the plane... It was a beautiful flight. Once at altitude, the temps were quite comfortable, and -- despite the wind and heat -- it was surprisingly smooth. Our passenger got a kick out of seeing the Mississippi River, and was surprised when she couldn't see cars on the freeway. I don't think she quite grasped that we were over a mile high, but that's probably okay. The new restaurant on the field is nice (called "Tailwinds"), and the food was awesome. Quite affordable too -- but just don't be in too much of a hurry. We waited 45 minutes for (what we thought was) pretty basic sandwiches. And the mysterious Russian jet fighters are still sitting on the ramp in Quincy. We haven't been there in a several years, and they are still sitting there, waiting for...a buyer? Who knows? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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