Flying into the NYC area

Lakeway has an unkind rep, but I don't have first hand information
about it. I think the issue has everything to do with operating near
sun rise and sun set. Just verify things before you go.


On May 14, 2:50 pm, Jay Maynard
wrote:
On 2008-05-14, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me and
I'd love to see the plane and of course meet you.

The overall plan is to go from the factory in Eastman, Georgia to
Mooresville, NC (Lake Norman Airport, 14A) to Austin (Lakeway, 3R9) to Iowa
City (hi, Jay!) to Fairmont. I'm thinking of either flying the airplane from
Lake Norman to New York, then on to Texas from there, or else leaving it at
Lake Norman and flying commercial from Charlotte to NYC and back.

I've got family and friends around Brenham, College Station, and Austin who
get a look. Depending on how things shake out, I may well wind up leaving
the airplane in Texas and flying commercial to Sioux Falls, SD over the
weekend of the 7th, then returning to take it the rest of the way home.

Which end of Texas are you in?
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.comhttp://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

On 2008-05-15, Tina wrote:
Lakeway has an unkind rep, but I don't have first hand information
about it. I think the issue has everything to do with operating near
sun rise and sun set. Just verify things before you go.

Yeah, they do have an evil reputation for enforcing their ban on night
ops...but, I'm told, as long as you avoid that issue, deal with the slope on
the runway, and make sure to have a tiedown spot before committing to
staying, it's not too bad. The main thing is that it's the closest to
several friends I have in the Austin area.
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

Jay Maynard opined

My plans have changed a bit...I may find myself flying into the NYC area
after picking up the Zodiac. I'll be coming up from the south (Charlotte or
so) the morning of June 4, and flying off toward Texas the next morning. The
main requirement I have is that I need to get from whichever airport into
NYC (and, ideally, up to the Bronx) via public transportation without
spending a fortune, and back the next day. Cheap avgas would be nice, but
that's secondary.

Suggestions? Or should I just bag it, leave the airplane in Charlotte, and
go commercial?

I was in the NY area a couple of weeks ago, and Republic (KFRG) was a nice
place.

+s Sheltair was pleasant.
bunch of neat aircraft on the field. F-14, FB-111, a Thud, a Corsair and more!

-s Security



-ash
Cthulhu in 2008!
Vote the greater evil.

On May 14, 10:31*am, Jay Maynard
wrote:


Jay,

Don't know about you, but for me the decision would be based on the
exhiliration of flying in/out of the NYC airspace. For
me...priceless.