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I wished lincoln had a nice hotel, thats where the horse is we are going to see.
I think we will be flying in about 7pm thursday night. the weather is looking real good so far. Jack Allison wrote: Hi Jeff. I fly out of Lincoln. Nice little airport but ya, no hotels/rental cars. SAC (or "Sacramento Executive) is probably the best bet if you're staying at the Sheraton in down town Sacramento. It can be a busy place but I've never had any problems getting in/out of there. Make sure you have an airport diagram as other folks have mentioned, it can be a tad confusing the first time. Transient parking is near the base of the tower. Enjoy your stay here in the Sacramento area. -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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I just found that out about the cars today, the FBO I made the car reservation through told
me since they close at 4pm, I can pick the car up at the jet center, so I am assuming they are open later then 7pm, but I am going to call just to be sure. "Robert M. Gary" wrote: Really the only reason to go into SMF is if you need a rental car at a convient time. SAC can arrange to have cars but its a 9-5 M-F thing, SMF has cars 24x7. SAC is very GA friendly. SMF will have a police officer waiting to talk to you when you shutdown (they need name/N number). SMF is actually not bad for GA, they have their own GA area and all, they're just not used to too much of it. Fuel can be tough because you are WAY down on the priority list for the truck. The other problem is that SMF is out in the middle of nowhere. I've been vectored all the way to Marysville waiting for my slot on the ILS at SMF too, the airline guys certainly seem to get priority. Practice approaches are also discouraged at SMF. They usually require full stop landings to prevent us from usnig SMF for instrument training. SAC is very, very friendly toward training and often has 3 or 4 planes on the ILS on a busy, clear summer weekend. -Robert, CFI Jeff wrote in message ... on the 9th we are flying into the Sacramento, California area, I havn't made up my mind which airport to use, SAC or SMF. Anyone here familiar with the area and is either better then the other for GA ? I am leaning towards SAC because of the cross runways and looks to be a good GA airport. |
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Jeff wrote in message ...
I just found that out about the cars today, the FBO I made the car reservation through told me since they close at 4pm, I can pick the car up at the jet center, so I am assuming they are open later then 7pm, but I am going to call just to be sure. With the Jet Center, make sure you double check all the charges when you call. They have a reputation for charging a lot for parking and finding little things to add to the charge. I took my O2 in there once and they wanted something like $60 to fill it up. I ended up getting it filled for $25 at Mather Aviation. If you check them out on airnav.com you'll find more than a couple disappointed customers that got surprised by a bill. -Robert |
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I looked at their gas prices on airnav, gas is getting steep in your neck of the woods, 3.37 a
gallon for 100LL thanks for the tip, I will double check my receipt with them. "Robert M. Gary" wrote: Jeff wrote in message ... I just found that out about the cars today, the FBO I made the car reservation through told me since they close at 4pm, I can pick the car up at the jet center, so I am assuming they are open later then 7pm, but I am going to call just to be sure. With the Jet Center, make sure you double check all the charges when you call. They have a reputation for charging a lot for parking and finding little things to add to the charge. I took my O2 in there once and they wanted something like $60 to fill it up. I ended up getting it filled for $25 at Mather Aviation. If you check them out on airnav.com you'll find more than a couple disappointed customers that got surprised by a bill. -Robert |
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