Ideas for long flight to midwest

We have a Cherokee 140 and have flown to OSH twice.

So this year we decided we would try instead to fly from California to
North Carolina (FFA)!

But scheduling problems cut two days out of our schedule, making the east
coast a bit too much of a stretch.

So we're planning on leaving Friday from CMA, going east to Amarillo on the
first day. After that... some combination of where the weather is better
and what is interesting. We're thinking we'll go east of the Mississippi,
perhaps Ohio, Kentucky, etc.

So my question for you midwesterners is: where is interesting to visit? Any
great airports? Any good museums? Anything noteworthy? We're pretty
flexible on where we can go, so give us some suggestions and I'll post a
trip report in a week and a half or so!

Tim Long
PA28-140
Camarillo, CA

I've always wanted to go to the Air Force museum in
Dayton, OH. I've heard that it is great.

Ronnie

"Wings" wrote in message
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We have a Cherokee 140 and have flown to OSH twice.

So this year we decided we would try instead to fly from California to
North Carolina (FFA)!

But scheduling problems cut two days out of our schedule, making the east
coast a bit too much of a stretch.

So we're planning on leaving Friday from CMA, going east to Amarillo on
the
first day. After that... some combination of where the weather is better
and what is interesting. We're thinking we'll go east of the Mississippi,
perhaps Ohio, Kentucky, etc.

So my question for you midwesterners is: where is interesting to visit?
Any
great airports? Any good museums? Anything noteworthy? We're pretty
flexible on where we can go, so give us some suggestions and I'll post a
trip report in a week and a half or so!

Tim Long
PA28-140
Camarillo, CA

"Ronnie" posted the exciting message
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I've always wanted to go to the Air Force museum in
Dayton, OH. I've heard that it is great.

Ronnie

We've heard that, too. That was one idea.

I forgot to mention that if we get up that way we might try to fly by Iowa
City and see Jay!

Tim

("Wings" wrote)
I forgot to mention that if we get up that way we might try to fly by Iowa
City and see Jay!

Continue on up the Mighty Mississippi into Minnesota. If it's hot, Duluth,
MN is a perfect destination - "America's Air Conditioned City". Then fly on
to Bayfield, Wisconsin. A Door County and/or Mackinac Island hop would make
for a memorable trip! Then head for NC. :-)

http://www.americanbarnstormerstour.com/
Your trip is too early to bump into these guys. Drat!


Montblack

"Ronnie" wrote in message
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I've always wanted to go to the Air Force museum in
Dayton, OH. I've heard that it is great.

Ronnie

I'll second the USAF Museum as a destination.

It's awesome..

Jay B

Kansas Cosmosphere. The current facility includes an IMAX Dome theatre
(originally OMNIMAX), the Justice Planetarium, and the 2nd largest
collection of US space artifacts in the world (second only to the
National Air and Space Museum). On display:
Liberty Bell 7
SR-71 Blackbird
Odyssey command module from Apollo 13
Restored V-1 and V-2 rockets
Replica Redstone and Titan II launch vehicles
Restored versions of World War II V-1 and V-2 rockets
Prototype and space-flown American and Russian spacesuits
Moon rock
Full-scale mock-up of Space Shuttle (left side of craft only)
Section from Berlin Wall
Lunar Rover
Copy of Chuck Yeager's X-1, "Glamourous Glennis"
Actual, flown Gemini X spacecraft
Flown Russian Vostok spacecraft

http://www.cosmo.org/
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Aeroplanes - http://pad39a.com/gene/planes.html
Because we fly, we envy no one.



Wings wrote:
We have a Cherokee 140 and have flown to OSH twice.

So this year we decided we would try instead to fly from California to
North Carolina (FFA)!

But scheduling problems cut two days out of our schedule, making the east
coast a bit too much of a stretch.

So we're planning on leaving Friday from CMA, going east to Amarillo on the
first day. After that... some combination of where the weather is better
and what is interesting. We're thinking we'll go east of the Mississippi,
perhaps Ohio, Kentucky, etc.

So my question for you midwesterners is: where is interesting to visit? Any
great airports? Any good museums? Anything noteworthy? We're pretty
flexible on where we can go, so give us some suggestions and I'll post a
trip report in a week and a half or so!

Tim Long
PA28-140
Camarillo, CA

You gotta go to St. Louis.


"Wings" wrote in message
...
We have a Cherokee 140 and have flown to OSH twice.

So this year we decided we would try instead to fly from California to
North Carolina (FFA)!

But scheduling problems cut two days out of our schedule, making the east
coast a bit too much of a stretch.

So we're planning on leaving Friday from CMA, going east to Amarillo on
the
first day. After that... some combination of where the weather is better
and what is interesting. We're thinking we'll go east of the Mississippi,
perhaps Ohio, Kentucky, etc.

So my question for you midwesterners is: where is interesting to visit?
Any
great airports? Any good museums? Anything noteworthy? We're pretty
flexible on where we can go, so give us some suggestions and I'll post a
trip report in a week and a half or so!

Tim Long
PA28-140
Camarillo, CA

"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
news:tvPhg.29591$AB3.5870@fed1read02...
"Ronnie" wrote in message
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I've always wanted to go to the Air Force museum in
Dayton, OH. I've heard that it is great.

Ronnie

I'll second the USAF Museum as a destination.

It's awesome..

Jay B

I wish they would allow public landings there, even if it were just certain
days of the year. That would make it a complete aviation experience.

As it is, you'll have to land at DAY and get a car.

In article ,
"Michael Ware" wrote:

"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
news:tvPhg.29591$AB3.5870@fed1read02...
"Ronnie" wrote in message
. net...
I've always wanted to go to the Air Force museum in
Dayton, OH. I've heard that it is great.

Ronnie

I'll second the USAF Museum as a destination.

It's awesome..

Jay B

I wish they would allow public landings there, even if it were just certain
days of the year. That would make it a complete aviation experience.

As it is, you'll have to land at DAY and get a car.

Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport/KSGH has a courtesy shuttle to and
from the museum. It is 12 miles east of the museum. Just outside the
airport (SGH) is an excellent ice cream stop (Youngs Dairy).

I've always wanted to go to the Air Force museum in
Dayton, OH. I've heard that it is great.

Yes -- this museum is HIGHLY recommended! One of the best -- in some ways,
better than even the NASM in Washington, DC.

I forgot to mention that if we get up that way we might try to fly by Iowa
City and see Jay!

Now THAT'S more like it! :-)

If you can't give us a head's up a day or two out, I understand -- but try
like the devil to avoid Saturday nights for "drop ins" -- as we usually sell
out Saturday nights, often weeks in advance. (Pesky weddings at the inn,
doncha know?)

Any other day, we'll squeeze ya in...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"