Our move to Texas

Chrisgoesflying

Chrisgoesflying

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We arrived in Texas this morning and have yet another looooong x-country for the books behind us. This trip was 1,246 NM long, we were in the air for about 9 hours, stopped at 3 airports on the way (one was for customs, otherwise we could have done it with 2 stops), spent 2 nights on the way (could have done 1 night but preferred arriving in Ft. Worth early the next day instead of late the previous day), we overflew one Canadian province and 8 U.S. states and as usual had a ton of fun, especially since this was a flight to actually move to the U.S. instead of just visiting for a vacation. The weather was okay for the most part. More cloudy than expected and forecasted but for most of the flight, we were able to stay above a scattered (and at times broken) layer for cooler and much smoother air.

Just south of lake Erie southwest of Buffalo, NY.

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Our dog, being... our dog lol.

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Somewhere over Arkansas.

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Southeast of Dallas (I think).

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And finally home.

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Congrats! Your sled dog co pilot should have a great time in his new home.
 
Chrisgoesflying said:
We arrived in Texas this morning and have yet another looooong x-country for the books behind us. This trip was 1,246 NM long, we were in the air for about 9 hours, stopped at 3 airports on the way (one was for customs, otherwise we could have done it with 2 stops), spent 2 nights on the way (could have done 1 night but preferred arriving in Ft. Worth early the next day instead of late the previous day), we overflew one Canadian province and 8 U.S. states and as usual had a ton of fun, especially since this was a flight to actually move to the U.S. instead of just visiting for a vacation. The weather was okay for the most part. More cloudy than expected and forecasted but for most of the flight, we were able to stay above a scattered (and at times broken) layer for cooler and much smoother air.

Just south of lake Erie southwest of Buffalo, NY.

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Our dog, being... our dog lol.

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Somewhere over Arkansas.

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Southeast of Dallas (I think).

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And finally home.

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WELCOME TO TEXAS!!!
 
DJTorrente said:
Great flight; thanks for the pictures and good luck with the move.

Was there a reason you chose to reenter at Western NY rather than E Michigan? Looks like you could have saved yourself some time and distance.
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Could have saved two hours by going direct to KDAY. My visa approval said they sent my info to Buffalo (which is the closest crossing from home) so I thought I had to activate my visa there. Once I was there, they told me I could have crossed anywhere. It says that because back in the old days they faxed info to the nearest border but nowadays it’s all online and any port of entry could have pulled up my info. Oh well, got a nice view of the niagara falls on the way so all good :)
 
Welcome to Texas and sounds like an awesome flight. And what a beautiful dog.
 
Welcome! You've arrived at just the right time, the semiannual three week interval at the end of October when temperatures moderate and you can leave windows open overnight. The 100+ degree days are done for the year.
 
SixPapaCharlie said:
Welcome!

Sorry, I swear it's not normally 97 degrees in October.
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I prefer this (97 and sunny) over the rainy mess and temps in the 50s already in Canada. Took off from TXK yesterday at around 85 degrees, fully loaded and still climbed at 1,000 ft./min. :cool: so seems like the Comanche doesn't mind either.
 
Chrisgoesflying said:
I prefer this (97 and sunny) over the rainy mess and temps in the 50s already in Canada. Took off from TXK yesterday at around 85 degrees, fully loaded and still climbed at 1,000 ft./min. :cool: so seems like the Comanche doesn't mind either.
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Bookmarking for next July.
 
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Just left Denton yesterday. Mid 90s. Last year this time it was chilly and rainy. Too much traffic for me.
 
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This was our routing.

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Welcome to Texas Chris. Now it’s time to acclimate. Start with a Stetson and a .45 and you will be off to a great start. Once you get decked out with that, make it to the Mid America Flight Museum at KOSA in Mount Pleasant about 120 miles East of you. Open April through November 8AM until Noon on Saturdays.

We should be able to convert you since a group of us at the airport go to Canada on a Goose Hunt every year.
 
Chrisgoesflying said:
Still looking for the hat and belt buckle.
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Stop by Leddy’s for all your western wear needs before you head over to the State Fair. Saturday’s going to be crazy with the Texas-OU game at 2:30p, so maybe avoid game day.
 
TCABM said:
Stop by Leddy’s for all your western wear needs before you head over to the State Fair. Saturday’s going to be crazy with the Texas-OU game at 2:30p, so maybe avoid game day.
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Oh, and real Texans don't root for OU... even if you're some other kind of Texan like our friends at A&M, or Baylor, or Tech, or... It's Texas vs Oklahoma, for crying out loud, and for this weekend, the 'Horns represent the state.
 
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Well, now you’re faced with an important life decision. Choose wisely.


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Now for the important stuff.

One of the best Comanche shops in the country is Clifton Aero, a short hop from your new digs.
 
Okay , I’ll try to help you out since you are politely acclimating.

o Gimme a quart o’ all.
o When you want to invite some one to lunch, start with “didyeatyet?” If they say no, invite them by saying: “yowant to?”
o Flowers are “flaars.”
o Fort Worth is Foat Wurth.”
o There is a little town in East Texas named Bogata that is pronounced “ Bagota.”
o There is a little town South of “Foat Wurth” spelled Rio Vista. The Spanish pronunciation is “Reo Vista.” The nice folks there apparently don’t speak Spanish, so they pronounce it “Riio Vista.”
o In Texas we don’t have vehicles with a silent h. We have “Vee hickles.”
o Many people think we have horses in Texas. There are none, but we do have “hosses.”
o You are not “about to do” whatever…. you are “fixin’ to” do whatever it is.
o You are not “about to drive to” the store….. you are fixin’ to “run” to the store, even though you will be going in your car.

Those should get you started. Welcome to Texas.
 
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MBDiagMan said:
o When you want to invite some one to lunch, start with “didyeatyet?” If they say no, invite them by saying: “yowant to?”
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In my time in Texas, I usually heard each of those as only two syllables apiece. "Jeetjet?" and "Yawntoo?"

But maybe that was a local dialect peculiar to Grand Prairie.
 
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