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  1. The Old Man

    Sleuths... name the town

    Deadwood, CO
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    Banner plane down near Salt Lake City

    From the vid, low wing, strut braced, roll cage around the cockpit. Possibly Ag Cat or piper colt type?
  3. The Old Man

    Makeup D'Shannon Beechcraft Fly-In at 1940 Air Terminal Museum

    PJ, I just got word of this yesterday. The Redhead is out of town until late tonight and the weather this weekend will be HOT!!! Does the beechcraft part of this event happen regularly?
  4. The Old Man

    Anyone been here? Worth flying to?

    Been there. Yes, it is worth it. Especially if you like beech airplanes. It was originally the Staggerwing museum and has several of them as well as much documentation, etc.. It has expanded to cover first the B18 then the bonanza and recently the Aero club line (Musketeer, Sport, Sundowner...
  5. The Old Man

    Save the date, Fly-In Sept 25, EDE

    We were there in April. Beautiful town, nice airport, FRIENDLY FBO. I really loved the smiley face on the fuel tank, looking right at you as you come down the taxiway to the ramp.
  6. The Old Man

    Here's a sad picture

    Is that Cornelia Fort or John Thune?
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    Video - flying through New York, along the Hudson

    We hate you! It was in our plans to make that run on the 16th, but weather screwed up our plans completely. Excellent presentation.
  8. The Old Man

    Trip to Marathon Key

    We were there last April, after SnF. The FBO made all the arrangements for motel and car and gave us lots of ideas for eating. Nice place. Be aware that the FBO is on the far east end.
  9. The Old Man

    Owning and operating a small airport?

    John, if you have enough stroke to swing it, you can present yourself to the current owners as a serious buyer. When you do that, they should gladly furnish you with their current audited operating statements and such other data as will present their case. Dreaming out loud here is only mental...
  10. The Old Man

    Help Us Develop Packages for Pilots

    Hi, Jay, First, what is the intended scope of the offering? If it is restricted to fly-in guests, The dinner for 2 would be the most universally desireable. All the other suggested offerings would have a limited utility, but everybody has to eat. When we travel, the 2 main concerns are...
  11. The Old Man

    New Journal Chapter posted

    Chapter 52 of the Journal is now posted. Enjoy!
  12. The Old Man

    BAC Fest or bust

    The event in question is the annual BAC meeting. BAC= Beech Aero Club, a sorta type club for owners of the Beech Aero Club airplanes. i.e. A 19, B19, A23, B23, B24, B76, B77. It will be Oct 7-9. Host FBO is San Antonio Aviation at KSSF and Host Hotel is La Quinta Convention Center downtown. We...
  13. The Old Man

    BAC Fest or bust

    Hey, y'all. Come on down! Sounds like one of our trips. Hit every sight to see along the way. We have a bunch of oars in the water trying to make this the best BAC fest ever. We will save a spot on the ramp for y'all.
  14. The Old Man

    Flying the Florida East Coast??

    We flew VFR from Ft Pierce to St Agustine, then turned inland to Lake City last April. We were at 3500 and just inshore the whole way with no problems. Good vbiew of KSC from there.
  15. The Old Man

    Key West; or not?

    We flew direct from Bartow to Marathon last year after S'n'F. Easy flight and MTH was in sight before we went "feet wet". Only 23.5 overwater. Coming back, we flew up the keys and with Miami Appch blessing, across biscayne bay and just offshore of Miami beach. Lots of good pictures and video.
  16. The Old Man

    Spare time?

    Here's what we do with it: http://www.newsnetnebraska.org/component/content/article/21-sports-international/751-special-olympics-lewis One of our Special Olympics athletes. With quotes from my favorite Redhead. Note that we play 2 nights a week and practice one. That takes care of 3 nights a week.
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    Kitty tickles

    How can I forward this to someone?
  18. The Old Man

    First Annual on 08Romeo

    Congrats on a reasonable first annual. Mark and Paul are also happy for you. Now, start making plans to bring it back to Texas. BAC Fest 2010 is in San Antonio.
  19. The Old Man

    Mary and I jumped in the ownership pool

    Finally, t6he video of their departure from Texas: http://filesender.boomspeed.com/cgi-bin/getfile?fileid=962947542619990&filename=Gary_and_Mary.wmv
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    Mary and I jumped in the ownership pool

    Flightaware currently shows him just north of Baltimore at 5500 and 122knots.
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