I dig this area

And then there is the Outer Banks which I know well, like Mark, Amelia and Gary here. Hatteras, Ocracoke all accessible by our little airplanes. Just beautiful. Next to the Colorado mountains and plains, its one of my favorite places. I am planning to hit KHSE this summer, sleep in the Tiger and lay on the beach. :)
 
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-Politics, local and State? ----*Sigh.*----- back-slappin', crooked good ol' boys. Not NC's finest attribute. Hope springs eternal... November's a 'comin'.

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I'll say! When I was in the Marine Corps, I had temporary duty in NC. First time I ever drove there for my training, I got caught up in a speed trap. No ticket, they just put me in Jail until I could come up with the Ransom next day. Only time I have ever been in jail! So, NC is Not a place I like.

That said, my best customer is in NC and I recently purchased my first Airplane from NC. But, I would not go and look at it there!
 
And then there is the Outer Banks which I know well, like Mark, Amelia and Gary here. Hatteras, Ocracoke all accessible by our little airplanes. Just beautiful. Next to the Colorado mountains and plains, its one of my favorite places. I am planning to hit KHSE this summer, sleep in the Tiger and lay on the beach. :)

You bet. Ocracoke is wonderful. And easy to fly to.
 
My parents spent a year near Asheville in a retirement community. When I would drive down from Pennsylvania, I would pass the exit to Bernsville, NC, and think of Mountain Air (2NC0). Remember those ads in AOPA Pilot or Flying of the PC-12 landing on the mountaintop airport that was on top of an undercast? It would be cool to live there, huh?
 
Skidoo, there are speed traps all over the place. Hello, Delaware? No wonder they can afford to do without a sales tax. Their sneaky speeding tickets will keep them in high clover. Never spent another dime in that state after my spouse got nailed-- seems the speed limit sign was hidden at the top of a tall bridge, and the Statey was lying in wait at the bottom of the hill, pulling everybody with an out-of-state tag over. Several small towns in Ohio are notorious for nabbing visitors, and letting locals by with a wink and a wave-- not bad, it you're the one getting the smiling wave, but every time I flew over a certain small town, I fantasized about dropping a paint-filled water-balloon smack on City Hall. Mt. Pleasant, SC? Not so pleasant to the unwary. And those are just the ones that occur to me off the top of my head. I agree that being hauled off to jail for a speeding ticket seems beyond absurd. So sorry you were victimized, especially while serving our country. Where was this, so I can slow down-- and avoid spending any money there?
 
My parents spent a year near Asheville in a retirement community. When I would drive down from Pennsylvania, I would pass the exit to Bernsville, NC, and think of Mountain Air (2NC0). Remember those ads in AOPA Pilot or Flying of the PC-12 landing on the mountaintop airport that was on top of an undercast? It would be cool to live there, huh?


I flew over that airport on my way from Asheville to Pittsburgh last fall. It was a gorgeous day so I could see it and the mountain right to the south. Cool place!!

BTW -- I love NC so much I married on of 'em!

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Skidoo, there are speed traps all over the place. Hello, Delaware? No wonder they can afford to do without a sales tax. Their sneaky speeding tickets will keep them in high clover. Never spent another dime in that state after my spouse got nailed-- seems the speed limit sign was hidden at the top of a tall bridge, and the Statey was lying in wait at the bottom of the hill, pulling everybody with an out-of-state tag over. Several small towns in Ohio are notorious for nabbing visitors, and letting locals by with a wink and a wave-- not bad, it you're the one getting the smiling wave, but every time I flew over a certain small town, I fantasized about dropping a paint-filled water-balloon smack on City Hall. Mt. Pleasant, SC? Not so pleasant to the unwary. And those are just the ones that occur to me off the top of my head. I agree that being hauled off to jail for a speeding ticket seems beyond absurd. So sorry you were victimized, especially while serving our country. Where was this, so I can slow down-- and avoid spending any money there?

Well, that was back in 1976. I think it was in Shallotte. As I recall, it seemed to be about half way between Beaufort SC and Cherry Point.
 
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