Dave, How about flying to Sun N Fun with the group of Ercoupes?
Syd ---- "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Larry and All, > > Most of my flying has been local, from Parker County (KWEA) to Granbury > (KDGJ) and back. I went to Houston-Williams to meet Alan Fairclough, who > helped me with an oil leak after I brought the airplane home from Arlington, > WA. I have been to Abilene a couple times-- took my daughter for $100 > Chinese food at her favorite oriental restaurant after school one evening. I > flew to Midland-Sky West to take one of my best freinds for his first ride in > a small airplane. We would have stayed up longer, but the winds and > turbulence below 3000' were really bad that day. I have another good friend > who lives near downtown Dallas, and I often help him work on his classic '79 > Mercedes 450SL. Rather than fighting traffic, I've been flying to Dallas > Executive (KRBD)and having him pick me up. My A&P, Vince Hammons, and I have > been doing some formation flying between KWEA, KGDJ, and Ft Worth-Spinks > (KFWS). Vince used to work at EAA, so when the EAA B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" > came to the DFW area on it's nationwide tour, Vince and I flew in formation > to KGKY (Arlington Muni) to show my daughter the airplane (that is only 2 > years older than our 'coupe!). > > Right now, were down for a center-section swap-out that has turned into a > major restoration-- one of those "might as well" things. We've got it apart, > so we might as well do some other things... > > I've logged 50 flights since I purchased it in August and since we went into > heavy maintenance in early November. > > We should be up again in March. I want to go back to Houston, up to Kentucky > with Vince to see family and friends we have in the Lexington and > Elizabethtown area, down to Ft. Walton Beach, Tampa, and Fort Myers to see a > good friend, see my step-brother, and see my Mom. Finally, there's the > Ercoupe National and Oshkosh. Don't know if I will get it all in next year, > but those are the trips I'm planning. > > Later, > Dave >
