Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

Don says his primary vehicle is a Cessna. Mitch. > On December 9, 2016 at 3:05 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > > But, in the military they would call it a training flight. Always good > to have practise. > Fly lots or don't fly at all.

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

But, in the military they would call it a training flight. Always good to have practise. Fly lots or don't fly at all. RB On 08/12/2016 11:31 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: 6 hours and 14 minutes, plus a fuel stop, if there are no winds. It's 850 miles (without stopping at your place). After

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

I don't blame you especially considering the cost of aviation fuel. Manfred Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 23:31:19 -0600 From: OK Don 6 hours and 14 minutes, plus a fuel stop, if there are no winds. It's 850 miles (without stopping at your place). After thinking about it, my time

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

You should forget about all that and focus more on old MB Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2016, at 11:31 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > 6 hours and 14 minutes, plus a fuel stop, if there are no winds. It's 850 > miles (without stopping at your place). > After

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

6 hours and 14 minutes, plus a fuel stop, if there are no winds. It's 850 miles (without stopping at your place). After thinking about it, my time is better spent building the Tailwind than looking at MBs like I no longer own :-( On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

Averages in Jan are about 68 to 42 or so. That said it could go down to the mid 20's at night or stay at around 50. It all depends on the jet stream and what blows down from the north. A normal seeping bag should be just fine. If not then a blanket over it will do the job. Manfred Date:

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In Manfred’s neck of the woods it could easily get into the 30s at night in January. I’ll let him weigh in for sure, but it’s a bit colder where he is from my house, and 40s at night in January around here isn’t unusual. Dan > On Dec 8, 2016, at 9:30 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

Hmm, camping What are typical nighttime temperatures mid-January? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On December 8, 2016 9:12:54 PM EST, MG via Mercedes wrote: >It is near Hawthorne, Fl and there is plenty of room for camping, >trailers, vans or

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

It is near Hawthorne, Fl and there is plenty of room for camping, trailers, vans or motorhomes. Nearest real airport is Gainesville and pickup can be arranged. Manfred Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:12:58 -0600 From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Manfred has graciously offered his vast

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I probably shouldn't mention it but there is a hydraulic jack conversion injector tester somewhere in the garage. Don't know quite where or how clean it is. So much junk so little that is worthless. Manfred Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:42:12 -0600 From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> I

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I'm In Houston till the 12th iirc. If ok don wants to fly in and pick me up maybe I can go. How long would it take to get down there in a Cessna? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2016, at 7:43 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think near Gainesville Florida? >

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I think near Gainesville Florida? I've got some pretty good chance at getting down there, bringing SWMBO & SWMBette, so if you come Regina needs to escort you. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On December 8, 2016 8:02:01 PM EST, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"

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Where is the location? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2016, at 6:12 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > Manfred has graciously offered his vast estate as a meeting place. It will > be Jan 14, and if everyone is amenable, spilling over to the 15th. The 16th

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Manfred has graciously offered his vast estate as a meeting place. It will be Jan 14, and if everyone is amenable, spilling over to the 15th. The 16th is MLK day so some folks have that off as a travel day. OKDonn has expressed some interest in flying down and Manfred has offered to clear

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Ok so what is this q and when is it? Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 8, 2016, at 1:20 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > Sounds good to me. The more the merrier. > > Manfred > > Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:05:34 -0500 > From: Max Dillon > > > Manfred,

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Sounds good to me. The more the merrier. Manfred Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2016 23:05:34 -0500 From: Max Dillon Manfred, any objection to inviting non-list folks? I know a fellow down near st Pete (I think) who may be interested. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95

Re: [MBZ] FL MiniQ BMWMOA rally

Sounds good to me. We could even do a fire in the evening and of course a tour of the dome if there is interest. Heck we can wander over the whole place if enough energy presents itself. Manfred Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:13:22 -0600 From: Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Anyone from

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Works for me. Dan > On Dec 7, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > OK, it appears there are no objections to the 14th, and maybe 15th for the > FLminiQ. With the 16th being a holiday for some, those who wish to do > something as a

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Manfred, any objection to inviting non-list folks? I know a fellow down near st Pete (I think) who may be interested. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On December 7, 2016 9:44:25 PM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > >OK, it appears there are no

Re: [MBZ] FL miniQ

OK, it appears there are no objections to the 14th, and maybe 15th for the FLminiQ. With the 16th being a holiday for some, those who wish to do something as a group/subgroup on the 15th may want to. I'd suggest we assemble Saturday morning, look over each other's cars, etc., then maybe go

Re: [MBZ] FL MiniQ BMWMOA rally

Anyone from further up the coast interested? Andrew, if you drive down we'll help wax your wagon and I'll buy you a beer. Is there anyone for whom the 14th/15th does not work? I'm thinking the Q itself would be something like noon to 5 pm or so on the 14th. Pre and post activities (made up

Re: [MBZ] FL MiniQ BMWMOA rally

All true. But I might pay upfront. As a MOA lifer, I might be able to wrangle a guest escort and a free look about. (no $$) Until we finalize a date, I am not going to worry about how to get in. MG via Mercedes December 6, 2016 at 8:56 PM It says the only

Re: [MBZ] FL MiniQ BMWMOA rally

It says the only way to get into that is to buy the ticket for $55. Limit is 500 people and no one gets in during the event without prior ticket purchase. Probably need to be riding a BMW also. The event takes place on the military base so no way to get there unless you are in the group or

Re: [MBZ] FL MiniQ

Curley sez: >‎I kinda like 13-16 as that gives me the >option to pop into the BMWMOA  >rally too!‎ ‎ Buy Manfred's Air Head and go in style...‎ Rick  ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] FL MiniQ

I have the option of rescheduling the commitment I have for Jan 14-15. That makes any of the first 3 weekends in Jan possible. I believe it is mostly the SC contingent who needed a weekend and a holiday weekend. Let me know what works for y'all. MG and DP appear to be flexible with dates.

[MBZ] FL MiniQ BMWMOA rally

Hmmm. BMW motorsickle rally not far from Hawthorne/Gainesville FL the weekend of Jan 14. http://www.bmwmoa.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=856821 Could be fun to go there before/after the MiniQ. Any of you SE listers interested in BMWs too? (I only like the 2 wheel variety without

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ

Yellowknife. Summer. Clouds of blackflies so thick you couldn’t see. Gosh awful nasty things that get in your mouth, ears, everywhere. Makes one appreciate winter. Dan > On Dec 5, 2016, at 9:58 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes > wrote: > > Reminds me of black flies

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What about horseflies? They're pretty hostile and aggressive. On Dec 5, 2016 9:58 PM, "Peter Frederick via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Reminds me of black flies in Canada. One year it was very cold all > summer, and we had them til October. > > Mosquitos are a pest -- screens

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Reminds me of black flies in Canada. One year it was very cold all summer, and we had them til October. Mosquitos are a pest -- screens turn black at night when they try to get at out, for instance -- but I'm allergic to black flies and get welts the size of golf balls when they bite.

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ

Them marsh skeeters we have around here drink that stuff for their evening cocktail. Then there is the noseeums that hurt like hell when they take a chunk out of you. A few weeks back after the hurricane, when the crop got going pretty well, a coupla of them picked me up to take me off to

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Manfred wrote: > Ha! I wish it was a vast estate. Back to nekkid... How about nekkid in rural suburban area? The empty warehouse out the back door here might satisfy nekked wandering around? mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

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I wonder about you. My first thought would be to say Wow what a great idea, come on over any time you feel like it. Skeeters are a no problem thing. Ever heard of deep woods off? It's the ticks that you have to worry about. Manfred Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2016 16:46:02 -0500 From: Floyd Thursby

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Ha! I wish it was a vast estate. I'd love to have a place where you would have to fly for a couple of hours to get from the edge to the house. Still wouldn't reduce the overwatch nowadays. Manfred Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 16:42:29 -0500 From: Max Dillon That's one of

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It's the skeeters I am concerned about, not the NWO. When we bought the place our realtors were these two sisters, one was newly married but the other one was really hot. We're walking around the property and she comes out with. "Wow if you lived here you could walk around naked all the

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That's one of the main advantages to owning a vast estate, clothing state becomes whatever you feel like! At least life used to be that way, before drones etc... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On December 5, 2016 3:11:26 PM EST, MG via Mercedes wrote:

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http://zapatopi.net/blog/?post=201610187579.russian_aluminum_foil_second_skin --FT On 12/5/16 3:11 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: Man what a bunch of pervies at that NRO. I'm gonna have to stop walking around nakid in the woods from now on. Here I always thought it was the helicopters that did

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Man what a bunch of pervies at that NRO. I'm gonna have to stop walking around nakid in the woods from now on. Here I always thought it was the helicopters that did the pot looking. Now where did I put that tinfoil beanie? Manfred try to scrub that one out of your minds! Date: Mon, 5 Dec

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Having seen the work the folks at the National Reconnaissance Office do, I can assure you that they've been able to see you at far greater resolution from that high up in space for a long time. The Department of Agriculture uses aerial surveys for crop records and reports, it's very possible

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No they are just looking for pot Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 5, 2016, at 8:05 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > That's what I used to think but when the same plane makes north south passes > at about 1000' and about a mile apart east to west that takes about 1/2 hr to >

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That's what I used to think but when the same plane makes north south passes at about 1000' and about a mile apart east to west that takes about 1/2 hr to come back from the north and about an hour from the south it makes you wonder. I'm thinking that they do the closer images with the plane

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ

No plane, Manfred, eye in the sky. I did some checking and that’s LandSat 8 imagery. Roughly 570 miles up. Dan > On Dec 3, 2016, at 8:04 AM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > > Yep. That's the place alright. I was drilling holes in the beams so that I > could put rebar

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ

Yep. That's the place alright. I was drilling holes in the beams so that I could put rebar through them to lift and plant them in the concrete. I remember hearing the plane fly over and stood up to look at it. Manfred Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 18:45:57 -0700 From: Craig

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On Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:44:39 -0500 MG via Mercedes wrote: > The Dome is right there to the west of the runway nearer to the > north end then the south. I saw that. It is very visible on the satellite picture. > If the picture you see has some long poles sitting near it

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Nope, trees all around, that's why you would need to be above 100 by the end. An amusing story, I invited a friend over one time. He flies an ultralight just like I do, from a long paved runway at a local airplane community. He flew over along the runway and left, didn't land. When I called

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It's not an official runway anymore. The airplane(s) must have moved on years ago. The dome house is why I thought it was Manfred's place. On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 11:27 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:50:47 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes >

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On Wed, 30 Nov 2016 17:50:47 -0600 OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > 29°33'15.72" N 82°04'37.78" W I see some small ones at 29°33'15.77" N 82°04'36.5" W and a larger one at29°33'05.8" N 82°04'40.7" W Is that your geodesic dome home nearby? Craig

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for now we are debating a date. Jan 7 and 21 are in the mix, and if I disappoint #1 daughter and #1 soon to be son in law, the Jan 14 is in there also. Max needs a weekend, but social Director may have other plan for him. If Max gets a thumbs down, then any date in there can work for most

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ

I doubt it. On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Can you do a u-turn in under 700' after liftoff? > > > On November 30, 2016 at 6:36 PM OK Don via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > Hmmm - after I install the new

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Can you do a u-turn in under 700' after liftoff? > On November 30, 2016 at 6:36 PM OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Hmmm - after I install the new alternator belt I'll find out how far to > 100' AGL. I know that I can get off the ground in 800', but haven't tried > to

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Looks like a few trees have sprouted up in the runway - 29°33'15.72" N 82°04'37.78" W On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 5:36 PM, OK Don wrote: > Hmmm - after I install the new alternator belt I'll find out how far to > 100' AGL. I know that I can get off the ground in 800', but

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Hmmm - after I install the new alternator belt I'll find out how far to 100' AGL. I know that I can get off the ground in 800', but haven't tried to find the 100' AGL distance. On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 5:05 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > Yep. Just south of Hawthorne, Fl. If

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Yep. Just south of Hawthorne, Fl. If you look at Google 3mi south of Hawthorne and 1mi east you can see the dirt air strip running just about N-S. If Don can be above 100' at the end of 1500' on a dirt strip then it would work. Manfred Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 14:30:50 -0500 From: Dan

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ WAS needs much repair 82 380SEL

None of my business but as a Q veteran. I think your first FL Q should focus on cars & get food at a restaurant. Then later you can move into cooking. Our Q has evolved over 9 years thanks to Coleman Curt & my access to clams,at end of my street. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4 matic

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ WAS needs much repair 82 380SEL

Diane's BBQ or somewhere in Gainesville sounds good to me, unless someone is inspired to cook up sump'in. A place where we can meet, talk and gawk at each other's cars is all that is necessary AFIK. MG via Mercedes November 29, 2016 at 5:55 PM Yeah but do you

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ WAS needs much repair 82 380SEL

We’ll just private message on this stuff when the time gets closer to decide what to do. We’ve got a month to worry about it and get a solid date from Curley…. Dan > On Nov 29, 2016, at 6:55 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > Yeah but do you want to plan something to

Re: [MBZ] Fl MiniQ WAS needs much repair 82 380SEL

Yeah but do you want to plan something to cook and see how many would come or shall we just meet and go to Diane's BBQ or somewhere in Gainesville and eat there? I am clueless on all this stuff. Manfred Message: 11 Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2016 13:47:03 -0500 From: "d...@penoff.com"