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Bill Thanks I might stop at KSSI. A quick look at airnav shows fuel to be as reasonable as anywhere and all the coments are great. If the wife is along I wont be doing any 4.5Hr legs so its going to take longer but I have rarely met an airport I did not enjoy visiting. So maybe we will see you along the way. Bill K
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Miles I just drove through Blythe CA. Actually Teresa and I stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn Express there on our way to Lake Havasu City from the San Diego mid-year meeting. Didn't visit the airport but funny you should mention the place.
As for KSSI Bill if you can, stop there. Free hot dogs and coffee every time I've stopped there which will be about 4 times on my 6 trips to Sun N Fun.
As for KSSI Bill if you can, stop there. Free hot dogs and coffee every time I've stopped there which will be about 4 times on my 6 trips to Sun N Fun.
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Miles I have never been there but it sounds like maybe a good place to send the local FAA guys. They don't like the 337's from ECI but won't call the MIDO in Texas to help sort it out. Sure is getting frustrating. I guess they are real busy protecting Washington from all the people that are fed up with our government. But I really must say that all in all the airports that I have visited on my travels around the country have provided unbelivable sevice and hospitality. Bill K
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Are you kidding Bill. The Philly FSDO doesn't like something And they won't call their own organization to get it straight.
I'd call ECI and tell them their selling improperly documented and or parts with unapproved modifications and see if their lawyers might want to call the FSDO or higher authority.
I'd call ECI and tell them their selling improperly documented and or parts with unapproved modifications and see if their lawyers might want to call the FSDO or higher authority.
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Actually, KBLH is one of the few airports at which I've ever been treated poorly. Hopefully things have changed for the better, but the two times I stopped there in '96 and '98 the service sucked. The first time was for an overnight, and a $20 cab ride (each way) was the ONLY way to get to the hotel. I may give them another chance next time I'm eastbound. Checking avweb, I see that their price for 100LL is $3.56/gal, not too bad in this part of the country these days.N9149A wrote:Miles I just drove through Blythe CA. Actually Teresa and I stayed overnight at the Holiday Inn Express there on our way to Lake Havasu City from the San Diego mid-year meeting. Didn't visit the airport but funny you should mention the place.
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Bruce The "MIDO"? in Texas says that ECI is doing what they want but they only signed one part of the 337 and the Philly FSDO thinks they should have signed both places. Its now been 2 weeks since the plane has been done and and they won't tell us wether or not they will accept the 337 if we submit it the way ECI wants us to. Bill K
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Bill H. don't mean to hijack the thread but Bill K. That just sucks. I'd submit it and get the formal disapproval or approval so you can move on. You'll never know till you give it to them.
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Hi guys, heading down to Sun-n-Fun tommorow (Monday) plan on staying through Thursday. I'll be camping in the Vintage/Antique parking area -
look for a polished aluminum/red trim 52B model (N8143A). Hope to meet more of you guys face to face, got plenty of beer...Russ Farris
look for a polished aluminum/red trim 52B model (N8143A). Hope to meet more of you guys face to face, got plenty of beer...Russ Farris
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Headed down to lakeland on Thursday morning and staying through the weekend. I'll probably be parked in the warbird parking with my 54 C-180 that is yellow and brown but sometimes we end up in the vintage camping. Hope to see other 170 there.
Robbie Yeaman
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2993D, now 2980C a C-180
Virginia
2993D, now 2980C a C-180