tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post408203109668659563..comments2023-08-26T03:15:36.194-05:00Comments on Letters from Flyover Country: When passion diesBob Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-26522473520931258302008-07-14T08:50:00.000-05:002008-07-14T08:50:00.000-05:00In 1981 I tried to buy an inert C140 that hadn't f...In 1981 I tried to buy an inert C140 that hadn't flown in 10 years. I was trying to earn my PPL. The owner wouldn't sell it but allowed me to revitalize it and use it for free. Soon, I was often competing with him for the airplane since he got interested again.<BR/>If more inert owners were so generous with their airplanes they might get the bug back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-35820905155382272112008-07-12T00:35:00.000-05:002008-07-12T00:35:00.000-05:00I was going to post a well-articulated and witty c...I was going to post a well-articulated and witty comment but the truth is I'm late for a session of airplane building at the airport.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-84547130458326320342008-07-11T22:50:00.000-05:002008-07-11T22:50:00.000-05:00Been to a marina? Same syndrome. It must be part...Been to a marina? Same syndrome. It must be part of being human. Easier to let lay than to let go. Hangar E/D row at KHND (Henderson, NV) is an exception that I cherish. Only two experimentals, but 3 certified's feel the love too. Stop by anytime. Enjoy it while you can...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-40002912558589005522008-07-11T10:13:00.000-05:002008-07-11T10:13:00.000-05:00Before you publish, the Confederate Air Force has ...Before you publish, the Confederate Air Force has a new name: The Commemorative Air Force, I think.<BR/><BR/>Hotel 5 is bordered by two twin engine owners. One, a Baron, I haven't seen in months. The other, an aging Aztec, flies only enough to blow and and dead bugs into my hangar when he taxis back in and uses the left engine to make a turn.<BR/><BR/>Across from me there is a Kitfox. I see him fly quite a bit. Next to him is a CJ-6 (I think) which I also see flown. Both are of the "get to the airport, get out the plane, fly it, put it back in" variety - they don't just hang around much. <BR/><BR/>At different end points, there is a NetJets G-5 flight attendent with a Warrior, and a guy with an old Cessna 175 that also happens to be building an RV-6. Those guys come out and hang around quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>It's a pretty nice airport, really, but it's a mix between the "love to fly" and "fly to get places" crowd. My neighbor (at home, not at the airport) has a Cirrus SR-22 that he uses in the latter category, but makes up for it by also having a racing glider. The only problem with that is that he hangs out at a different airport.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and we have the same collection of tired, sun-damaged airplanes out at the tie-downs. I don't know why people even keep them if that's the way they're going to treat them, but I've seen that before with regards to dogs. I've never understood it.DaveGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015349658680998609noreply@blogger.com