EAA493 Mailing List: Re: [Ducote] Fwd: TFR

[Don Smucker (dws_jmc]

GFH:

Glad the physical went so well.  No surprises there, though.  We are in Kissimmee, having relocated here from a shitty, old, cheap but reasonable base motel in Lake Wales to a new condo rented out by owners through a management co - VERY nice and at $40 a night, pool, wifi, fridge, microwave, hot tub, quiet place, very classy.  Did I say $40 a night?????!!!!  Incredible.  For visiting Orlando area, this is a world class find!  At least during off season rate periods.  On the other hand, traffic here in the whole Orlando area is horrible.  Do NOT want to be here much.

We stopped by Disney and checked on tickets that are at least mid 80s vintage, one that was an old paper one (with a day left yet) first used in the mid 70s.  Old tickets we purchased, what, 40 years ago?  Amazing. Also old 1970s vintage free box lunches on Treasure Island, worth $2.50 then.  Disney offered us a $50 food/merchandise voucher for 4 of those box lunches tickets.  Usable anywhere in Disney.  Plus got updated tickets (now cost is approx $200 per day per adult for a single theme park!!).  So we can go to Disney if we want to - new tickets are still valid "forever", no expiration date, although you have to pay extra to get that option now.  So they honor their promises!  Again, amazing!

We are planning on heading back to Sarasota on Sunday, then leaving SRQ on Monday morning to work our way back home.

No, I only went to Sun N Fun one day.  Made it through everything, did not need to go back.  But I did not find screw starters, my primary goal of this trip.  I will now try on-line.

Wonderful cool weather now, this is great, rather than the 90s and humid when we arrived.

More later.

DWS

On Friday, April 7, 2017 4:46 PM, Gerald Hatch via EAA493 <eaa493 [at] fly-web.us> wrote:

Just checkin... Did you make it back to S&F ?

My Class III went along easy peasy. Dr Smith is not going to do BasicMed physicals but will continue doing Class I, II, III physicals for anybody that wants them. He himself will switch over to BasicMed. Other than that he looked and sounded just fine. He did sell the 210 and bought a 182. He likes the plane and doesn't need to go fast. Charge is still $90 (cash).

Hi to Jade. See you sooner than later.

gfh

On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 7:15 PM, Don Smucker via EAA493 <eaa493 [at] fly-web.us> wrote:

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Here at Sun N Fun I looked up representatives from both AOPA and EAA about the San Angelo TFR issue.  At EAA I talked to Mack Dickson, described on his EAA card as a Senior Government Advocacy Specialist.  He will pass on our concerns to both his higher ups and Rune Duke, the AOPA Airspace expert.  At AOPA I talked with TR Proven, Aviation Techinical Specialist.  He is the guy Larry LaBeau communicated with last week.  He will also be bringing this up within his organization.  Hopefully with these organizations help the TFR gets relocated to a location that does not adversely impact San Angelo (or Ducote or other area) aviation interests.  I also stopped at the Homeland Security booth.  The guy there was interested, knew a bit about our TFR, was friendly, but was not much help.

I suggest contacting these people (cc'd above) with comments and concerns.

Mack, TR, we all appreciate your help.  And I appreciate your taking the time to talk with me today.  Please follow up and let us know where things stand.

Don Smucker

On Saturday, April 1, 2017 10:31 AM, George Cude Jr <georgecudejr [at] gmail.com> wrote:

Here is a phone number for AOPA if you would like to call them and express your concern for moving TFR over Ducote Airpark.

George

 

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