Recent content by Halidej

Re: 2012 This AOPA link points to pilot getaways that include Old Rhinebeck NY and Farmington PA. Here's the link: http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/destinations/?WT.mc_id=&wtmcid;&WT.mc_sect=snf

Re: North East Wisconsin NEW-bie Thanks for the number Scott; and many thanks to Martine and Jim Richards for taking me into their hectic morning on a chilly, windy and beautifully clear day at the Aerodyme shop in Burlington. Not only did I enjoy meeting the Richards' -- I also got to crawl...

Re: North East Wisconsin NEW-bie I've been working in the area of Lake Champlain this week. My commercial flight home got cancelled earlier tonight. But of all the places I could be "stuck", I'm at BTV. Now it's dawned on me that I'm at the home base of Aerodyme. So Jim... if you see this...

Re: North East Wisconsin NEW-bie The insurance quote came back at $3300, which I understand is heavily influenced by my low hours, lack of IFR, being under 250 total PIC, and so on. I needed a budgetary quotation, and that's what I got. So what I think I'll do is find someplace to build...

Re: North East Wisconsin NEW-bie Nope.. I've only estimated $2500, for now.

Re: North East Wisconsin NEW-bie Thank you all for the warm welcome. Here's my summary of your words of wisdom: "..down to 9gph (with GAMI's).." (FS) ...at LOP, the same FF = same HP.. (davloose) "..likely need to eliminate the baggage.." (Dave) "..my dog had way more hrs..," and "Buy...

Re: North East Wisconsin NEW-bie Gmores, I'm drawn to the 114 for its useful load, but I don't know that I'll need it. Although my wife and I together wouldn't tip the scales beyond 300lbs, we do believe our teenagers will occassionally want to travel with us. Having so little long-trip...

Hello from the Green Bay area, With 125hrs in my logbook but many more hrs than that spent drooling over internet aircraft photos and spec's -- dreaming about every make and model imaginable, it seems -- I've finally come to my senses and joined COG in order to focus my attention on the...