Recent content by jmcb

Don, Deb and I are very happy you love 4GG. Hope you have many years of enjoying her. We had great adventures with her and great memories. Don’t hesitate to fly her down to New Braunfels and visit. Any more questions please let me know.

I'd Be interested Jim. I had mine rebuilt a few years ago. It would be nice to have something more reliable.

Welcome Kyron. You have a beautiful plane there. Vince and I both were hangared at Brackett for a number of years and I know firsthand how much TLC he put into that plane. You'll love it!

Re: New Member Hi Jim, as Judy mentioned, my plane is in Bend, OR. WX right now east of Cascades is horrific, but we can plan to get together when things settle down.

Re: Something else Rockwell International built Remember a few years back I was flying out of Brackett Field in SoCal going to Camarillo. On the return trip to Brackett flew over the 747 with the Shuttle. I forgot the name of that Shuttle but it was the one doing the tour of California and...

Re: Finally took up N1434J for the first time Used to be in A9 on the north side for about 9 years. Vince Giampa had his hangar on the “B” row. I do miss Brackett. Great controllers there.

Re: 114 Hot Shot I think that might have been my post. Joel is correct because the whole system is plumbed together. Carl and I were able to gauge the performance of the exhaust because the turbo on our first flight was not boosting.

Re: KSNH Savannah TN to KSLE Salem OR Joel, what about Bermuda Dunes (UDD)? They used to have a cool restaurant there called Murph’s Gaslight. I could be wrong but I don’t think the fees are too bad there.

Re: KSNH Savannah TN to KSLE Salem OR Michael, although Reno is not as congested as LAS, a thought may to stop in Minden or Carson City instead. I like Minden myself. Flying up the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada will be gorgeous.

Re: Generations My Dad and Mom were both WWII era pilots. My brother and I are currently as well as my son. Looking to pass it on to the grandchildren (4th generation, hopefully!)

Re: Trip to see the Eclipse 8/21/2017 Michael, I don't think that the huge crowds are going to pan out. The fires here have been really bad, with lots of smoke and poor visibility. I know ODOT has been planning for the huge crowds (wisely so), but we are not going to have any where close to a...

Re: Trip to see the Eclipse 8/21/2017 Temporary towers in both Bend and Madras. I was at Bend today and it did not look too busy. Most everyone is in Prineville or Madras. A lot of fires here in central Oregon and that may have dampened the mood a bit for flying in. There at least 4 TFR's in...

Re: Trip to see the Eclipse 8/21/2017 There will be 500 planes at Madras. Bend airport will be full, so I expect it'll be crazy here in central Oregon. Was planning to fly that morning, but not with the traffic they're expecting. Probably going to stay in our back yard and watch.

Re: my recent Hot Shot trip Terry, Has your wife ever been to the Sisters Quilt Show? We have an airport right in town here.

Re: I can cross LAS off the bucket list.... LAS is one BUSY place. Flown into N. Las Vegas and Henderson. As the others have said, HND is the best. Summertime the thermals are bad everywhere in the desert areas!