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Very sad news, Jay Hardee and his wife Janet did not survive when there Commander went down after takeoff at Covington Ga.. N1423J, Our condolences go out to the family and friends. Various news clips are out there but little information. A sad day. Ken

Fly In /Camp In at Grand Oaks Plantation (1GA6) November 14-16th. 2024.. This coincides with the EAA Chapter 354 Monthly Breakfast. Close to Albany, Ga. Put down the date, more info to follow. Special parking for Commanders. Life is a barrel of fun. Ken Comment Send

Hi All, we are having a fly in and camp in at Grand Oaks Plantation on Nov.17 -18. 2023. In conjunction with local EAA. 1GA6. Located in South Georgia. 100 nm South of Atlanta and 70 nm North of Tallahassee Fl. All are welcome. Life is a barrel of fun. Ken 229 407-0200.

July 4th. 2023 It will be here before we know it. Having another Fly In at Grand Oaks Plantation. All the info is on AirNav. 1GA6, please note the frequency that we will use during the event. Typically I use 122.8 to communicate with Dawson and crop dusters in the area. Our official frequency is...

I spent three years planning the 2009 Alaska trip, My nephews Ben and Tom gained over two stone each during the planning phase. I must have done a thousand W&B calculations. I walked around Walmart with a fish scale buying clothes. It was not a holiday, it was an adventure. Life is now...

We are busy at Grand Oaks getting ready for July 4 th fly in.. The runways are in great shape, mowed and rolled today, had 1/2" of rain so the dust is settled. Parking will be better this year, we have mowed area for about 25 planes. A tail dragger section and of course a VIP area for...

During a fly in on Saturday I got to talk with Tom Peterson who was the test pilot in Albany,Ga on the Commander 111 and 112, The has 65 hours in the Commander 111 and to the best of his knowledge only one was ever made. It had a 160 horse engine, I asked him if it was a little sluggish with...

Things are a bit messed up at the farm, got hit by hurricane Michael. On the bright side I will end up with matching green metal roofs on the house, stables and new hangar. Tractor shed blew away with four tractors inside, not a scratch on any of them. Running on generator but expect...

Today has truly been a wonderful day. I am taking my annual vacation the same way I have done for many years. A cruise to the Caribbean would be OK, A week at one of those fancy hotels would be Ok, but what I am doing is far better. I am doing an owner assisted annual on N1182J I got all set...

I never like to use the word "Cheap" Birds go "cheap cheap" not Commander owners. Every year when I plan my trip to England for Christmas I have have this major conflict with the airlines. It is a game and they are very good at playing it. Years ago I was a Delta customer and stock holder, I...

GRAND OAKS PLANTATION 1. COMMON FREQUENCY 122.8 SAME AS DAWSON (16J) CALL SIGN "GRAND OAKS" 2. ATIS 133.05 FROM ABY 13 NM TO THE S.E 3. HAVE UNICOM ON FIELD (GRAND OAKS UNICOM 122.8) 4. RUNWAY 18/36 4600' HIGH TREES SOUTH END. RW 07/25 NOT IN SERVICE YET. 5. WINDSOCK IS MIDFIELD EAST...

I must have crossed the Atlantic Ocean at least one hundred times. The only bad flight I ever had was after my Father died and I was going home for the funeral. Every Atlantic crossing has been fantastic, and I mean fantastic. I wish that I had kept some kind of record of each flight, what...

Wednesday I got to sit on the porch with a cold beer looking at two Commanders. The first visiting Commander landed here, it was N48CK, John and Nigel from Guernsey UK getting her ready for the transatlantic crossing. The first picture shows how eight mechanics move a Commander after replacing...

Hi Folks. Not sure how to do this but I will try to load the video. Today after almost four years of work I made the first landing at Grand Oaks Plantation. This all started about ten years ago, wanting to land at home. Normal folks drive to the airport. Not me. About five or six years of...

Hi Folks. About once every three months I go back over the fantastic trip I had to Alaska in 2009 with my two nephews. I have it on my web site so it is easy to go back and look. It is hard to believe that it was five years ago, and now I am wondering what to do next. My youngest nephew last...

Hi All. I have a new web page set up for Grand Oaks Plantation. http://andrewtent.com/gop.htm It aint fancy, now back on the tractor. Life is a barrel of fun. Ken Andrew

Just playing around on Google Earth tonight found a great picture. A flight of Commanders in the camping area at Merrill Field Anchorage. 2880 Merrill Field Drive, also 2900 where I can read my tail number. They must have taken the ground pictures while we were there. It is Google Earth and...

Hi All. I left Orlando Florida at 4.30 this afternoon on a trip back home to Albany, Georgia. I was expecting headwinds from the forcasts, but never what I experienced today. I stayed low and only went to 6500 ft. The best ground speed I saw was 85 knots. I tried higher and got into the...

Hi All, Although I have been flying the Hotshot for four years I still do not consider that I know it as well as I should. Planning the Alaska trip that will be at gross weight on every take off, and flying there via Mexico with the July heat, I need every bit of information that is out there...