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Just a quick Poll to see the interest. I know the virus is playing havoc on everyone, in my case we're limited to 100 nm travel from our base without a waiver.(Military Commanding General order) If you feel like it, update the poll and we'll see what pans out. Poll will timeout on (20 Sep 20)...

Just read where Sun n Fun is being pushed to early May this year. From many years past it is warm in late Mar / early Apr, May 'may no pun intended' be just a tad warm. Guys in the office are betting if the event will actually take place in May or be pushed again. Red face moment.:o I've...

This poll will focus on our experience levels looked at by total pilot time. (not necessarily your total AC11) time. Again, no hidden agenda, just a fun poll.:D Feel free to write-in your amounts - especially for our high timers.

There I was, Contacting Birmingham Approach on a handoff, when on the net I recognize former COG member/TC owner (Todd Harding) giving me a quick 'Hey 4JA how is it going?'. Todd is now flying a Comanche twin and diverted his ADS-B check to land at my destination where my wife was...

Hit Sun n Fun late Friday morning, secured the plane and set-up the tent / area. Nice lady in a van was waiting to ‘assist’ with our camping permit and daily armband tickets for the show. Work buddy who’s Slowdowner was down with an alternator problem rode down with me. He also volunteers...

Yesterday on a medium x-country for an EAA Breakfast flying across the central plains of Georgia the surrounding aircraft got an earful of an 'oh crap' from ATC. Checking in with Atlanta App for flight following (one of those few - not a cloud in the sky days). George is doing his thing and I'm...

One of those ‘quick attention getting’ flights. Yesterday I had the rare privilege of flying with one of my two flying sons in our Commander. Both are career Army Aviators, Rich my eldest’ is about to retire after 27 years a/duty. His current posting is flying UC-35’s (Citation’s) out of...

This poll originates from a discussion on arranging a flight of AC11's interested in traveling to the Bahamas. Intent of this poll is gain an idea of total interested parties. A follow-on poll will address which month you would prefer to travel. This is not a COG sponsored event.

AOPA's 2018 Fly-In locations are gateways to explore the mountain Northwest, the high desert mountains, a cutting-edge center for the automobile and aviation industries in the Midwest, and a relaxed beach town along the Gulf Coast—all great family vacation destinations strategically located...

What is the distance that you flew (one way) (in an AC11 or other G A) to attend the 2017 COG Fly-in? 1,086 from lower Alabama.

Where's the next Commander fly-out? I actually sensed a sincere tone of disappointment in my wife's voice when I told her we were a wx no-go for the MI fly-out scheduled for this last weekend. The weekend was not a complete bust as we were able to spend time with our son who lives in another...

Almost seems like yesterday but with this years' Sun n Fun hop, I went over 500 hours in the AC11.:D Hardly reaching my pre-acquisition aspirations / mission statement of 150 per year - in reality it's been more like 83 hours. But hey, every hour in the AC11 is a blessing that many out there...

What is the oddest / strangest / or different cargo that you've hauled in a AC11? Yesterday we loaded our C-114 with 4 x 17" new Goodyear Wranglers. With NO confidence from the family or other crews on the field we were able to 'comfortably' load 3 in the cargo compartment and the 4th strapped...

For the younger members, here's wishing you never receive one of these. Especially a week away from the COG fly in. The shear sight of the letterhead will strike the fear of God in to you... For those unfamiliar, it is not an enforcement action, it's from the Med folks. Each year, for what...

Looking for 'the' spot to see in central / north central Illinois for a layover this Sunday afternoon. In an attempt to not be rushed for a Monday morning arrival into Oshkosh we're looking at RON'ing a few hours south. Just wondering if anyone has a favorite spot that we should checkout. Like...

In a little more than a week we'll venture into the Northern lands for an all too brief visit to Canada. Specifically, after Oshkosh a trip around Lake Superior including a stopover at Thunder Bay. We have customs decals, radio licenses, and eAPIS. GPS database loads for the area and a...

Per recent discussions on where is your dream destination - many references were shared about the previous COG Alaska trip. A few questions: What time of year / season did you go? How many ships were involved? How many days did you allocate? What was the average daily flight time? What was the...

This weekend we used 4JA in assisting my A&P's son with his marriage proposal. Using large plastic sheets we cut a message 'Will U Marry Me?' and placed it just prior to the threshold of our local airport. On the guise of payback for working on the plane, I was to take the bride to be, her mom...

Yesterday I was practicing short field work at a handful of local strips. Most of which are pretty barren and lacking the maintenance that you normally see at Muni fields. Anyway I was fortunate that this happened at the last hop prior to RTB but I picked up a bit of FOD on/in my front tire. On...

Yesterday, conducting single pilot IFR op’s working with the local approach control I received vectors for an RNAV approach. About the same time I rolled out and hit a descent altitude he asked; ‘Do you have something to write with I have a number for you to call when you land’. I mean my brain...