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Hello from Southwest Florida

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nholmes9

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Good afternoon all --
My name is Nate Holmes, I joined the COG a few days back and have been poking around the forums to try and start learning more from current owners.

I have been interested in Commanders since I started my PPL about 10 years ago. I did my private in Michigan in a Cherokee 140 and Grumman Cheetah. Since then, we moved to SW Florida and completed IFR and Commercial (multi and single) at a local flight school in 172's and a Piper Seminole. Now I am in a flying club at the that has 172's and a 182 based at KFMY.

The flying I usually do takes me around FL (St Pete, the Keys, Orlando, etc.) and to Atlanta (KLZU) to see family every month or so (normally myself, wife and teenage daughter). A 182 makes this trip quite comfortably in 3:30'ish hours. The 172 requires a fuel stop, which isn't always ideal.

We are looking at getting into a 112TC and am joining here to get as much information beforehand. I've seen the numerous posts about getting in touch with Judi Anderson, so I will plan on reaching out to her pretty soon.

If anyone is in within a few hundred miles of FMY and wouldn't mind showing me their Commander, please let me know and I'll come check it out!

I am planning on heading up to Jekyll Island next Saturday to walk around and try and talk to a few folks with their airplanes on the ramp.

Looking forward to learning more!
-N
 
If you are going to go to Jekll Island next weekend, then you should be able to get all the information and help that you will need.

You will also be sold on the airplane so be ready to move forward with a purchase!

Good luck and have fun.
 
Nate,

Look forward to meeting up at the Jekyll Island event. You will make the right move contacting Judi when you start the search, she has the info on so many commanders.
 
Thanks, Gary -- Looking forward to Jekyll Island, I'll keep an eye out for your tail number! My daughter and I went there about 6 months ago, spent the night and cruised around on the golf carts, that's a fun place.

They don't have a ton of ramp space there so we may fly into KSSI or KFHB Friday afternoon, grab a car, stay the night, and drive over on Saturday morning. We'll see where we end up-- you can't go wrong with some bbq on St. Simons, but we like Fernandina Beach as well. Either way we will be on the island in the morning.
 
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