Flying into the NYC area

[Jay Maynard]

My plans have changed a bit...I may find myself flying into the NYC area
after picking up the Zodiac. I'll be coming up from the south (Charlotte or
so) the morning of June 4, and flying off toward Texas the next morning. The
main requirement I have is that I need to get from whichever airport into
NYC (and, ideally, up to the Bronx) via public transportation without
spending a fortune, and back the next day. Cheap avgas would be nice, but
that's secondary.

Suggestions? Or should I just bag it, leave the airplane in Charlotte, and
go commercial?
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Jay Maynard wrote:
> My plans have changed a bit...I may find myself flying into the NYC area
> after picking up the Zodiac. I'll be coming up from the south (Charlotte or
> so) the morning of June 4, and flying off toward Texas the next morning. The
> main requirement I have is that I need to get from whichever airport into
> NYC (and, ideally, up to the Bronx) via public transportation without
> spending a fortune, and back the next day. Cheap avgas would be nice, but
> that's secondary.
>
> Suggestions? Or should I just bag it, leave the airplane in Charlotte, and
> go commercial?


Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me and
I'd love to see the plane and of course meet you.

[Ross]

Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
> Jay Maynard wrote:
>> My plans have changed a bit...I may find myself flying into the NYC area
>> after picking up the Zodiac. I'll be coming up from the south
>> (Charlotte or
>> so) the morning of June 4, and flying off toward Texas the next
>> morning. The
>> main requirement I have is that I need to get from whichever airport into
>> NYC (and, ideally, up to the Bronx) via public transportation without
>> spending a fortune, and back the next day. Cheap avgas would be nice, but
>> that's secondary.
>>
>> Suggestions? Or should I just bag it, leave the airplane in Charlotte,
>> and
>> go commercial?
>
>
> Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me and
> I'd love to see the plane and of course meet you.

KSWI in North Texas has some of the cheapest 100LL. We are about 1 hour
(driving) north of Dallas

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

[Ross]

Dallas wrote:
> On Wed, 14 May 2008 13:16:50 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
>
>> Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me
>
> Gig, you're a Texas guy?... Funny, for some reason I though you were from
> California. Where's your home base?
>
No, he is from the great state of Arkansas. just on the southern end.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

[Jay Maynard]

On 2008-05-14, Gig 601Xl Builder > wrote:
> Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me and
> I'd love to see the plane and of course meet you.

The overall plan is to go from the factory in Eastman, Georgia to
Mooresville, NC (Lake Norman Airport, 14A) to Austin (Lakeway, 3R9) to Iowa
City (hi, Jay!) to Fairmont. I'm thinking of either flying the airplane from
Lake Norman to New York, then on to Texas from there, or else leaving it at
Lake Norman and flying commercial from Charlotte to NYC and back.

I've got family and friends around Brenham, College Station, and Austin who
get a look. Depending on how things shake out, I may well wind up leaving
the airplane in Texas and flying commercial to Sioux Falls, SD over the
weekend of the 7th, then returning to take it the rest of the way home.

Which end of Texas are you in?
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

[Dallas]

On Wed, 14 May 2008 13:16:50 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

> Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me

Gig, you're a Texas guy?... Funny, for some reason I though you were from
California. Where's your home base?

--
Dallas

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Dallas wrote:
> On Wed, 14 May 2008 13:16:50 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
>
>> Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me
>
> Gig, you're a Texas guy?... Funny, for some reason I though you were from
> California. Where's your home base?
>


No a Texas but South Arkansas. Home base is KELD in El Dorado. Unless
you take some strange northernly route or decide to fly along the Gulf
coast you will fly within about 15 minutes of me going from NY to just
about anywhere in TX.

And I won't hold that California comment against you.

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Dallas wrote:
> On Wed, 14 May 2008 13:16:50 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
>
>> Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me
>
> Gig, you're a Texas guy?... Funny, for some reason I though you were from
> California. Where's your home base?
>

I guess I really ought to read who a message is from, shouldn't I?

[Gig 601Xl Builder]

Jay Maynard wrote:
> On 2008-05-14, Gig 601Xl Builder > wrote:
>> Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me and
>> I'd love to see the plane and of course meet you.
>
> The overall plan is to go from the factory in Eastman, Georgia to
> Mooresville, NC (Lake Norman Airport, 14A) to Austin (Lakeway, 3R9) to Iowa
> City (hi, Jay!) to Fairmont. I'm thinking of either flying the airplane from
> Lake Norman to New York, then on to Texas from there, or else leaving it at
> Lake Norman and flying commercial from Charlotte to NYC and back.
>
> I've got family and friends around Brenham, College Station, and Austin who
> get a look. Depending on how things shake out, I may well wind up leaving
> the airplane in Texas and flying commercial to Sioux Falls, SD over the
> weekend of the 7th, then returning to take it the rest of the way home.
>
> Which end of Texas are you in?


Arkansas not Texas. See my response to Dallas' post. I thought I was
answering you.

[Tina]

Lakeway has an unkind rep, but I don't have first hand information
about it. I think the issue has everything to do with operating near
sun rise and sun set. Just verify things before you go.


On May 14, 2:50 pm, Jay Maynard >
wrote:
> On 2008-05-14, Gig 601Xl Builder > wrote:
>
> > Where are you headed in Texas Jay. Your route might take you near me and
> > I'd love to see the plane and of course meet you.
>
> The overall plan is to go from the factory in Eastman, Georgia to
> Mooresville, NC (Lake Norman Airport, 14A) to Austin (Lakeway, 3R9) to Iowa
> City (hi, Jay!) to Fairmont. I'm thinking of either flying the airplane from
> Lake Norman to New York, then on to Texas from there, or else leaving it at
> Lake Norman and flying commercial from Charlotte to NYC and back.
>
> I've got family and friends around Brenham, College Station, and Austin who
> get a look. Depending on how things shake out, I may well wind up leaving
> the airplane in Texas and flying commercial to Sioux Falls, SD over the
> weekend of the 7th, then returning to take it the rest of the way home.
>
> Which end of Texas are you in?
> --
> Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.comhttp://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
> Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
> AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

[Jay Maynard]

On 2008-05-15, Tina > wrote:
> Lakeway has an unkind rep, but I don't have first hand information
> about it. I think the issue has everything to do with operating near
> sun rise and sun set. Just verify things before you go.

Yeah, they do have an evil reputation for enforcing their ban on night
ops...but, I'm told, as long as you avoid that issue, deal with the slope on
the runway, and make sure to have a tiedown spot before committing to
staying, it's not too bad. The main thing is that it's the closest to
several friends I have in the Austin area.
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

[Ash Wyllie]

Jay Maynard opined

>My plans have changed a bit...I may find myself flying into the NYC area
>after picking up the Zodiac. I'll be coming up from the south (Charlotte or
>so) the morning of June 4, and flying off toward Texas the next morning. The
>main requirement I have is that I need to get from whichever airport into
>NYC (and, ideally, up to the Bronx) via public transportation without
>spending a fortune, and back the next day. Cheap avgas would be nice, but
>that's secondary.

>Suggestions? Or should I just bag it, leave the airplane in Charlotte, and
>go commercial?

I was in the NY area a couple of weeks ago, and Republic (KFRG) was a nice
place.

+s Sheltair was pleasant.
bunch of neat aircraft on the field. F-14, FB-111, a Thud, a Corsair and more!

-s Security



-ash
Cthulhu in 2008!
Vote the greater evil.

[skym]

On May 14, 10:31*am, Jay Maynard >
wrote:


Jay,

Don't know about you, but for me the decision would be based on the
exhiliration of flying in/out of the NYC airspace. For
me...priceless.

[Dallas]

On Wed, 14 May 2008 14:21:33 -0500, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:

> And I won't hold that California comment against you.

Thank you... and I in turn won't hold the fact that you live in Arkansas
against you.

:- )

--
Dallas