"Bill Denton" wrote in message ...
: Sorry to hang off your message, Peter, but I had deleted all of the previous
: ones...
:
: A couple of points...
:
: Aviation is just one segment of Garmin's business. A quick drive along
: Lakeshore Drive will show that there is a tremendous market for their
: boating products just within the city of Chicago.
:
: IIRC, Garmin is opening their store in the old Sony space, which is just
: down the street from the Nike store and the Apple store ad infinitum. This
: particular stretch of Michigan Avenue contains several manufacturer's
: "showcase" stores. And the area is a huge shopping destination.
:
: Then there's this:
:
: Code Name Distance Driving Time
: KPWK Palwaukee Municipal 24.1 mi 39 min
: KGYY Gary/Chicago 31.0 mi 49 min
: KIGQ Lansing Municipal 39.9 mi 49 min
: 06C Schaumburg Regional 28.7 mi 49 min
: LL22 Brookeridge Air Park 31.4 mi 50 min
: 1C5 Clow International 37.1 mi 59 min
: KARR Aurora Municipal 50.9 mi 1 hr 5 min
: KDPA DuPage 34.3 mi 1 hr 9 min
: KLOT Lewis University 42.7 mi 1 hr 10 min
:
: These distances/times are from my home, which is two blocks from Lake
: Michigan, five miles from the center of downtown.
:

Those distances are fine, but are those times taken at 3:00 AM when no one else is out driving?