Any PIREPS: Fredericksburg, Texas area?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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We're planning to fly there Sunday, for a week of R&R.

Not sure if the weather will cooperate (it's always a crap shoot in
spring), but we're planning on spending a couple of days at the Hangar
Hotel (the only other aviation themed hotel I've found). I've heard "the
hill area" of Texas is quite beautiful, and that there is much to do
there.

Any recommendations?

(Last time we launched for Texas, we ended up in Kitty Hawk, NC. Gotta
love the flexibility of GA... :-)

Thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay, welcome to my part of the world :-).

We have flown into T82 many times usually to eat at the Airport Diner. The
diner has some strange hours so you'll be doing most of your eating off the
airport. We spent the night in the airport hotel for Valentine's Day. It is
a wonderful hotel and you are literally on the airport. In fact, you will
taxi your airplane right up to the hotel. The rooms are very clean. They
have a balcony off the second floor where you can leisurely sit and watch
acft land/take off. I presume you have checked out their web site.

There is a German restaurant towards the outskirts of town that has some
really great food and fantastic steaks. I don't recall the name of it but
when you drive into town from the airport, you will drive in on Hwy 16 (S.
Adams St). When you get to Main St, the main (no pun intended) drag through
town, turn left and go about 7 long blocks. It is located on the left where
Hwy 87 splits off from Hyw 290.

There are a lot of small places to eat in town that are mainly opened for
lunch. As someone else mentioned, it is primarily a tourist town with many
small shops. There is one shop that sells sauces, jams, cobbler, jellies,
chip and dip mixes, etc. What is really nice is that you can sample
everything they sell. Be careful, some of that hot sauce will really give
you a whole new meaning on life - HAHAHA.

You will definitely need a rental car. I understand the hotel staff can help
you arrange for one.

Someone else suggested flying up to Llano. As a frequent traveler to there,
I wholeheartedly concur. Cooper's is the best BBQ you will put your teeth
into in this part of the country (there are a lot of close seconds, but
Cooper's is the best).

Oh, one other thing that might be of interest, Just a few minutes (flying
time) from there is Kerrville (KERV). Mooney Acft has their plant there. We
went up about a year or so ago and had a tour of the place. You might want
to contact them and see if you can arrange a tour if you have the time. It
was very fascinating.

Hope some of that helps.

Harry
San Antonio

Hope some of that helps.

Thanks Harry, et al.

As it turns out, the weather is looking like it's going to favor heading to
Florida FIRST, then on to Texas later in the week. So, tomorrow we're off
to Pensacola first, then over and down to Clearwater/St. Pete to soak up
some rays.

We might make it to Fredericksburg later in the week... Your posts were
most helpful!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Mar 15, 5:51 pm, "Harry" wrote:

Someone else suggested flying up to Llano. As a frequent traveler to there,
I wholeheartedly concur. Cooper's is the best BBQ you will put your teeth
into in this part of the country (there are a lot of close seconds, but
Cooper's is the best).

Coopers is one of the "close seconds".

Nobody in Texas beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in Luling,
TX (just southeast of San Marcos)

http://www.roadfood.com/Reviews/Writ...=583&RefID=583

Luling even has a little airstrip (T91) a few miles north of town,
and there is supposed to be a taxicab service (Luling Cab
830-875-1222) in town so you might be able to get a ride from the
airport to go eat BBQ. I've only ever driven to Luling, and never yet
landed there in a plane and tried to call a cab yet, but plan to fly
there and see how that works sometime in the next few weeks for a BBQ
run.


There is an unrelated, commercialized BBQ place called "Luling City
Market" in Houston, that stole the name. Never ate there, but I think
they must be *******s for trying to capitalize on someone else's
famous name.

wrote:

Coopers is one of the "close seconds".

Nobody in Texas beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in Luling,
TX (just southeast of San Marcos)


*Nobody* in Texas?

Hmmm...that's a bold claim.

The City Market is the best I've found, I'll say that much.

You're making me homesick. Barbeque in Alabama --or anywhere else I've had
it in the Deep South-- is a sad joke.

--
Dan

T-182T at 4R4

On Mar 17, 1:16 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
wrote:
Coopers is one of the "close seconds".

Nobody in Texas beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in Luling,
TX (just southeast of San Marcos)

*Nobody* in Texas?

Hmmm...that's a bold claim.

Oops, you're right.... my bad....

I shouldn't have put the "in Texas" constraint on there. I've fixed it
now:

"Nobody (period) beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in
Luling, TX"

;-)


--
rm
(half German, half Irish -- ALL Texan)

On Mar 17, 2:24*pm, wrote:
On Mar 17, 1:16 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:

wrote:
Coopers is one of the "close seconds".

Nobody in Texas beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in Luling,
TX *(just southeast of San Marcos)

*Nobody* in Texas?

Hmmm...that's a bold claim.

Oops, you're right.... my bad....

I shouldn't have put the "in Texas" constraint on there. I've fixed it
now:

"Nobody (period) beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in
Luling, TX"

;-)

--
rm
(half German, half Irish -- ALL Texan)

Nah, it ain't top on my list. There's so much good BBQ in Texas it's
pretty much impossible to put one joint at the very top. Lots of times
the very best of the best will be at one tiny store on one particular
day (let's not delude ourselves: each day the meat is different and so
was the smoking process). I've had unbelievable BBQ at one place one
day and you go back a week later an it's only okay.

Its been awhile since I ate at City Market. But it wasn't tops then.
However this reminds me about it and I have to go try again.

Regarding the post above about T91 that airstrip is near abandoned. I
don't even know if there's a phone line out there. Not sure if even a
single soul flys out of there. Better have a cell phone and be patient!

wrote:


"Nobody (period) beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in
Luling, TX"

;-)


Maybe. Have you tried 'em *all* in Texas? How about Carl's at EYQ in
Houston?

I've heard rumors that barely passable BBQ can be had in Kansas City. Can
any Texans here confirm or deny?

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

On Mar 17, 2:16 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
wrote:
Coopers is one of the "close seconds".

Nobody in Texas beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in Luling,
TX (just southeast of San Marcos)

*Nobody* in Texas?

Hmmm...that's a bold claim.

The City Market is the best I've found, I'll say that much.

You're making me homesick. Barbeque in Alabama --or anywhere else I've had
it in the Deep South-- is a sad joke.

--
Dan

T-182T at 4R4

Surely you don't mean to impugn the honor of that wonderful concoction
known as Carolina BBQ???


Dan Mc

"Dan" wrote in message
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On Mar 17, 2:16 pm, "Dan Luke" wrote:
wrote:
Coopers is one of the "close seconds".

Nobody in Texas beats the BBQ of the original "City Market" in Luling,
TX (just southeast of San Marcos)

*Nobody* in Texas?

Hmmm...that's a bold claim.

The City Market is the best I've found, I'll say that much.

You're making me homesick. Barbeque in Alabama --or anywhere else I've
had
it in the Deep South-- is a sad joke.

--
Dan

T-182T at 4R4

Surely you don't mean to impugn the honor of that wonderful concoction
known as Carolina BBQ???


Dan Mc

Everyone knows the BEST BBQ of all it at the rec.aviation flyin in
Pinckneyville, Illinois. This annual bash is May 16, 17, and 18th this
year. For some feel of what the flyin is like see the faq at
http://www.ousterhout.net/pjy-faq.html . If you plan to drop in this year
drop Mary an email at so she knows how many groceries to
buy.

Highflyer
Highflight Aviation Services
Pinckneyville Airport PJY

"Highflyer" wrote:

Everyone knows the BEST BBQ of all it at the rec.aviation flyin in
Pinckneyville, Illinois.

You said a mouthful, John!