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Flying Out of Waukesha, WI - Advice Please
Hey you all. I've gotten great input from this group before, thought I would
give you another chance :-). Next week I will be visiting my kids in Waukesha, WI. I am planning on renting a Cessna 172 from somewhere in that area in order to take them flying. I know that the county airport (UES) is close by. But I don't know anything about the FBOs there or rental rates, etc. If you can offer some input that would be great. In a previous posting, I got some great "tour" suggestions from Jay Honeck. Also, is flying to OSH worth the effort now? Thanks. Harry PP-ASEL San Antonio, TX |
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Thanks, Jim.
Harry "Jim" wrote in message ... Definitely fly to OSH, just for the museum if for nothing else. The FBO at UES is new and nice... almost too nice, some say it's lost some of it's "homey" atmosphere. The tower controllers have a reputation, even among the local FSDO inspectors, of being rather blunt. Don't let them get to you. Can't help you on the rental info. All in all a nice airport. Plenty of warbirds based there, I've seen more than one each time I've visited UES. Flying to MKE today myself. Enjoy the great fall weather we're having up here! -- Jim Burns III Remove "nospam" to reply "Harry Gordon" wrote in message ... Hey you all. I've gotten great input from this group before, thought I would give you another chance :-). Next week I will be visiting my kids in Waukesha, WI. I am planning on renting a Cessna 172 from somewhere in that area in order to take them flying. I know that the county airport (UES) is close by. But I don't know anything about the FBOs there or rental rates, etc. If you can offer some input that would be great. In a previous posting, I got some great "tour" suggestions from Jay Honeck. Also, is flying to OSH worth the effort now? Thanks. Harry PP-ASEL San Antonio, TX |
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http://www.waukeshaflyingservices.com/
Decent selection of 172's to choose from. West Bend has cheaper rates, but that's a ways to go to save a few bucks. Timmerman's rates are probably comparable. I'd plug my flight school,. but we have no 172's. As for the controllers, well I had to smile at that one. Yes, they can be blunt at times, but most times they're a friendly bunch. -- Chris Hoffmann Student Pilot @ UES 40 hours "Harry Gordon" wrote in message ... Hey you all. I've gotten great input from this group before, thought I would give you another chance :-). Next week I will be visiting my kids in Waukesha, WI. I am planning on renting a Cessna 172 from somewhere in that area in order to take them flying. I know that the county airport (UES) is close by. But I don't know anything about the FBOs there or rental rates, etc. If you can offer some input that would be great. In a previous posting, I got some great "tour" suggestions from Jay Honeck. Also, is flying to OSH worth the effort now? Thanks. Harry PP-ASEL San Antonio, TX |
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Chris,
Thanks for the info. I just sent an E-Mail to Waukesha Flying Services for some information. Harry "Chris Hoffmann" wrote in message ... http://www.waukeshaflyingservices.com/ Decent selection of 172's to choose from. West Bend has cheaper rates, but that's a ways to go to save a few bucks. Timmerman's rates are probably comparable. I'd plug my flight school,. but we have no 172's. As for the controllers, well I had to smile at that one. Yes, they can be blunt at times, but most times they're a friendly bunch. -- Chris Hoffmann Student Pilot @ UES 40 hours "Harry Gordon" wrote in message ... Hey you all. I've gotten great input from this group before, thought I would give you another chance :-). Next week I will be visiting my kids in Waukesha, WI. I am planning on renting a Cessna 172 from somewhere in that area in order to take them flying. I know that the county airport (UES) is close by. But I don't know anything about the FBOs there or rental rates, etc. If you can offer some input that would be great. In a previous posting, I got some great "tour" suggestions from Jay Honeck. Also, is flying to OSH worth the effort now? Thanks. Harry PP-ASEL San Antonio, TX |
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Harry, flying to OSH, IMHO, is definitely worth it...and I'm in
California....approx. 15 hrs. in a C-172. As my brother said, we could have flown first class and stayed in the Hilton (presuming we could have got a room and Jay didn't throw rocks through our window) for less, but this was way more fun. So much fun that we're planning on attending next year. Hopefully, in a faster plane but, at this point, if all I can get is the 172 I'm used to flying, I'd still do it. One requirement if you fly to OSH next year is that you have to attend whatever gathering happens at Jay & Mary's campsite. If you don't, we'll hunt you down and TP your plane :-) -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Just realized you may have meant flying through OSH on your trip...my bad.
Still, attending "AirVenture" is worth it... -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Yes, Jack, you're right. I was referring to my trip next week. Going there
for the fly-in is only in my dreams at the moment :-). thanks. Harry "Jack Allison" wrote in message ... Just realized you may have meant flying through OSH on your trip...my bad. Still, attending "AirVenture" is worth it... -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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Yes, Jack, you're right. I was referring to my trip next week. Going there
for the fly-in is only in my dreams at the moment :-). thanks. The EAA Museum and Pioneer Airport are actually BEST seen now, rather than during Airventure. It's a short hop from Waukesha, and definitely worth the trip! While you're there tell the tower you want to park your plane at Friar Tuck's, and enjoy a great lunch, too. And then, after lunch, you can step outside into the beer garden, direct your gaze toward the tower, squint your eyes and try to imagine 10,000 aircraft, parked wing-tip to wing-tip, as far as the eye can see... Ah, OSH 2004 can't be too far away! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Thanks, Jay. I just hope that I can work that out in our schedule. But I
would really love to fly there just to say "I landed at OSH" if nothing else :-). I heard on the weather last night that a cold front was coming into that area next week. I don't need to give you a weather lesson to tell you what that probably means :-(. Harry "Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:sqJjb.799809$uu5.140289@sccrnsc04... Yes, Jack, you're right. I was referring to my trip next week. Going there for the fly-in is only in my dreams at the moment :-). thanks. The EAA Museum and Pioneer Airport are actually BEST seen now, rather than during Airventure. It's a short hop from Waukesha, and definitely worth the trip! While you're there tell the tower you want to park your plane at Friar Tuck's, and enjoy a great lunch, too. And then, after lunch, you can step outside into the beer garden, direct your gaze toward the tower, squint your eyes and try to imagine 10,000 aircraft, parked wing-tip to wing-tip, as far as the eye can see... Ah, OSH 2004 can't be too far away! :-) -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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