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I like eastern OK. While driving past O City in 73, the entire city was surrounded by a lightning storm. Almost continuious lightning for the 20 or so minutes it took pass by. Fascinating.

Jim
 
PAUL161 said:
..........We found this horse farm a couple years ago with <span style="text-decoration: underline">room enough for an aircraft runway</span>........
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<span style="font-size: 11pt">That's all I need to read, to understand! :laugh:

G'luck! :thumbsup:</span>

( <span style="font-size: 8pt">We're looking at houses too, but we're staying local....lots of family nearby) </span>
 
Graduated from college in Oklahoma; spent several tours of duty at FT Sill, OK...loved it except for tornado season.

Hope everything works out.....if you come through here on your way west, be sure to drop in!
 
Best friends dad was stationed at Sill during the 60's. In and out of Nam. Retired full bird in the early 70's .Smart man, retired in SD.
 
<span style="font-size: 11pt">The wife and I thank you all for all the good wishes! It's very much appreciated.</span>

One thing hard to comprehend about this move though, is what movers charge for hauling your household stuff to another location. You would think their taking it to another planet! 7,000 bucks by Mayflower to move us to Oklahoma and that's just the household stuff and that's based on 11,700 lbs. When they weigh the truck, that figure will probably come down, I hope. When he first gave me the weight estimate, I thought he was moving the house too!
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All the rest of the movers are pretty much the same. Were using Mayflower as their insurance coverage is higher. What's this world coming to? Just think, a hundred years ago all you needed was a horse and wagon.
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But they load and unload. What's the lack of back pain and medical bills worth?

Good luck to you both.

Jim
 
bgbassplyr said:
But they load and unload. What's the lack of back pain and medical bills worth?
Jim
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Well, I guess that's something to take into consideration. I still think it's an overcharge, but we'll just have to live with it.
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Believe me its a good deal. You give your CP-Chief Proquirement Officer - wife a pionter and let her do all the directing during unloading and just gracefully back into your new shop and start planning were the shelveing is going, and the toolbox, and oh oh dont for get the refigerator.. Should get this floor sealed before I move in.. maybe a lift over in one of the slots. and where to put the are compressor. Hmm could use some more lights in here.
 
Well, Many years ago I learned never interfere with a woman placing furniture etc in a house. I just compliment on how nice it looks and depart the scene.
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I have to agree about the lift Cris. I've been looking at them. Also the air compressor, need a new one of those too. I have a commercial compressor here that I'm letting go with the place. Even though it's only one year old, it's cheaper to buy a new one than move this one. It's bolted down and weighs a ton, so to speak.
 
Okay, I'm still curious. What about the reference to room for an airstrip? Was re-reading the thread and just caught this.
 
Well, I've been flying since 1957 and it's a hard habit to break.I have a commercial fixed wing, Helicopter and Glider ratings. I have access to four aircraft, a Scout, a Pawnee, a Maule and a Cub and wanted a place with a strip of my own. Seeing how their all STOL aircraft, I can fly them in and out of a 1400 ft strip with no problem. I have so many hrs in a Pawnee and Stearman, I quit logging them as I have no need for the extra hrs. Looking at a maule to buy for myself, but that could change. Now you know.
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I know all about STOL equitment. Husband flew privately a Skymaster with STOL. Always created a flutter of looks at Opalocka. Sad to say it lost the back prop on a private island in the Bahamas and that was the end of this plane. Don't know if it was ever repaired. Thanks again for satisfying my curiousity.
 
Back in 78 I help a freind of mine Warren Pietsch Cut 4ft of the wing of a Taylor Craft sort of took the STOL out of it. But man you should see what he can do with that plane nothing short of amazing.He is by far the best pilot I know. I havn't flowen in years but his dad was my instructor and He taught Warrren and I to fly at 16. He was the best passionate about flying also a star.
https://www.pietschaircraft.com/airshows/
 
Your right Chris! The old "T" Craft and Cub were great performers with the wings clipped along with a power upgrade and an inverted system. My favorite aerobatic pilot was Duane Cole. He took his first flight instruction in December 1937 and got his private in 1938 and commercial in 1939. He taught aerobatics to the Royal air force cadets along with the U.S.A. air force cadets. He performed in air shows along with his wife for many years. He's won more awards for his flying ability than anyone I know. Inducted into the Illinois aviation hall of fame in 83,International Aviation hall of fame in 86 and into the ICAS foundation hall of fame in 96 and a recipient of the ICAS sword of excellence. When he died in 2004, he had logged over 30,000 hrs of flight time mostly in small aircraft. There's much more to his story, even the writing of nine books that are extremely interesting to the aviation minded. I'll close with that, as I could go on and on about the man. Hope it wasn't boring.

I'll add this, Duane Cole,

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Thanks Chris, I bookmarked the page. I would love to be there but I won't be able to make it this year. It is now on my list of shows to attend.
Did I mention that I lived in Lubbock once? Worked for Miles Gibson, owner of Airway Sprayers and Dusters. As an AG pilot and AG flight instructor. Seems like centuries ago.
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