Recent content by Kyle Thornley

I use a website that I got from the AOPA forum many moons ago. It's called Kyler's nearby airport locator, (the name is stricktly coinkydink). www.aviationtoolbox.org/old/nearby_airports is the address. Type in an address and it finds airports close by and arranges them from closest to...

Will never go anywhere without calling ahead again. Middle of the winter landed in Wellsboro PA, about 9PM on a Sunday night. Airport deserted, called hotel over a very iffy cell phone connection to get the advertised shuttle to come get me only to find the shuttle doesn't run on the weekends...

Amen Liz, that kind of thing is what made me go for the IR. Around these here Great Lakes, to actually go somewhere and plan on getting back in time for work on Monday it's a must. Hope you get that rating soon, sure does increase the usage of the plane.

Definately look at www.100dollarhamburger.com. The wife and I have found that most of those (they have a link for golf locations as well) are aviation friendly and understand that weather is an issue, so they will let you cancel fairly late (24 hours) with no penalty. That said, I have yet to...

My wife and I frequent Jamaica quite regularly, it's where we honeymooned and we return at least once a year for the past decade. These are my people. Great smiles and the everyting gwoan be a'right attitude I have had most of my life. My wife and I always joke and say I am Jamaican by birth...

Jim Yes I have the IR, not much use flying in the Great Lakes reigion without it if you want to go anywhere. The problem is I have to make the call of fly myself or go airline at least 14 days in advance to get the lowest ticket price (corporate requirement) and of course those tickets are...

Oh I'm with you on that, for the dive trips we actually just use nylon wire ties. Really the idea with them is to keep the honest man honest. Since TSA can bust them open a truly determined thief can as well, the ties are cheap and we never lose the key, the problem is if TSA cuts them, they...

I had to fly to Albany last week for work, and due to our company policy requiring flight reservations be made 14 days in advance, the possibility of flying myself was non-existant as the reliability of 14 day weather guesses are not in my favor, therefore I had to go commercial. After a...

Sorry if the title mislead anyone, I was just poking a little fun at the system. I hadn't landed at BKL, but still got the bill, and I am sure it was just an honest mistake, but it got me to thinking how many honest mistakes just get paid without thinking? And then I started thinking about...

I would tell her that that is exactly what ATC is doing for you, letting you know there is another vehicle in your vacinity, and if the space gets too close you would be instructed to vector out of the way. My wife was not a good flyer in the early days either, although her problem was motion...

That's how my wife broke her foot in Jamaica, just looking around, stepped in a hole in the sidewalk and instant swelling with a beautiful black and purple rainbow. She waited the extra day to have it attended to once we were home. Plus side the trip through the airport was quickened as she...

Oh, I've paid a bunch of landing fees. BKL (when you really land there), Midway charges a hefty one and so did Meigs (RIP). Buffalo was about $8 three years ago and Put-In-Bay has been $9 for as long as I can remember. Most of them have ranged form 5-10 bucks and are usually only at the...

For Mothers day I flew to my Sisters home in Solon OH (Cleveburg sub) and landed at Kent State University. Coming back we decided to overfly the house to give the kiddies some thrills and a little wing wave. This route took us to the North and caused us to cross either Cuyahoga County or Burke...

Can't help you with the rep points Len, as I'm not yet trusted by the system due to my lack of posting. It did remind me of a guy I knew who went to the horse track with us every year for our annual pilgramage to the Petersen Classic in Chicago. He always thought it hillarious to ask if anyone...

Some investigation into the story is needed, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is true. Here's a Readers Digest story about one I know is true. Student sent on long solo X/C, first leg 106 NM second leg 64 then back home of 150. Flies entire plan in C-172 with no FF and picks up no fuel...