KAUO on game weekends

NoHeat said:
Lafayette Indiana is even sleepier on a game day, for Purdue. A few years ago I flew in 3 hours before the game, and I was the first to arrive. The FBO gave me a ride straight to the stadium.

If your favorite team plays there, I can recommend flying in.
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My team doesn't but judging by you location and the fact you were there for a game I look forward to beating you this week. ;)

Joking aside we flew to Stillwater a few years ago to watch a game and it was very busy. Their student flying club gets a 15 passenger van from the school and gives rides to/from the airport for donations. Add that to the no parking/landing fees and it was an easy place to go into.
 
Cykoguy said:
I think of it as more of a supplement to the standard initial location/intentions announcement.
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That's all I use it for, just a supplemental phrase after an initial position report. Never on it's own.
 
It's been several years, but TCL would have all ramps full, grass along taxiways somewhat full by Both FBOs, and I always came in IFR just to have some help with traffic and spacing (towerd field). But even with all that, you could still get a free shuttle to the stadium and back. Those days are long gone, where today you get nickel and dimed for just about everything. But, flying out after a game and looking down at the mass lines of traffic... gladly pay the price for ramp/shuttle fees.
 
Ryanb said:
I'm not far from there actually. Are you alumni of Ooltewah?
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No, but lived in Dalton, GA for a while. One of my college buddies' grandparents lived in Ooltewah. Always thought the exit signs on the interstate were confusing, being so close together (Ooltewah and Etowah, TN, for the unitiated).

One weekend, I'm going to have to fly all 18nm to AUO and see what all the fuss is about. Next home game is in two weeks against Mercer (we are now scheduling like Bama, teams that we know we can beat instead of for competition. :happydance: )
 
Jeff Cutler said:
It's been several years, but TCL would have all ramps full, grass along taxiways somewhat full by Both FBOs, and I always came in IFR just to have some help with traffic and spacing (towerd field). But even with all that, you could still get a free shuttle to the stadium and back. Those days are long gone, where today you get nickel and dimed for just about everything. But, flying out after a game and looking down at the mass lines of traffic... gladly pay the price for ramp/shuttle fees.
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Those guys love their football. My father and I flew to Arkansas for a game against Auburn; he graduated from Arkansas and I graduated from Auburn. We hadn't been back since he graduated and I was in 1st or 2nd grade. There where a lot of planes there. One of the FBO guys said "you should have seen it last year when Alabama was here. There were over 200 planes in for the game."

The fee at AUO for a game is pretty low. I think it's $25. Parking and the shuttles come out to the airport. Heck, parking is that much or more for your car if you drive to the game.




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KSCessnaDriver said:
It doesn't matter if i'ts popular or not. Auburn is there for a primary reason, education. The sooner that the NFL (and other pro sports) realize that they should just take anyone who can play at the level, without forcing them to "go to college" and enter the charade that is SEC academics, the better.
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The airport isn't primarily there for education at Auburn. Even so, I don't see a reason to stop training on Friday due to football on Saturday. If the students and instructors can't handle the air traffic on Friday they will be in trouble later on.

"SEC academics"? *sigh* Sorry, but it's been a problem since forever and at all universities with a big football program. My father talks about universities having remedial math, English and even reading for some of the college football players back in the late 60's.

I think it's cute you believe the NFL is forcing people to go to college. Only a very small percentage of college football players ever make it to the NFL. Universities love college football. Plus the vast majority of football players that do make it to the NFL need more training. Colleges would resist athletes skipping college more than the NFL would want that. Football, and sometimes basketball, generally pay for all of the other sports on campus. Tennis team, gymnastics, soccer, volleyball, softball, and more. All paid for by football. Without football they would have to find another way to fund those other athletic programs.

Football is popular, which means it attracts more college students. Yes, colleges use football to attract students. Our youngest daughter was only interested in going to a school with a Division I football team. She is on a merit scholarship, missed straight A's by 2 points in one class her freshman year, got an exemption to study abroad this summer after just her freshman year and they only accepted students after their sophomore year, so she's no academic slouch. She just happens to like football.

We have a university here in the Atlanta metro area, Kennesaw State (KSU). KSU was mostly a night school when I moved to Atlanta in 1990. Then it grew to a more regular college. More recently they added a football team. It was done to A) attract more students and B) keep alumni better tied to the school (in the hopes for more donations from alumni).

Oh, I neither played football nor am I a huge fan. I enjoy watching a game every so often, but never held season tickets. I only saw 4 or 5 games while at college and Bo Jackson was playing the first couple of years I was at Auburn. I just realize it's very important to many other people.
 
mscard88 said:
Well, I'm a Bama fan, or Bammer as THAT school likes to call us, but THAT school does have a cool mascot in the War Eagle, which is a real eagle. Ya gotta like that.
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Its "bammer", never capitalized. They are also called the turds, the criminal turds, the toothless nation, the unwashed, spuat (Scandal Plagued University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa), uat, west vance prep school, the updykes, the teabaggers and many others that cant be put on here. Auburn University's mascot is Aubie, there are two eagles that fly pregame, one is Nova and the other is Spirit. "War Eagle" is a cheer, or battle cry if you will. Auburns sports teams are The Tigers, we cheer "War Eagle", there is a history for this that I wont bore everyone with.
Kick em in the butt Big Blue!
 
Hank S said:
(we are now scheduling like Bama, teams that we know we can beat instead of for competition. :happydance: )
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Who did Awwburrrrnn open with again? Meanwhile over in ATL Bama played #3 FSU, and won.

ROLL TIDE!
 
mscard88 said:
Who did Awwburrrrnn open with again? Meanwhile over in ATL Bama played #3 FSU, and won.

ROLL TIDE!
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FSU certainly didn't play like a #3 school. There were some bad mistakes on their part. And Alabama did a great job of taking full advantage of those mistakes.

The referees helped a little too. Not that I think it would have done much had they not helped.
 
wayne said:
FSU certainly didn't play like a #3 school. There were some bad mistakes on their part. And Alabama did a great job of taking full advantage of those mistakes.

The referees helped a little too. Not that I think it would have done much had they not helped.
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Actually I think FSU played very good. Their defense is one tough group. Refs did blow that interference call. I don't think they'll drop out of the Top 10 IMO. Those turnovers in the 2nd quarter hurt FSU bad, and fortunately Bama took advantage of them and was able to score points. Even at the end the FSU defense was still playing hard. Game cost FSU their QB, and Bama lost 2 defensive players for the year. Those boys were hitting hard, big boy football. ROLL TIDE!
 
Mike Smith said:
Its "bammer", never capitalized. They are also called the turds, the criminal turds, the toothless nation, the unwashed, spuat (Scandal Plagued University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa), uat, west vance prep school, the updykes, the teabaggers and many others that cant be put on here. Auburn University's mascot is Aubie, there are two eagles that fly pregame, one is Nova and the other is Spirit. "War Eagle" is a cheer, or battle cry if you will. Auburns sports teams are The Tigers, we cheer "War Eagle", there is a history for this that I wont bore everyone with.
Kick em in the butt Big Blue!
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LOL are you related to that Tammi chick that calls in on Finnebaum? ROLL TIDE!

 
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Mike Smith said:
Its "bammer", never capitalized. They are also called the turds, the criminal turds, the toothless nation, the unwashed, spuat (Scandal Plagued University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa), uat, west vance prep school, the updykes, the teabaggers and many others that cant be put on here. Auburn University's mascot is Aubie, there are two eagles that fly pregame, one is Nova and the other is Spirit. "War Eagle" is a cheer, or battle cry if you will. Auburns sports teams are The Tigers, we cheer "War Eagle", there is a history for this that I wont bore everyone with.
Kick em in the butt Big Blue!
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...always good to hear from the other side of the cow pasture, a.k.a. the 'barners'...
 
Many differing opinions. That's a good thing. We all know that the AIM is advisory, but John Yodice of AOPA Pilot magazine has written articles about how reliance on that has come back to bite erring pilots.

If we all followed the advice of AIM 4-1-9 and made position reports in the pattern a general inquiry would not be unnecessary...a quiet pattern would mean no traffic (except for the NORDOs who have been told by their instructors that everyone else is out to get them and that they should increase their traffic scans accordingly).

Hank 5 has the solution: Call the UNICOM at the airport in question to get advice about planes in the pattern. Not a perfect solution, because the person nearest the radio might be a burger-flipper with no clue, but it is better than a general broadcast on a frequency that is shared by several airports.

Bob
 
mscard88 said:
Who did Awwburrrrnn open with again? Meanwhile over in ATL Bama played #3 FSU, and won.

ROLL TIDE!
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Check this weeks schedule



wayne said:
FSU certainly didn't play like a #3 school. There were some bad mistakes on their part. And Alabama did a great job of taking full advantage of those mistakes.

The referees helped a little too. Not that I think it would have done much had they not helped.
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Alabama is absolutely the best football team in the country right now.

mscard88 said:
LOL are you related to that Tammi chick that calls in on Finnebaum? ROLL TIDE!
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I am as related to her as you are to Harvey updyke
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Jeff Cutler said:
...always good to hear from the other side of the cow pasture, a.k.a. the 'barners'...
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See, now that's how its done. You know how this thing works, I trust you.
 
Give it a rest! Geesh! Growing up in Indiana and attending Purdue, I grew weary of all of the us versus them between the various teams in Indiana and the Big 10. It really got old. So old in fact that I moved to NC where there are no sports teams.



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SkyDog58 said:
Give it a rest! Geesh! Growing up in Indiana and attending Purdue, I grew weary of all of the us versus them between the various teams in Indiana and the Big 10. It really got old. So old in fact that I moved to NC where there are no sports teams.



:stirpot:
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Hey that's the way it is in Alabama 'Dog, 365 days a year. Never ends. Some are ultra serious, some actually pull for both schools, like me, except for one day a year when they play each other. A lot of my $$$ actually went to AU as my daughter went there for awhile, and recently received her MBA there. And my son is a FSU fan, so it's definitely a house divided. We have fun with the rivalry.
 
mscard88 said:
Hey that's the way it is in Alabama 'Dog, 365 days a year. Never ends. Some are ultra serious, some actually pull for both schools, like me, except for one day a year when they play each other. A lot of my $$$ actually went to AU as my daughter went there for awhile, and recently received her MBA there. And my son is a FSU fan, so it's definitely a house divided. We have fun with the rivalry.
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You have a daughter? That's what I took away from this
 
SkyDog58 said:
Give it a rest! Geesh! Growing up in Indiana and attending Purdue, I grew weary of all of the us versus them between the various teams in Indiana and the Big 10. It really got old. So old in fact that I moved to NC where there are no sports teams.



:stirpot:
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That's because Indiana and Purdue are both irrelevant in college football.
 
mscard88 said:
You missed the 'my son' part though. :biggrin:
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I'm sure you taught him well. It's your daughter I am concerned about

Bodygetta Bodygetta Bodygetta Bah
Rah Rah Rah
Sis Boom Bah
Weagle Weagle
War Damn Eagle
Kick em in the butt, Big Blue
Hey!
 
mulligan said:
But I've been to both T town and gods country. Trust me when I tell you, boobs in gods country are far better than T town.
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I dunno about that. Or you just trying to get me over thar to check 'em out? Why you snake..... :)
 
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How do I report Mulligan? He's texting me Awwbern porn.
 
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