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Oooohhh, this reminds me of somebody . . . . is Barron Thomas out of jail?

Wondered if this was an early April Fool joke, but if appeared in the last newsletter. I think it is legit. "It was then announced by Jim that TXAA's board of directors met in February at Austin Executive Airport. There the officers discussed the agenda from last year's membership meeting as to...

Camouflaged Crapper Collision Causes Consternation, Courthouse Call

If you want to see the radar loop for ERV on 8 November, go here http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KERV/2009/11/8/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA On the right side of the page is a link to the loop. Michael

I had a Grumman Cheetah that I thought was about as good as it gets. Then, last October, I bought a 1980 M20-J. It is the best move I ever made for my mission. I needed more speed for some serious cross-country flying. The Mooney gets about 150-155 KTAS, and I've seen over 195 K over the...

For an interesting Q&A of this matter, take a look here: http://www.texassecede.com/faq.htm Governor Big Hair the other day reiterated what many here think: that the federal government has overstepped its bounds and is making it more and more difficult for Texans to live unencumbered by excess...

We followed you out of HYI and had an equally pleasant lunch at VCT. I'm glad you had a good time in Austin. SxSW tends to be a zoo but can be a blast, and from what you indicate, you found the proper fireworks. It was a pleasure meeting you, Mary and the kids. My wife and I hope to see you...

"Are the VK's the turbomentors?" Nope. They're the primary--and some instrument and commercial--students from Austin who invade HYI with great regularity, endlessly flying T&Gs on Rwy 17. I don't know if they still do it, but they used to purchase fuel at HYI because it was too expensive at...