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Random Griz Aviation Musings
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Anyone have any extra info on Callahan/Fairhope (KCQF) for a fuel stop? Gas seems to be cheaper than Bay Minnette and worth the extra couple of miles off my rhumb line. I'll probably have lunch with me, so food isn't a priority, just a quick turn, good gas prices, and an approach if needed.
It's a fairly active GA airport. The Teledyne Continental Motors factory is on the field (it's owned by the CHYCAPS these days, but still...). I've never full stopped there but it was always easy to get along with everyone else in the pattern.
Make sure you don't upset the fairhopians against airport noise. Those mouthbreathers will accuse you of doing aerobatics in the pattern. Take your loud airplane somewhere over the poors instead of the house they built next to an airport.
I think after two or so years of basically all of NASWF and NASP plus a healthy dose of retired guys and aviators from around the fleet trolling them, they cleaned house and locked down their page. Too bad.
Free toy airplanes are the best toy airplanes! Just call the crack a bird strike.
Saw these guys at home base today. Didn't have time to talk. The C-172 was first in. When I left I saw the two C-152s. I had heard much about previous Air Force Academy aircraft and the ultimate switch to the Cirrus. Had no idea what these guys were all about, especially the 152s. In all I read about the new flight training aircraft that led to the Cirrus selection, it was about hot high performance in Colorado Springs, so the 152 was a surprise. Turns out there is a fleet of 172s (T-41) and 152s (T-52) just for the competitive flying team.
Also notable was the lack of masking and milling about less than 6 feet apart. I saw the C-172 at the fuel pump, and neither pilot had on masks as they taxied up. So what is the status of masks on a daily basis for active duty? Are these guys just going rouge while away from the flag pole? If so, I salute them. Very un-Air Force, let alone cadet like.
Also notable was the lack of masking and milling about less than 6 feet apart. I saw the C-172 at the fuel pump, and neither pilot had on masks as they taxied up. So what is the status of masks on a daily basis for active duty? Are these guys just going rouge while away from the flag pole? If so, I salute them. Very un-Air Force, let alone cadet like.
I have yet to see a single mask on an AF flightline. None of the IP's - including our O-6 CO wore a mask in or near the airplane. Inside at Base Ops was the only masking I saw at Maxwell.
The Cirrus' at USAFA are a big bowl of trouble. Serious operating issues in high temp/hi DA, so much so that they are considering divesting the entire fleet and buying new production Cessna T182's.
The Cirrus' at USAFA are a big bowl of trouble. Serious operating issues in high temp/hi DA, so much so that they are considering divesting the entire fleet and buying new production Cessna T182's.
Seriously? The T-182 over a Cirrus at hi DA? Unless they have overloaded those things with all sorts of unnecessary stuff that is hard to imagine.