How about a plane with a STOL kit? I know of a few 180's and 185's
equipped with STOL that are no longer in a particular fleet.
Lolita and Mike wrote:
>
> on 6/3/02 21:56, Pat Kelly at lollipop487@attbi.com wrote:
>
> > Picture this: Okay, Rick, you take the North Bay, and MJ, you start from San
> > Jose. We'll fly circles until we're shot down for suspicious flying
> > maneuvers. :)
> > Hey, all we're looking for is a decent parking lot!! :)
> > --Pat K
> >
> > ----------
> >> From: Lolita and Mike <lomike@earthlink.net>
> >> To: WM P KINCY <pkincy@msn.com>, <joe@bea.com>, <lollipop487@attbi.com>,
> > <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> >> Subject: Re: Gravel at Golden Gate Fields
> >> Date: Mon, Jun 3, 2002, 9:57 PM
> >>
> >
> >> on 6/3/02 21:20, WM P KINCY at pkincy@msn.com wrote:
> >>
> >>> Yes and it is way too small for an autox. And there are very nasty
> >>> elevation changes. I know PCA has used it buy we could pave someone's
>back
> >>> yard and do better.
> >>>
> >>> One idea that I have always wanted to try is to get someone with a plane
>to
> >>> donate some time and get in it on a Sunday (or Saturday) and fly around
> >>> looking for empty paved lots. Write them down and do a systematic
> >>> contacting job of the owner/operator.
> >>>
> >>> Perry
> >>> "long ago scheduler dude"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----Original Message Follows----
> >>> From: Joe <joe@bea.com>
> >>> To: "Pat Kelly" <lollipop487@attbi.com>, Joe <joe@bea.com>,
> >>> ba-autox@autox.team.net
> >>> Subject: Re: Gravel at Golden Gate Fields
> >>> Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 10:40:55 -0700
> >>>
> >>> At 10:28 AM 6/3/2002 -0700, Pat Kelly wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I realize the search for the perfect surface leads us away from
> >>> the Bay
> >>>>>> Area.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I don't necessarily agree...
> >>>> So what is the perfect surface within the Bay Area? Don't say the Alameda
> >>>> Naval Air Station, or Moffett...we can't find the right politician to
>talk
> >>>> to. If you know him/her let us know.
> >>>
> >>> My personal criteria are (in order) 1 - clean, 2 - near, 3 - large.
> >>> For my tastes, Oakland and GGF are the best as long as they're
> >>> clean. I have never had any bad feeling about the cleanliness of
> >>> Oakland, so either they clean it well, or we do. I do like GGF, at least
> >>> I have had no such bad experience as Saturday's.
> >>> I know of no politicians... PCA often gets to use the police training
> >>> facility near Dublin. Has anyone in SCCA tried to find entree there?
> >>>
> >>>> --Pat K
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> _________________________________________________________________
> >> I have already donated the plane on a few occasions. Want to donate fuel
>and
> >> help plot?
> >> The really hard work is hunting down the appropriate person and CONVINCING
> >> them they want us in their yard.
> >> MJ
> >>
> It's not quite that bad Pat, but your close. "THEY" call it loitering ( I,
> as a pilot am still not quite sure how one is supposed to do that in a fixed
> wing aircraft that requires forward motion to remain aloft) and it is
> strictly verboten.
> MJ
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