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DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 4018

billh wrote: i still have that gps, a garmin 295).

I use a Garmin Rino 530. I love it! One of it's coolest features is the National Weather Broadcast. It has come in really handy on some campouts.

That's way cool that you are a pilot. I flew a plane once and I thought it was awesome but I thought I would have more control than I did. Anyway, my hat is off to you, you seem to be a man after my own heart.

billh · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Florida

DiscGolfDivers wrote: billh wrote: i still have that gps, a garmin 295).

I use a Garmin Rino 530. I love it! One of it's coolest features is the National Weather Broadcast. It has come in really handy on some campouts.

That's way cool that you are a pilot. I flew a plane once and I thought it was awesome but I thought I would have more control than I did. Anyway, my hat is off to you, you seem to be a man after my own heart.

Hurricane Dennis took out my plane...had just put a new engine on it and was planning a plane camping trip to utah (spent some time looking at the utah back country pilot association web site).

http://www.utahbackcountrypilots.org/

one of these days will do some plane camping in utah!

Richard Barron · Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 1177 Location: Byng, OK, USA

billh wrote: DiscGolfDivers wrote: billh wrote: i still have that gps, a garmin 295).

I use a Garmin Rino 530. I love it! One of it's coolest features is the National Weather Broadcast. It has come in really handy on some campouts.

That's way cool that you are a pilot. I flew a plane once and I thought it was awesome but I thought I would have more control than I did. Anyway, my hat is off to you, you seem to be a man after my own heart.

Hurricane Dennis took out my plane...had just put a new engine on it and was planning a plane camping trip to utah (spent some time looking at the utah back country pilot association web site).

http://www.utahbackcountrypilots.org/

one of these days will do some plane camping in utah!

Although I don't fly nearly as often as I once did, I would certainly be interested in piloting through canyon country one of these days. I think it's gonna take a lottery hit, though, since in my neck of the woods the cost of flying has nearly quadrupled since 9/11. When I was flying lots back in the mid 1990s, I rented a very clean C150 for $33.50 an hour. Now the cheapest plane on the field is a Skyhawk that's $125. :sad:

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 4018

billh wrote:

Hurricane Dennis took out my plane...had just put a new engine on it and was planning a plane camping trip to utah

That's horrible. I'm sorry to hear that. I hate to even ask but did the plane have hurricane insurance... or are you just out? Anyway, I'm so sorry to hear that. That must have been sickening for you.

DiscGo · Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 4018

billh wrote: If you ever get to the panhandle...would be glad to go with you out to the Oriskany, a nice aircraft carrier on the bottom.

How hard is it to get to the Oriskany? I am heading out a day earlier than I had planned because of flight availability and I might try and use it diving. If this is very affordable, I might try and convince my wife to do it.

billh · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Florida

DiscGolfDivers wrote: billh wrote: If you ever get to the panhandle...would be glad to go with you out to the Oriskany, a nice aircraft carrier on the bottom.

How hard is it to get to the Oriskany? I am heading out a day earlier than I had planned because of flight availability and I might try and use it diving. If this is very affordable, I might try and convince my wife to do it.

The oriskany is in the panhandle (pensacola) near mobile, al...a long long way from fort lauderdale (at least a 9 hour drive). The boat trip out (it's 22 nm offshore) is 2 hours and right now prices are about $140 for a 2 tank recreational dive on the island. You'd probably be better off trying to do the spiegel grove (it's only a mile or 2 off shore and hurricane dennis put it upright on the bottom) or one the coast guard cutters out of key largo.

billh · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 20 Location: Florida

Richard Barron wrote:

Although I don't fly nearly as often as I once did, I would certainly be interested in piloting through canyon country one of these days. I think it's gonna take a lottery hit, though, since in my neck of the woods the cost of flying has nearly quadrupled since 9/11. When I was flying lots back in the mid 1990s, I rented a very clean C150 for $33.50 an hour. Now the cheapest plane on the field is a Skyhawk that's $125. :sad:

Yes it has gotten expensive. Aviation fuel in some places here hit $5 a gallon (like gas on lake powell at the marinas). My C182 burned 11gph. I know where you could pick up a nice 82 C172 with a new reman engine for $55k. My airplane was insured but i'm looking for a partner or two on the next one. Give elevations in utah the least you might want is a 182 (a 180 would be nice but they are selling for over 100k in any kind of descent shape).