Best weekend x-c's

[SIG600]

If you get stuck there, they'll take care of you. I make it my normal Friday night stop on the way to KVPS and my other stops in the FL panhandle.

Were you at KVPS Super Bowl weekend? Stopped through there for gas and there were a few T-38's on the ramp.

2. Same goes for Hailey, Idaho (Sun Valley). Beware of overzealous reporters writing soft porn articles describing your takeoff and then getting them sindicated and therefore printed in the early bird. That cost me a week of flying, and I was the OpsO.

Alright story time.

 

[DaveGriffin]

If one of the AF guys gets a chance to check out a F-22 for the weekend, make sure you don't drive it across 180 long.

 

[talondriver]

...Beware of overzealous reporters writing soft porn articles describing your takeoff and then getting them sindicated and therefore printed in the early bird. That cost me a week of flying, and I was the OpsO...

Also, be aware of the retired col or even msgt watching your pulls in the pattern and feeling the need to use what military authority they still believe is entitled to them.

Unfortunately, anytime this happens, you're guilty 'til proven innocent.

Should this flow into another thread?? "Good deal XCs shot down due to alleged buffoonery"

 

[AA717driver]

The Sherry in MIA is still open and, despite the rumors, the front desk says they will stay as they are.

Martinair, Lan Chile and some other tasty delights await. I get pool reports from my non-furloughed buddy when he lays over there. Poolside pop machines that dispense beer. When the bar closes, they just walk away with the cash drawer. Honor system prevails...

It's ugly--I've rarely gotten to bed before 0400. Several hoppin' bars nearby.

I know AWA used to stay there, too. (That explains a lot.) Have fun. TC

 

[bssthound]

AA717driver reports:

Poolside pop machines that dispense beer. When the bar closes, they just walk away with the cash drawer. Honor system prevails...

It's ugly--I've rarely gotten to bed before 0400. Several hoppin' bars nearby.

As the world changes for the worse the places that take you back through a time warp are so much more precious. Back when I was a Lt . . . . .

 

[AirBadger]

So you guys get to fly fighter jets around the country and drink beer?

 

[SIG600]

So you guys get to fly fighter jets around the country and drink beer?

On occasion.

 

[jstars135]

Its been a while, but Patrick AFB and Cocoa Beach, FL was a great destination. Cant remember a lot of details, but I know it was an excellent adventure. Second choice would be parking the jet at Navy Andrews and heading into DC.

 

[guppygoshawk]

So you guys get to fly fighter jets around the country and drink beer?

Rarely simultaneously.

 

[Future SNA]

Fort Worth Alliance, buy gas and get a rental car for free, drive 15 minutes to stay downtown at the Worthington which has a military rate of like $95 when the room could easily go for over $200. Walking distance to all of DFW's bars.

 

[Buckeye]

You might try KFFO Wright-Patterson AFB they have the Air Force Museum. And in Donwtown Dayton you have the good ole' Oregon Disctrict ...many..many College girls...women looking for a meaningful one night relationship and the infamous Dublin Pub.

 

[bearcat]

^Yeah, NAS North Island was a lot of fun.

In the Gas Lamp district, I like the Yardhouse. Biggest bar I've ever seen...all stocked with beer taps. Order a "yard" and they'll bring you a 3 foot tall glass of beer filled with the brew of your choice. I played "stump the bartender" and he had all the beers I could think of. It was a great way to start the night.

Haha..they don't have Victorias Bitter....aka VB mate

 

[Huggyu2]

You might try KFFO Wright-Patterson AFB they have the Air Force Museum. And in Donwtown Dayton you have the good ole' Oregon Disctrict ...many..many College girls...women looking for a meaningful one night relationship and the infamous Dublin Pub.

I was down there Dec '05 for a Sat night: not real impressed. Sure, the Pub had good beer and decent fare, but overall, the area had a run down feel to it.

 

[Huggyu2]

On second thought, we might have drifted the wrong way after we left the pub. We did find some good live music in a hole-in-the-wall.

 

[OrionFE]

Whidbey Island

Did a XCountry to Whidbey years ago and then drove up to Whistler and Re-uped on top of the mountain. Great time! Awesome village with some cool bars and "snow bunnies".