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Tucson's a great place to go to school, beats the hell out of Wichita. Nice relaxed atmosphere.
As far as good eats in Tucson, I really like Chuy's Mesquite Broiler, and if you like a Tappan Yaki table there’s a really good one on the East side of town called Sakura, lots of memorabilia on the wall. There's a bunch of restaurants on the East side of town, if you can find you're way to Hooter's you'll probably drive by most of them.
You'll probably be staying at one of the airport hotels. They're OK, but they're not really that close to FS (you have to drive all the way around the airport). I'd recommend staying at the Marriott University- much better "scenery (UA coeds)" to look at and not that much further to drive.
You'll really enjoy flying the Lear, especially with a nice job to eventually go back to. Don't worry too much about the small cockpit, I'm 6'3" and I once had a 6'5" copilot. We'd just take the Jepps and seat cushions out and be fine. That's the big hint for big guys, the seat cushions are Velcro’d in, making them easy to take out, and taking the Jepps out from behind the seat gives you about 3 more inches of leg room!
As far as good eats in Tucson, I really like Chuy's Mesquite Broiler, and if you like a Tappan Yaki table there’s a really good one on the East side of town called Sakura, lots of memorabilia on the wall. There's a bunch of restaurants on the East side of town, if you can find you're way to Hooter's you'll probably drive by most of them.
You'll probably be staying at one of the airport hotels. They're OK, but they're not really that close to FS (you have to drive all the way around the airport). I'd recommend staying at the Marriott University- much better "scenery (UA coeds)" to look at and not that much further to drive.
You'll really enjoy flying the Lear, especially with a nice job to eventually go back to. Don't worry too much about the small cockpit, I'm 6'3" and I once had a 6'5" copilot. We'd just take the Jepps and seat cushions out and be fine. That's the big hint for big guys, the seat cushions are Velcro’d in, making them easy to take out, and taking the Jepps out from behind the seat gives you about 3 more inches of leg room!