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<blockquote data-quote="Jefpainthorse" data-source="post: 1314589" data-attributes="member: 11766"><p>So ... were is a good "hang out" airport around here? Up at Guthrie I never see a T hanger open nor any BS;ers hanging around the FBO</p><p></p><p>I came up spoiled...learned to fly at Lantana Airpark, Lantana Fl. Florida Airmotive always had a regular crew of private owners and pilots hanging around, drinking coffee and telling lies. A lot of retired folks... and quite a few students and aspiring professional pilots to hang out with</p><p></p><p>Lantana was the home to the guy who wrote the "Smiling Jack" comics back in the 40's..he had a little office up in the old main hanger (sadly torn down for expansion in the early 80's). We had a fleet of Beech 18's and DC3 hauling freight to the Islands... lot's of experimental guys building planes in T hangers... some heavy military surplus (Chipmunks to T28's and a P 51 was there for a while) a couple of Stearmans. </p><p>I learned to fly tail draggers on that feild and basic areobatics (Taylor Craft BD12 and Citabria)</p><p></p><p>I miss it. Only place I've every lived where you stopped for a Coke... and ended up right seat in a Bonaza for a few touch and goes... very sharing group of guys. I even picked up a few hours in a Cessna 140 owned by a fine gent who was a retired AP at Pratt Whitney</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jefpainthorse, post: 1314589, member: 11766"] So ... were is a good "hang out" airport around here? Up at Guthrie I never see a T hanger open nor any BS;ers hanging around the FBO I came up spoiled...learned to fly at Lantana Airpark, Lantana Fl. Florida Airmotive always had a regular crew of private owners and pilots hanging around, drinking coffee and telling lies. A lot of retired folks... and quite a few students and aspiring professional pilots to hang out with Lantana was the home to the guy who wrote the "Smiling Jack" comics back in the 40's..he had a little office up in the old main hanger (sadly torn down for expansion in the early 80's). We had a fleet of Beech 18's and DC3 hauling freight to the Islands... lot's of experimental guys building planes in T hangers... some heavy military surplus (Chipmunks to T28's and a P 51 was there for a while) a couple of Stearmans. I learned to fly tail draggers on that feild and basic areobatics (Taylor Craft BD12 and Citabria) I miss it. Only place I've every lived where you stopped for a Coke... and ended up right seat in a Bonaza for a few touch and goes... very sharing group of guys. I even picked up a few hours in a Cessna 140 owned by a fine gent who was a retired AP at Pratt Whitney [/QUOTE]
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