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06-07-2019, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: OH
Posts: 140
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Austin TX
I am planning to fly my RV8 from Ohio to Austin this month to visit my daughter at UT. She lives just not of campus.
I am looking for the best airport to fly into. The is Austin Exec but maybe there is a better one. I would really like to hanger the plane while there.
Any help would be appreciated.
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06-07-2019, 03:23 PM
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Definitely Austin Exec. Easy Uber/Lyft into town, decent overnight fees and hangarage if the storms come. DO NOT >>REPEAT<< DO NOT tie down at Austin Bergstrom...unless you simply hate your money. 
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06-07-2019, 04:44 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cedar Park, TX
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I think Sid nailed it. You're headed to Exec for "easy". They will take care of you. It is not an out of the way country airport, but sounds like the right place for your mission.
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06-07-2019, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Eatonton Georgia
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Check out a recent trip report CA to GA by N325KS .... he stopped and had a picture and kind words for the service he received from Austin Exec crew 3 weeks ago. Cheers
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06-07-2019, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: OH
Posts: 140
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Where would I find a post on that trip. CA-
looks like Exec is the place.
Thanks to all
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06-07-2019, 08:36 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Posts: 671
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Austin Exec
Austin Executive recently got a tower. This was needed due to increased traffic. The FBO is a good one. The people are friendly and Uber will be there in minutes to pick you up. I was just there a couple of weeks ago. I tied down for 3 days and fueled once. They cut me a break and waved all tie down fees.
On a side note, my wife was chatting up some folks from Oregon by the pool at our condo in downtown Austin. One of them happened to be Bruce Swayze of this website. Fun meeting RVers by chance like that. John
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06-07-2019, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Wharton, TX
Posts: 86
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Yeah they treat you great. Great coffee and cookies. A Concorde engine in the middle of the floor. All you need for flight planning. Great airport.
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06-08-2019, 06:10 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Eatonton Georgia
Posts: 239
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Laz...... look under VAF FORUMS / ACTIVITY SPECIFIC/ TRIP REPORTS
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06-08-2019, 08:45 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Austin
Posts: 28
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Contact Bergstrom KAUS
BTW, Austin Bergstrom requests that KEDC traffic (particularly departures) contact Austin Approach ASAP so that they can coordinate you with arriving passenger jets. They really appreciate being asked for flight following.
Bo
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06-08-2019, 09:11 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Vaca Moo Airport - TA37 in East TEXAS
Posts: 1,331
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo1000
BTW, Austin Bergstrom requests that KEDC traffic (particularly departures) contact Austin Approach ASAP so that they can coordinate you with arriving passenger jets. They really appreciate being asked for flight following.
Bo
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Is this a new thing? I used to fly into Exec many times to get fuel after an EMS flight in the helicopter and never did that.
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