dmaib
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Mary and I took our airplane from our home base in New Smyrna Beach, FL to Wichita, KS last week. The reason for the trip was a sad one, as Mary's father was very ill and we were going to visit. Sadly, we got the news that he had passed away while on our fuel stop enroute to Wichita. So, we ended up spending a week in Wichita for the funeral and helping her mother deal with everything. We will be going back and forth to Wichita fairly frequently, I am sure.
This airplane is a real dream to fly on trips like this. Our fuel stop enroute to Wichita was at General DeWitt Spain (M01) airport in Memphis. This is a great stop! Fuel was $3.75 and the airport is nice. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Overnight hangar space is available for $25. Met another RV-10 flyer who is based there. Friendly folks! We will be visiting friends in Memphis in the future and this will definitely be our airport of choice.
We went in to Wichita Mid-Continent (KICT) instead of a reliever airport because it was close to where we were staying. I cannot say enough about Yingling Aviation in Wichita. The line and customer service staff are the best. I was treated as well as if I had been in a corporate jet. Self-serve fuel at Yingling is not too bad at $3.82. Hangar space is expensive, but they were willing to work with me on that.
Coming home yesterday, we stopped at Shelby County Airport (KEET) in Alabaster, AL. We used this airport for a fuel stop when we were ferrying the airplane to New Smyrna Beach in January. Great new facility, friendly RV'rs on the field, and a good customer service and line staff. Self-serve fuel was $3.52.
This airplane really shines on long trips like this. The SafeAir1 extended range tanks will get us over 1100 miles at high altitude. Longer range than our bladders, for sure!
Here are some pics of the Chelton's and the Vertical Power on the 11,000' leg.
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4862/img0307axr.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/900/img0308x.jpg
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/6308/img0309m.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1715/img0306zie.jpg
This airplane is a real dream to fly on trips like this. Our fuel stop enroute to Wichita was at General DeWitt Spain (M01) airport in Memphis. This is a great stop! Fuel was $3.75 and the airport is nice. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Overnight hangar space is available for $25. Met another RV-10 flyer who is based there. Friendly folks! We will be visiting friends in Memphis in the future and this will definitely be our airport of choice.
We went in to Wichita Mid-Continent (KICT) instead of a reliever airport because it was close to where we were staying. I cannot say enough about Yingling Aviation in Wichita. The line and customer service staff are the best. I was treated as well as if I had been in a corporate jet. Self-serve fuel at Yingling is not too bad at $3.82. Hangar space is expensive, but they were willing to work with me on that.
Coming home yesterday, we stopped at Shelby County Airport (KEET) in Alabaster, AL. We used this airport for a fuel stop when we were ferrying the airplane to New Smyrna Beach in January. Great new facility, friendly RV'rs on the field, and a good customer service and line staff. Self-serve fuel was $3.52.
This airplane really shines on long trips like this. The SafeAir1 extended range tanks will get us over 1100 miles at high altitude. Longer range than our bladders, for sure!
Here are some pics of the Chelton's and the Vertical Power on the 11,000' leg.
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4862/img0307axr.jpg
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/900/img0308x.jpg
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/6308/img0309m.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1715/img0306zie.jpg
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