I'm am like many, captured by your story. I keep hitting the down arrow looking and wanting more. Absolutely the best writing to ever hit these pages.
Regarding the police officer in Starbucks, I believe he was asking if you were working "undercover." In those settings, there are many officers not in uniform walking the streets and integrating into the crowds to have more eyes on what is happening. They need coffee too!!!
Wabash did all that for me. And then some.
Jeff looked back at me and asked what my political affiliation was.
I'd say you pretty much discovered America 2016.
On another subject, this story is as compelling as Rinker Buck's Flight of Passage.
Of all the lessons I learned in that 5 weeks, none strikes such a chord as the sobering realization that most Americans have absolutely no idea what's coming. But come it will, and I am equally convinced that Americans will rise once again to the occasion to preserve and defend that freedom.
Sensational travelogue. Maybe at the end of it you can enlighten us about the somewhat cryptic comments above.
No, please don't. We all know where that sort of things leads on the Internet. Let's just enjoy the trip.
It is obvious from this statement that Scott had an epiphany as a result of his travels. Some may be satisfied with the superficial aspects of his journey while others may want to know what Scott deduced as a result of his experience.
After following the railroad tracks for about a mile, the Fisk controller made the announcement:
"Attention, all inbound arrivals to Oshkosh: If you do not have a reservation, there are no more parking or camping spots available. I repeat: If you do not have a reservation for overnight parking or camping at Oshkosh, you will be turned away upon landing and diverted to an alternate airport. The field is officially saturated."
I must have been 5 minutes behind you. I ignored the announcement and went into OSH. Plenty of parking spots in HBP and HBC.
That is when all the fun began.
Chuckle... I'd sign up for that one.I feel like organizing a massive unannounced fly-in to 48Y to protect our right to fly there without bowing to these people.
Imagine joining ICE with visions of fighting terrorism at the hot spot borders of our great nation...then being sent to an isolated spot on a two lane road to Canada, probably for being a jerk.
Well, doesn't it just figure that when you finally drop into an unfriendly, unwelcoming, rude place, it's Minnesota, the home of "Minnesota Nice." Cripes.
There's nothing in the AFS about needing to call. It notes fuel is available 24 hours a day. And that the FBO opens at 8am. The airport is owned by the state of Minnesota.
I feel like organizing a massive unannounced fly-in to 48Y to protect our right to fly there without bowing to these people.
I'm sorry you had such a rude introduction to my state. It's cold up here sometimes. And the weather is often chilly, too.
I don't watch TV very often or get stuck on a sitcom, but reading this thread is like being held out for the next weeks episode to air. I keep hitting the new posts hoping an update has happened.
Great story and thank you for the effort to share it with all of us.
Well, doesn't it just figure that when you finally drop into an unfriendly, unwelcoming, rude place, it's Minnesota, the home of "Minnesota Nice." Cripes.
There's nothing in the AFS about needing to call. It notes fuel is available 24 hours a day. And that the FBO opens at 8am. The airport is owned by the state of Minnesota.
I feel like organizing a massive unannounced fly-in to 48Y to protect our right to fly there without bowing to these people.
I'm sorry you had such a rude introduction to my state. It's cold up here sometimes. And the weather is often chilly, too.
What you found with officer Miller was that deadly combination of "low IQ and high authority". I have found that customs and immigration is full of folks with that problem. I even was threatened with confiscation of my airplane. Just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
Gary
(2) Private aircraft. The pilots of private aircraft are required to secure permission to land from CBP following transmission of the advance notice of arrival via an electronic data interchange system approved by CBP, pursuant to § 122.22. Prior to departure as defined in § 122.22(a), from a foreign port or place, the pilot of a private aircraft must receive a message from CBP that landing rights have been granted for that aircraft at a particular airport.
(3) Other aircraft. Following advance notice of arrival pursuant to § 122.31, all other aircraft may be allowed to land at a landing rights airport by the director of the port of entry or station nearest the first place of landing.
(4) Denial or withdrawal of landing rights. Permission to land at a landing rights airport may be denied or permanently or temporarily withdrawn for any of the following reasons:
(i) Appropriate and/or sufficient Federal Government personnel are not available;
(ii) Proper inspectional facilities or equipment are not available at, or maintained by, the requested airport;
(iii) The entity requesting the landing rights has a history of failing to abide by appropriate instructions given by a CBP officer;
(iv) Reasonable grounds exist to believe that applicable Federal rules and regulations pertaining to safety, including cargo safety and security, CBP, or other inspectional activities may not be adhered to; or
(v) CBP has deemed it necessary to deny landing rights to an aircraft.