dmaib
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I flew from New Smyrna Beach up to Quincy, FL yesterday to pick up six rescue puppies from Lafayette, LA. These guys had traveled by van from Lafayette to Pensacola, where they were picked up by "DaveBear" who works with the shelter in Pensacola. DaveBear delivered them via SUV to Quincy, FL where I picked them up.
We picked Quincy rather than Tallahassee mainly due to favorable fuel price. ($3.95 per gallon vs. $5.XX) Well, Quincy (2J9) turned out to be a little jewel! 2964 foot hard surface runway, a nice new terminal building, and some very nice people. Lots of skydiving activity at this airport, particularly evenings and weekends. It is about 20 miles NW of KTLH and is set in the beautiful woods of NW Florida.
I refueled (even topped off the tip tanks at that price!), we loaded the pups, and off to Lakeland we went. A bit of yipping and howling while taxiing for takeoff, (the pups, not me) but settled into a group snooze once airborne.
We were met at KLAL's Columbia Aviation by Bill and Kim from the Lakeland SPCA. They, along with the great staff at Columbia, helped unload the six pax, and I headed back home.
Here is a short slideshow of this fun trip.
http://picasaweb.google.com/damaib/Movies#
We picked Quincy rather than Tallahassee mainly due to favorable fuel price. ($3.95 per gallon vs. $5.XX) Well, Quincy (2J9) turned out to be a little jewel! 2964 foot hard surface runway, a nice new terminal building, and some very nice people. Lots of skydiving activity at this airport, particularly evenings and weekends. It is about 20 miles NW of KTLH and is set in the beautiful woods of NW Florida.
I refueled (even topped off the tip tanks at that price!), we loaded the pups, and off to Lakeland we went. A bit of yipping and howling while taxiing for takeoff, (the pups, not me) but settled into a group snooze once airborne.
We were met at KLAL's Columbia Aviation by Bill and Kim from the Lakeland SPCA. They, along with the great staff at Columbia, helped unload the six pax, and I headed back home.
Here is a short slideshow of this fun trip.
http://picasaweb.google.com/damaib/Movies#