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1. 12:01 AM - Re: GEAT VACATION! ()
2. 02:34 AM - The List Fund Raiser - Great Gifts! (Matt Dralle)
3. 07:47 AM - Re: GEAT VACATION! (CloudCraft@aol.com)
4. 08:54 AM - Re: GEAT VACATION! (YOURTCFG@aol.com)
5. 11:19 AM - SJU Vacation (KenWHyde@aol.com)
6. 07:14 PM - KEN HYDE (YOURTCFG@aol.com)
7. 07:30 PM - Re: KEN HYDE (JBOBSTER@aol.com)
8. 07:34 PM - Re: KEN HYDE (YOURTCFG@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: GEAT VACATION! |
--> Commander-List message posted by: <rlegg@austarnet.com.au>
G'day Jim,
Great story and glad you had a super vacation! Thanks for sharing it with
us.
Cheers
Russell
---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:13:35 EST
>From: YOURTCFG@aol.com
>Subject: Commander-List: GEAT VACATION!
>To: commander-list@matronics.com
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>--> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com
>
>HI KIDS....
>
> I just thought I would share Sue and my great time in the
Caribbean.
> We spent a week on the "Adventurer of the Seas" visiting ports of call in
>the southern Carib. But, before we left, we and two other aviation
couples
>(Dennis and Kerry Garman, retired Eastern airlines and Gary and Alyce
Rankin,
>press of the Navion Society) arrived a day early to tour San Juan.
> Our host, Jimmy Rodregiuez, was king enough to loan us his
gorgeous,
>beautiful AIR CONDITIONED 500B, S/N 1. for the day!!! It was a hoot!!
We left
>from the Isle Grande airport in old San Juan. Jimmy was there to meet
us and
>take the airplane out of the hangar and wave good bye. After a
preflight,
>we loaded up. The moment both engines were started, I turned on the
AC.
>Yippee, what a great machine.
> Departed to the East and made a sweeping turn to the left, right
across
>the top of the ship we would be boarding the next day, it was
sooooooooo
>cool. I followed the coastline and we were all amazed by the color of the
water.
> We flew around the large radio dish (used in a James Bond movie) and
took
>some great pix. Next, we went back to the shoreline and passed by my
favorite
>town, Isabelle. It is near the old B-52 base with it's 12,000' runway. We
>then turned inland a bit to miss the 15,000, cable attached to the radar
>balloon.
> Back along the coast we made our way to the town of Pounce.
Jimmy, Sue
>and I spent the night there when we were in town in July. It was great to
>see it from the air. I then turn back toward the beautiful lush green hills
on
>the center of the island. We skimmed the peaks and had a great view.
> Then back to the coast. We were about 3 miles off shore when we
spotted
>a pod of whales!! They were spouting and easy to see. I made a circle
>around them so everybody got a great look. Not to close as I didn't wan
to
>disturb them. A few minutes later, Dennis spotted a huge sea turtle. The
rest of
>us never saw it but they can reach 1000 lbs.
> From there we headed straight for the Island of Vicehies. This is the
>Island that the US Navy used for live ammo training. There was a huge
uproar
>a few years ago and the navy sadly left. On the east end of the Island
there
>is still much evidence of the past activity with burned out tanks, Howitzer
>artillery pieces and lots of craters. The restricted area that use to
>protect area is now gone so you can fly right over it. Too Cool!!
> We then turned and flew direct to the Island of Culebra. It is a great
>Island. we parked and walked to the side of the road where a bus just
>happened to be passing by. He picked us up and gave us a great tour of
the island.
> We found a wonderful restaurant on the water (I dangled my feed in the
>Caribbean sea while I waited for my "Cheeseburger in paradise") What
fun.
> We then went back to the plane and departed for an aerial tour of St.
>Thomas and St. John. We didn't stop because the cruse ship would be
taking us
>there in a few days but it was fun to see the islands from the air ahead of
>time.
> All to quickly, the day was done and we return to San Juan. We
landed
>next to the ship and one of Jimmy's helpers put the airplane away for us.
> It was am amazing opportunity and it is impossible to put into words
the
>gratitude we all feel for Jimmy for his amazing gift of the loan of his
>wonderful airplane. I will forever be in his debt!!
> At the end of the cruse we docked in St. Thomas. We were met at the
>dock by TCFG member Malcolm Ford who is just now purchasing a 560F.
We had
>rented a mini van large enough for all 7 of us and Malcolm spent the
entire day
>with us. We got a wonderful "local" tour of the island that you just cant
get
>any other way. We stopped for lunch at "tickle's" restaurant and say a
>couple of resident iguanas. A great treat for me! Malcolm stopped at a
super
>cool little hole in the wall ice cream shop that served the very best
milkshake
>I have EVER had!! They also serve milkshakes with a little rim added.
The
>"Rum Runner" is known far and wide on the island. Malcolm went way
out of his
>way for us and we all had a super wonderful day!! Thanks Malcolm for
>EVERYTHING!
> While on this trip I saw several other Commanders including TCFG
member
>"Ticky" Hernadez 680, Capt Buck's 720 and 2, 500Bs. I also saw TCFG
member
>Sergio Molina flying his straight 500, twice! It was a great, once in a
>lifetime opportunity to have some "Commander fun" jb
>
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| Subject: | Re: GEAT VACATION! |
--> Commander-List message posted by: CloudCraft@aol.com
In a message dated 11-Nov-04 00:02:06 Pacific Standard Time,
rlegg@austarnet.com.au writes:
> Great story and glad you had a super vacation! Thanks for sharing it with
> us.
Russell is right -- it was a super vacation. All too often vacations turn
out to be work instead of experiences that leave you renewed.
The adventure you told us about obviously was a Vacation (with a capital V)
and we can tell by your enthusiasm.
Welcome home, Capt. JimBob! (now get back to work)
Wing Commander Gordon
Life is not simple anywhere. Probably less so elsewhere.
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--> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com
In a message dated 11/11/2004 7:48:08 AM Pacific Standard Time,
CloudCraft@aol.com writes:
(now get back to work)
OK.........jb
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--> Commander-List message posted by: KenWHyde@aol.com
Jim,
Dream vacation...Thanks. Great idea of TCFG getting a Commander based in SJU
for the Group..I'm in! Very kind of Jimmy Rodregiuez to loan his airplane.
Thanks Jimmy.
Ken Hyde@aol.com
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--> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com
HI KIDS.
I was watching a little TV this evening and on the discovery wings
channel saw a piece on Oshkosh 2003. There was a brief story about TCFG
member Ken Hyde!! Ken is the head of "The Wright Experience," the group that
duplicated the Wright Bros. flight at Kittyhawk in 2003. Ken owns a really nice
500S. It was cool to see him on the tube!! jb
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--> Commander-List message posted by: JBOBSTER@aol.com
Gang
got top spend some time with Ken at the TCFG meeting in KC....he is the
"genuine article"....we are fortunate to have a member of his caliber
Jim Carroll
Seattle WA
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--> Commander-List message posted by: YOURTCFG@aol.com
In a message dated 11/11/2004 7:30:40 PM Pacific Standard Time,
JBOBSTER@aol.com writes:
we are fortunate to have a member of his caliber
Amen that!! jb
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