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Sun 07/18/10


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     1. 01:26 PM - Fw: NICE WEEKEND (yourtcfg@aol.com)
     2. 02:19 PM - Re: Fw: NICE WEEKEND (Barry Collman)
 
 
 


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    Time: 01:26:56 PM PST US
    Subject: Fwd: NICE WEEKEND
    From: yourtcfg@aol.com
    -----Original Message----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com Sent: Sun, Jul 18, 2010 9:31 am Subject: NICE WEEKEND HI KIDS....I had a couple of really nice flights in" triple 2 Jim&Sue" , our reliable old 608E. I just finished the annual insp and the weather turned GREAT! Jimmy Rodriguez and his family were visiting as well as ou r granddaughter, Jillian. We all decided to fly to Friday Harbor WA, in the San Juan Islands. It seemed fitting since the Rodriguez family live in San Juan PR! We filled every seat (7) and 170 gal of fuel and blasted off from our 2700 ft strip. The old Commander went out of there like the space shuttle and quickly climbed to 6500 ft, The air was silky smooth and the visibility UNRESTRICTED! We passed by MY Adams, and St Helen (mo re about that later). Then Mt Rainier. MT Jefferson was in the distance to the north. All still have plenty of snow We flew around the Naval facility at Bremerton WA and counted five aircraf t carriers in port. Man, they are big. Even the small carriers look impr essive. Next we flew past my old stomping grounds of Polsbo WA where I ma de my living for many years flying my Bi plane /Float plane from the seapl ane dock. Just past Polsbo, we got a look at the naval submarine base at Bangor. it is a large facility and there was a "Boomer" at the dock, coo l!! Then on to FHR . The approached is really scenic as you turn over th e pictuest harbor. It is a short walk to town and a number of nice restau rants. We picked one that gave us a view of the ferry dock and several ca me and went during our stay. After a great seafood lunch, we rented bikes and took a 6.5 mike ride. Th e weather could not have been better with clear sky, light winds and 75 dr g. A short walk back to the airport and off for home. On the way I deviated just a bit to the East to get a great look at Mt St. Helens. It has been 30 years since it erupted and is still an awe inspiring. There is no lon ger a restricted area above the crater so we flew just next to it. Amazin g, nothing like it. We were back on the ground a short ten minutes later. It was a great day! ! Jimmy and his family left for home the next day, we missed them! So we go t back in the Commander and joined a small group from our airport heading for the coast. This time I loaded six aboard and we headed for North bea ch, but the fog was not lifting as predicted, so we diverted to Pacific Ci ty. It is a great spot on the Oregon coast, a little south of Tillimook. The strip is 1800 feet long with a restaurant at one end. The commander handled it with no problems! It was a short walk to a restaurant named "The Gratefully Bread" famous for their bakery. Had a great lunch and th en back home in just 30 minutes. I had installed a new intercom system, with music. It did not take long for my grand daughter and her friends to figure out that if they talked to entire time, they could interrupt my music. I guess they were not into Conway Twitty!! Two fun Commander tri ps. jb


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    Time: 02:19:51 PM PST US
    From: "Barry Collman" <barry.collman@air-britain.co.uk>
    Subject: Re: Fwd: NICE WEEKEND
    Hi JimBob, "Nice weekend"? I'd call that a GREAT weekend! Best Regards, Barry -----Original Message----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com To: commander_list@matronics.com Sent: Sun, Jul 18, 2010 9:31 am Subject: NICE WEEKEND HI KIDS....I had a couple of really nice flights in" triple 2 Jim&Sue" , our reliable old 608E. I just finished the annual insp and the weather turned GREAT! Jimmy Rodriguez and his family were visiting as well as our granddaughter, Jillian. We all decided to fly to Friday Harbor WA, in the San Juan Islands. It seemed fitting since the Rodriguez family live in San Juan PR! We filled every seat (7) and 170 gal of fuel and blasted off from our 2700 ft strip. The old Commander went out of there like the space shuttle and quickly climbed to 6500 ft, The air was silky smooth and the visibility UNRESTRICTED! We passed by MY Adams, and St Helen (more about that later). Then Mt Rainier. MT Jefferson was in the distance to the north. All still have plenty of snow We flew around the Naval facility at Bremerton WA and counted five aircraft carriers in port. Man, they are big. Even the small carriers look impressive. Next we flew past my old stomping grounds of Polsbo WA where I made my living for many years flying my Bi plane /Float plane from the seaplane dock. Just past Polsbo, we got a look at the naval submarine base at Bangor. it is a large facility and there was a "Boomer" at the dock, cool!! Then on to FHR . The approached is really scenic as you turn over the pictuest harbor. It is a short walk to town and a number of nice restaurants. We picked one that gave us a view of the ferry dock and several came and went during our stay. After a great seafood lunch, we rented bikes and took a 6.5 mike ride. The weather could not have been better with clear sky, light winds and 75 drg. A short walk back to the airport and off for home. On the way I deviated just a bit to the East to get a great look at Mt St. Helens. It has been 30 years since it erupted and is still an awe inspiring. There is no longer a restricted area above the crater so we flew just next to it. Amazing, nothing like it. We were back on the ground a short ten minutes later. It was a great day!! Jimmy and his family left for home the next day, we missed them! So we got back in the Commander and joined a small group from our airport heading for the coast. This time I loaded six aboard and we headed for North beach, but the fog was not lifting as predicted, so we diverted to Pacific City. It is a great spot on the Oregon coast, a little south of Tillimook. The strip is 1800 feet long with a restaurant at one end. The commander handled it with no problems! It was a short walk to a restaurant named "The Gratefully Bread" famous for their bakery. Had a great lunch and then back home in just 30 minutes. I had installed a new intercom system, with music. It did not take long for my grand daughter and her friends to figure out that if they talked to entire time, they could interrupt my music. I guess they were not into Conway Twitty!! Two fun Commander trips. jb




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