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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Sep 20, 2006
Description:
A late start and a headwind put the SeaRey in the perfect position to spend the night on St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Date Taken:
Sep 20, 2006
Place Taken:
St. Simons Island, GA
Owner:
Dan Nickens
File Name:
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Category:
238, Free Ride North
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Don Maxwell - Sep 20,2006
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It's a good place to stop, Dan. The FBO has several courtesy cars, there's an EAA chapter clubhouse right on the ramp, and everyone seems friendly.<br /><br />I had a flat tailwheel there once--the tube was unpatchable. Maintenance didn't have one, but gave me directions to the nearest tire store and got me fixed up with a courtesy car. The tire store didn't have the right size tube, but had one the same diameter, only fatter. I thought it would work, but the manager wouldn't sell it to me--said no, it wasn't the right size, I should drive some 40 miles to a bigger tire store. I said I'd like to buy it anyway, in case the other store didn't have the right size, either. So he GAVE it to me.<br /><br />'Oh,' I said, 'Thank you, but I'd like to pay for it.'<br /><br />He drew himself up straight and shook his head. 'This is GEOR-gia !' That explained it all. <br /><br />That was spring, 2004. The fat tube is still in my tailwheel.
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Dan Nickens - Sep 21,2006
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Yup, it is still Georgia, Don. Friendly folks, a hotel next to the airport, and good food around the corner. It don't get much better. It's good to know fat tubes fly!
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