June 20, 2022 09:54AM
Flying in and around Dallas that is. I have never checked the charts for Dallas but I think there is no doubt it's extremely congested and restricted.

I learned to fly in 1967... pilots today can't believe me when I say that back then you could fly just about anywhere with few restrictions. For example - my instructor and I used to fly to San Francisco Intl.... land, have lunch, or breakfast, then fly home. No way you're flying a Cessna 150 into S.F. Intl. today... unless it's an emergency... hell, even in an emergency they'd probably ditch you into the bay.

BUT.. back to Texas.... Texas is crop duster heaven. You HAVE to have dozens if not hundreds of duster strips near you. I used to help ferry home new crop dusters purchased in Texas. The number of small strips across Texas were innumerable. I'd bet good money many of them, most of them in fact, have private planes hangared there and no few pilots instructor certified. - JamesJM
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  First Flight in 14 years

MamaRAMa244June 20, 2022 05:18AM

  Really? No direct flights from STL to OKC?

sstrams88June 20, 2022 06:00AM

  Re: Really? No direct flights from STL to OKC?

MamaRAMa185June 20, 2022 06:17AM

  Yeah, its unfortunate..

sstrams84June 20, 2022 07:07AM

  Dallas to Wichita Falls is a 3 hour drive?

JamesJM67June 20, 2022 07:16AM

  Probably 2.5 or so, but with traffic jams and whatnot..

sstrams61June 20, 2022 07:20AM

  Re: Really? No direct flights from STL to OKC?

waterfield45November 18, 2023 06:04AM

  The times I've flown to St Louis have all been

sstrams48November 18, 2023 06:49AM

  I took a motorcycle to St. Louis...

JamesJM61November 18, 2023 09:15AM

  Re: I took a motorcycle to St. Louis...

ScRAM45November 18, 2023 10:35AM

  So sorry about your Brother, Mama...

JamesJM104June 20, 2022 06:10AM

  Yeah, totally agree..

sstrams156June 20, 2022 06:15AM

  Re: Yeah, totally agree..

MamaRAMa206June 20, 2022 06:29AM

  Wow, you and Steve are speaking my mind...

JamesJM67June 20, 2022 06:38AM

  Yeah, I totally agree about the ocean..

sstrams64June 20, 2022 07:11AM

  Good advice....

JamesJM82June 20, 2022 07:25AM

  One thing I absolutely remember was..

sstrams73June 20, 2022 07:33AM

  LOL I have had a window seat just once on my last 4 times on a plane.

Ramgator66June 20, 2022 07:55AM

  We base our window seating chart...

sstrams62June 20, 2022 07:58AM

  Very first time I flew on an airliner, I was PISSED!!!

Ramgator68June 20, 2022 07:59AM

  Yeah, its annoying..

sstrams176June 20, 2022 08:09AM

  Re: So sorry about your Brother, Mama...

MamaRAMa92June 20, 2022 06:18AM

  So sorry about this.

Ramgator92June 20, 2022 07:51AM

  Re: So sorry about this.

MamaRAMa127June 20, 2022 08:30AM

  Dang it, Mama! That is painful.

Ramgator145June 20, 2022 03:21PM

  My first flight....

JamesJM104June 20, 2022 09:05AM

  I don't remember my first 20 flights, or so..

sstrams70June 20, 2022 09:14AM

  You should have done it....

JamesJM98June 20, 2022 09:20AM

  Yeah, I regret it...

sstrams62June 20, 2022 09:43AM

  That would be tough...

JamesJM80June 20, 2022 09:54AM

  Yeah, for sure..

sstrams72June 20, 2022 11:29AM

  The choices we make in life....

JamesJM65June 20, 2022 11:40AM

  I have a lot of what-ifs...

sstrams70June 20, 2022 11:49AM

  My brother passed away yesterday

MamaRAMa79November 17, 2023 02:43PM

  Re: My brother passed away yesterday

SeattleRam43November 17, 2023 02:46PM

  Very sorry to hear that, Mama. My condolences. (nm)

JamesJM47November 17, 2023 05:29PM

  Re: My brother passed away yesterday

ScRAM71November 17, 2023 05:59PM

  very sorry for your loss nm

21Dog42November 17, 2023 08:03PM

  I hope you handle this well....

roman1858November 18, 2023 04:38AM

  You do YOUR thing! Funerals are for the living anyway.

Ramgator59November 18, 2023 11:01AM

  I changed my mind

MamaRAMa74November 19, 2023 05:06PM

  Good For You.....

ScRAM75November 19, 2023 05:40PM

  Glad to hear that.

Ramgator48November 20, 2023 09:51AM

  Sorry for your loss, Mama.

canadaram19November 21, 2023 04:14PM