Flying an Apache

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Kent Dellenbusch on April 21, 2026 at 1:07 am #26450

In reply to Eric Parks (#26432)

Got to go on THE trip we got Annie for. We had flown to Texas before but that trip ended up being frustrating for several issue that had nothing to do with Annie. So this time we got to do it right. And it was great. I’ve learned that we will need two days for this much flying as we just don’t sit a long time like we used to. So we stopped at Cartersville, GA outside of Atlanta for a …

Thank you Eric-

We will see if we can increase the file size limit.

Cheers.

Kent

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Eric Parks on April 19, 2026 at 2:44 am #26432

Got to go on THE trip we got Annie for. We had flown to Texas before but that trip ended up being frustrating for several issue that had nothing to do with Annie. So this time we got to do it right. And it was great. I’ve learned that we will need two days for this much flying as we just don’t sit a long time like we used to. So we stopped at Cartersville, GA outside of Atlanta for a quick fuel and pit stop. Then on to Meridian, MS for the overnight. Meridian Aviation has been so nice to us and that continued. We were given a courtesty car for overnight stay. Pretty sweet! The next day we flew to Alexandria, LA and got another fuel stop but this time got a car and went for some Mexican food. Getting back after a quick hour or so lunch stop we did the final leg into Austin. We chose Austin Executive Airport (KEDC) this time and loved it. Classy. We had our rental car driven to us right on the ramp so we could load our baggage right into the car.

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Eric Parks on March 24, 2026 at 5:25 pm #25762

Kent Dellenbusch wrote:
Speaking of UPS —
Did you hear that UPS and FedEx merged?
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Now called …. Fed-Up

Good One!

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Kent Dellenbusch on March 24, 2026 at 7:46 am #25760

Speaking of UPS —
Did you hear that UPS and FedEx merged?
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Now called …. Fed-Up

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Eric Parks on March 23, 2026 at 4:29 pm #25759

Kent Dellenbusch wrote:
A good brother.

Yup! He is! And since he is a retired UPS pilot he really helped with the pre-flight.

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Kent Dellenbusch on March 23, 2026 at 2:11 pm #25758

A good brother.

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Eric Parks on March 22, 2026 at 5:17 pm #25756

Went to Louisville to visit family. My brother helped me with the preflight.

All done!

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Kent Dellenbusch on March 18, 2026 at 5:53 pm #25751

Thank you for letting your neighbor know about my ladder discrepancy. I feel this one is much more suited.
A bit more color scheme-oriented.

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Eric Parks on March 18, 2026 at 5:35 pm #25750

Yes, the Yellow/gold is a thin line border around the blue but a white border separates the blue from the yellow. So very thin trim lines and very nice. I think it’s great to have two vintage aircraft next door to each other. Our little airport is pretty interesting if you hang out a while!

I’ll let my neighbor know that the green ladder offends your sense of aesthetics

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Kent Dellenbusch on March 17, 2026 at 8:36 pm #25743

Does the gold/yellow trim border the blue and white? I think that would be a nice touch.
I’m glad you have a roommate for Annie. Two legacy classics.

His green ladder has got to go. It doesn’t match the paint scheme.