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 Post subject: Hello from Michigan
PostPosted: 07 Jan 2020, 19:47 
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Hi all,

I'm a new PPL, last September, looking for my first plane and have stumbled across a Musketeer Super. I don't have any experience with Beechcraft and I looking for any wisdom or advice from the community.

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Dennis
D98 Romeo, MI


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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Michigan
PostPosted: 07 Jan 2020, 20:12 
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Welcome Dennis,
Many years ago, like 35 years ago, my first plane was a 1967 Super III.
Great airplane, got my instrument rating in it.
Had it for 10 years.

Go for it!

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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Michigan
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Dennis, congratulations on earning your PPL!

In case you don’t already know, EAA Chapter #13 meets at Ray Airport, Indian Tr., North of 26 Mile Rd, 1st Thursday, 7:30pm, food for a donation at 7pm.

Great group, and lots of airplane talk every month. Hoping to meet you. :cheers:

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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Michigan
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I've flown in there but didn't know about the EAA chapter. I'll check it out.

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 Post subject: Re: Hello from Michigan
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Hi Dennis, I only have 30 or so hours in a Sundowner and maybe another 10 in a Sierra. However, all Beech aircraft are built like tanks. If it fits your mission and budget - I'd take one as a 1st plane any day!

I see you are from Romeo. My Dad was a flight instructor there in the '60s and '70s. He kept his Luscombe there, taught in the summer months (he was a school teacher) and flew parts around in an old Aztec.

I got my PPL out of St Clair County in the '80s and worked for a Piper FBO as a highschool kid at a place called Berz Macomb (which is houses now I presume). I have lots of great memories of the area. Actually, a lot of the farmland around Romeo airport was my Grandfather's.

Anyway, I still make it back to D98 to visit. I also like to fly up to the UP.

I've got a story that came from one of those trips several years ago. I'd fired up the Baron and left Romeo (and for those who don't know, and don't care, the home of Kid Rock) to spend some time on Drummond Island. I get up to DRM and arrange to use the airport's crappy Cadilac. After several days doing nothing but fishing and golf, me and my boy are at the "Teepee" getting some ice cream. My kid decides he needs to find us some napkins before we are wearing our icecream cones. While he's hunting he finds a bottle of (warmed by the sun) hand lotion and some unused condoms thankfully still in their packaging, deep in some long lost and forgotten compartment. Didn't we make up stories about how it must have got there, and have some fun about that!

Several days later, I ask the "Old Man" at the airport (Mr. Bailey who I've known since I was a boy) What's the deal with the warm hand lotion and condoms? The Old Man gets this funny look on his face and says, "Well, that car's never been quite the same... ever since Kid Rock flew to Drummond Island!"

Ha, that was it for us, better than anything we made up, we just about died making fun of Kid Rock's tackle box of love :lol: :bugeye: :rofl:

Every year since, even though I've got my own ride, my kid still drives that crappy car around the airport and checks the compartment. And yes, as of the summer of 2019 - it's still there :peace:

Anyway, I wish I had more to say about the Musketeer. Welcome to Beechtalk, Dennis!

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Nice story Karl, Thanks. Michigan has some great places to fly to. I'm looking forward to exploring them.


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Hi Dennis, welcome to BT!

Enjoy the airplane hunting but remember....don't fall in love with it until after you buy it.
If it does not do well in the pre-purchase inspection and not reflected in the price to you liking; there are others to be found. :thumbup:

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