BeechTalk - BT

Username Protected · **Posted:** 01 Mar 2016, 22:42

I flew Awesome Bill back to Dawsonville ! It was also nice landing at his private air strip that I have admired from above for 15 years. Car talk ? No, we talked airplanes. Bill has been flying for almost 40 years. Just seemed like a normal airplane guy. Thankfully I missed my only chance ever to be on ESPN ..... And completed a safe trip :woot:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 01 Mar 2016, 22:49

tell us, who is this guy?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 01 Mar 2016, 22:53

I think Dale Elliot NASCAR.....

Username Protected · **Posted:** 01 Mar 2016, 22:56

Very cool.

...Bill Elliot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Elliott

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 00:10

Username Protected wrote:

tell us, who is this guy?

Awesome Bill. He's from Dawsonville.

I was at the GoPro Motorplex a couple of months ago racing his son Chase in the rental carts. Fun times for sure.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 00:41

I assume his airstrip uses a left-hand traffic pattern ?

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 02:32

Username Protected wrote:

I assume his airstrip uses a left-hand traffic pattern ?

Took me a couple of seconds....good one. I'll remember that if I fly the same mission again !

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 06:30

In NASCAR country they used to call him "Million dollar Bill"

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 07:01

Username Protected wrote:

I assume his airstrip uses a left-hand traffic pattern ?

Left hand traffic every day of the year except on April 1st when it is right hand traffic in honor of Alan Kulwicki.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Kulwicki

NASCAR has a long and sordid history with GA. More NASCAR guys have died in GA accidents than any other sport would be my guess.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 07:40

Username Protected wrote:

NASCAR has a long and sorted history with GA. More NASCAR guys have died in GA accidents than any other sport would be my guess.

...and a sordid one too.. :duck:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 07:53

Username Protected wrote:

NASCAR has a long and sorted history with GA. More NASCAR guys have died in GA accidents than any other sport would be my guess.

...and a sordid one too.. :duck:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 08:10

Username Protected wrote:

Car talk ? No, we talked airplanes.

Heard a similar story about Bobby Allison.

Very cool that you got to meet him...a cool, humble guy.
Class act.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 09:22

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NASCAR has a long and sordid history with GA. More NASCAR guys have died in GA accidents than any other sport would be my guess.

Really....I would like to see that comparison. ( well not really, but I wonder why you think that...)

And, there is a reason that awesome Bill was voted most popular, until he said, enough, let someone else take the title.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 09:33

http://twinandturbine.com/bill-elliotts-conquest-ii/

Neat guy, The Conquest looks like a great airplane also.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 02 Mar 2016, 09:46

Interesting commentary by Elliot;

In January 2008, he bought his current Conquest II in Ohio, after owning several Cessna jets. “I asked myself, ‘Why did I ever leave this thing?’ I can’t recall many trips where I’ve had to stop for gas. And the Conquest can go into any short field. It’s a great plane with all the benefits of my Cessna jets but none of the problems.

My famous passenger yesterday