Geoff Posted April 1, 2017 Report Posted April 1, 2017 Anyone need a ride to Longview the weekend of April 8/9th? I'm headed up from Houston to drop off the plane for an annual. Open to San Antonio Austin or other points in between. Perfect situation is if I give you a ride up you give me a ride back! Quote
Mcstealth Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 On March 31, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Geoff said: Anyone need a ride to Longview the weekend of April 8/9th? I'm headed up from Houston to drop off the plane for an annual. Open to San Antonio Austin or other points in between. Perfect situation is if I give you a ride up you give me a ride back! Looks like you will be thumbing it Geoff. Quote
Geoff Posted April 4, 2017 Author Report Posted April 4, 2017 Nobody wants an excuse to go flying I guess. Not so bad, Greyhound runs an express for $50 which isn't bad. Free wifi on the bus. Quote
Geoff Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Posted May 2, 2017 Well, time to pick up the plane on week of May 1st. Anyone dropping off at Don's who wants/needs a ride home in exchange for taking me there? Quote
Zwaustin Posted May 2, 2017 Report Posted May 2, 2017 How was your greyhound ride there? How did the annual turn out? Quote
Geoff Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Posted May 2, 2017 Bus to Houston was 4.5 hours complete with wifi and opportunities for cultural enhancement with the other 10 passengers. Not bad but I prefer to travel by Mooney as we all do. Annual was clean. Now I want to fly! 1 Quote
jerrodmonaghan Posted May 2, 2017 Report Posted May 2, 2017 Bus to Houston was 4.5 hours complete with wifi and opportunities for cultural enhancement with the other 10 passengers. Not bad but I prefer to travel by Mooney as we all do. Annual was clean. Now I want to fly! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
jerrodmonaghan Posted May 2, 2017 Report Posted May 2, 2017 Sent from my iPhone Geoff I would appreciate if you would call me. I would like to talk about your experience with Don. I have a Mooney and need to get its first annual since I purchased the plane. It's in Houston and I am looking for the best place to have it done. Thanks Jerrod 661-972-7223Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
gsxrpilot Posted May 2, 2017 Report Posted May 2, 2017 @jerrodmonaghan if you can get into Don's shop, you won't be disappointed. Many, if not most of us on this board have had our planes into Don's shop for annuals. His shop is widely regarded as one of the best Mooney shops in the country. I live here in Texas so Don is convenient, but I have friends on both coasts who regularly take their Mooney's all the way to KGGG for their annuals. Quote
jerrodmonaghan Posted May 2, 2017 Report Posted May 2, 2017 Thanks for the encouragement. I just called and have an appointment for June 21st. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Oldguy Posted May 2, 2017 Report Posted May 2, 2017 Just now, gsxrpilot said: @jerrodmonaghan if you can get into Don's shop, you won't be disappointed. Many, if not most of us on this board have had our planes into Don's shop for annuals. His shop is widely regarded as one of the best Mooney shops in the country. I live here in Texas so Don is convenient, but I have friends on both coasts who regularly take their Mooney's all the way to KGGG for their annuals. I bought my J from someone who had Don do his last 2 annuals. When it went into annual with my Mooney mechanic, it came out quickly and cheap. Nothing had been missed, everything was set in tolerance, and my mechanic was happy to not have to correct errors from prior annuals. And from the log entries, I would say Don's shop caught those the first time he did the annual. Quote
Geoff Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Posted May 2, 2017 13 hours ago, Zwaustin said: How was your greyhound ride there? How did the annual turn out? Feel like helping out another Mooniac? Need a safety pilot for instrument currency? Want a reason to poke holes in the sky? I'm your guy! 1 Quote
Mcstealth Posted May 3, 2017 Report Posted May 3, 2017 On May 2, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Geoff said: Feel like helping out another Mooniac? Need a safety pilot for instrument currency? Want a reason to poke holes in the sky? I'm your guy! A poet, and didn't know it. Hehe Quote
wishboneash Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 I'll be taking my J to Don on Oct 16th from California. Any ride options to get back to Dallas on 16th evening? Thanks in advance. Quote
mike_elliott Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 Absent that, get a one way rental from Enterprise in Kilgore and ask them to waive the one way fee. They have for me many times. Typical cost is about 30 plus some gas. Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 30 minutes ago, wishboneash said: I'll be taking my J to Don on Oct 16th from California. Any ride options to get back to Dallas on 16th evening? Thanks in advance. There is an airline flight. Quote
Garryowen Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 1 hour ago, N201MKTurbo said: 1 hour ago, wishboneash said: I'll be taking my J to Don on Oct 16th from California. Any ride options to get back to Dallas on 16th evening? Thanks in advance. There is an airline flight. Two outbound flights a day GGG to DFW. 13:52 and 18:53. About 2.5 hour drive to the center of the metroplex. Enterprise will deliver a car to the airport for you. Quote
wishboneash Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 Thanks for all the replies, the CB option is to get a one-way rental car. Since my son will be going with me the car is a better deal. Quote
wishboneash Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) I was able to get a one-way rental car with AVIS from KGGG to KDFW for about $50 $80 with a corporate discount. The Enterprise at Kilgore refused to accommodate me. Edited September 19, 2017 by wishboneash Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 1 hour ago, wishboneash said: I was able to get a one-way rental car with AVIS from KGGG to KDFW for about $50 with a corporate discount. The Enterprise at Kilgore refused to accommodate me. You should talk to Eric. He is at Maxwells right now and will be flying his Mooney back to Phoenix today or tomorrow. Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 Oops, you need it in a few weeks. Quote
wishboneash Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 You should talk to Eric. He is at Maxwells right now and will be flying his Mooney back to Phoenix today or tomorrow. I am about a month away from taking my plane to Don..Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk Quote
gsxrpilot Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 If you're trying to get back to DFW to catch a flight out, the rental car might be better than getting a Mooney ride. In a Mooney you'd have to land somewhere other than DFW and then get an Uber which would likely get you back up to the $50. Quote
mike_elliott Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 6 hours ago, wishboneash said: I was able to get a one-way rental car with AVIS from KGGG to KDFW for about $50 $80 with a corporate discount. The Enterprise at Kilgore refused to accommodate me. They didnt have any cars, or didnt accommodate your conditions? Quote
wishboneash Posted September 20, 2017 Report Posted September 20, 2017 3 hours ago, mike_elliott said: They didnt have any cars, or didnt accommodate your conditions? They had cars, but wouldn't budge from the $100 or so extra charge for a one-way rental. I told them I would do another rental on the return from DFW to GGG and was there to pick up/drop off an aircraft at East Texas Regional. Also with the AVIS rental I just have to get to the other side of the field to pick up the car. Quote
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