aerobat95 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Hey guys, I have off this Friday and was thinking about going somewhere with the wife and kid for lunch. I am based out of Enid, OK and am looking for somewhere good to go within say 150 NM. Any ideas???? Quote
moodychief Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Have you ever been to the Hutchinson KS airport? They have a steakhouse in the main building that used to be really good. Quote
moodychief Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 I don't know what model you are flying, but if you aren't afraid of a 2600' grass strip, Beaumont Kansas is a great experience. The runway is just east of town. At the south end of the runway you taxi into the main part of town on a county road and park on the grass below the wooden water tower then walk across the street to the Beaumont Hotel. Don't forget to stop at the stop sign. Quote
moodychief Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 I don't know what model you are flying, but if you aren't afraid of a 2600' grass strip, Beaumont Kansas is a great experience. The runway is just east of town. At the south end of the runway you taxi into the main part of town on a county road and park on the grass below the wooden water tower then walk across the street to the Beaumont Hotel. Don't forget to stop at the stop sign. Quote
aerobat95 Posted November 8, 2011 Author Report Posted November 8, 2011 I have an F model. Beaumont KS sounds interesting. I think we might go and check out Hutchinson. I could go for a good steak. Quote
MARZ Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Try the Hangar Hotel in FREDERICKSBURG (T82) about 20 miles from Kerrville Quote
moodychief Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 Before you leave Vance you need to try Beaumont at least once. The first time I flew in was when I was stationed at McConnell. I took one of our doctors with me and he didn't stop talking about it for six months. Of course taxiing behind the school bus just added to the experience. At that time they had a really good Italian Restaurant. Over the decades the hotel/restaurant have changed hands numerous times. However, the runway, taxi route and parking have remained the same. Quote
jetdriven Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 may be too close but Ponca City has a mexican rewstaurant at the terminal. Quote
xftrplt Posted November 8, 2011 Report Posted November 8, 2011 As a Vance graduate (70-05), I'd hate for you to miss the scenic and cultural attractions of Meade, OK (KMEJ). Quote
fantom Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Quote: moodychief I don't know what model you are flying, but..... Quote
KSMooniac Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 aerobat95 has George P's old M20F. Ponca City has a great Mexican restaurant, and it is better food than the Hutch steakhouse IMO... There is decent BBQ on the field at K81 in Paola, KS too. If you have several hours to kill, you might consider Hutchinson and take a side trip to the KS Cosmosphere, which is an outstanding space museum second only to the NASM in DC in terms of artifacts and exhibits. They also have an SR-71 inside the building that you can touch and examine closely. Quote
rob Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Another vote for Ponca City. Get the chips. Quote
flight2000 Posted November 9, 2011 Report Posted November 9, 2011 Quote: fantom So why doesn't everyone do it Quote
fantom Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 Quote: flight2000 Because we found something that irritates you more than allsmiles on occasion... Brian Quote
MARZ Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 Quote: fantom Because we found something that irritates you more than allsmiles on occasion... Brian Quote
aerobat95 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Posted November 11, 2011 Well we ended up flying to Wichita, KS to eat and go shopping. I had the greatest radio call from Wichita Approach. I was about to call to cancel flight following and start my decent into Augusta and they come back and give me a traffic call. They say Mooney 5365G you have a Cessna, 12 O'Clock, 2 miles and you have 70 knots of overtake. :-) Quote
KSMooniac Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 Where did you end up eating? Quote
aerobat95 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Posted November 11, 2011 Fazoli's.....yum yum....dont have anything like that here in Enid, OK Quote
aerobat95 Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Posted November 11, 2011 Oh do you like my new signature line......lol Quote
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