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Wintering in Arizona

I have been wintering in Arizona for the warm weather and great flying. Good buddies. I bought a home and a hangar. I also like the gun laws, SXS on streets. Just went to a great fly in. It is like the ones we had in the 2007-2011. I hope it doesn't turn into another mega event. 2 mega events are enough. IMO
Cheers Rob
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I would love to be able to winter down there.
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AZ winters are definitely great flying. Our group of four Huskies and one SC met some UT friends and locals-9 Huskies and 1 SC at Alamo Lake Sunday. Warm sunshine, dirt strip & restaurant; great stuff.

Motown is fun but gets a little crazy- still fun.

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Rob, whereabouts in AZ are you?
I know some people who lived on an airpark near me,
they started out wintering in Wickenburg & ended up moving there full time.
I'm from So Cal and don't know that I'd want to live in AZ in the summertime,
but spending the winters down in warm & dry country would be pretty nice.
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OregonMaule wrote:It is like the ones we had in the 2007-2011. I hope it doesn't turn into another mega event


I couldn't agree more. Those were some good times.
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Tadpole wrote:
OregonMaule wrote:It is like the ones we had in the 2007-2011. I hope it doesn't turn into another mega event


I couldn't agree more. Those were some good times.


X-3. Enjoy Rob!
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flyingjack wrote:AZ winters are definitely great flying. Our group of four Huskies and one SC met some UT friends and locals-9 Huskies and 1 SC at Alamo Lake Sunday. Warm sunshine, dirt strip & restaurant; great stuff.

Motown is fun but gets a little crazy- still fun.

Jack


Love Alamo lake!!
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hotrod180 wrote:Rob, whereabouts in AZ are you?
I know some people who lived on an airpark near me,
they started out wintering in Wickenburg & ended up moving there full time.
I'm from So Cal and don't know that I'd want to live in AZ in the summertime,
but spending the winters down in warm & dry country would be pretty nice.


Hey buddy. My home is in Surprise. Hangar is at the Glendale airport. The whole area is just exploding with people. That's because it isn't California. Politics is a big reason.

Cheers...Rob
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Terry wrote:
Tadpole wrote:
OregonMaule wrote:It is like the ones we had in the 2007-2011. I hope it doesn't turn into another mega event


I couldn't agree more. Those were some good times.


X-3. Enjoy Rob!


Hey Terry: I'm looking forward to our JC trip this summer!!! Cheers...Rob
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Re: Wintering in Arizona

Headed to southern AZ in a couple of weeks to visit my 2 daughters. While there I may look at a few airpark communities. Not many more years that I will be spending all winter in MN. Time to be a snowbird, and will be wanting a place with easy flying access.
I've looked in TX, New Mexico and AZ so far. Might even consider NV.
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Hey Rob,

I'm workin' on a deal in El Paso. Hangars are cheap and plentiful! We should meet up. Dropped in on Scalywag a couple months ago - flyin' is great down there in the winter.
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soyAnarchisto wrote:Hey Rob,

I'm workin' on a deal in El Paso. Hangars are cheap and plentiful! We should meet up. Dropped in on Scalywag a couple months ago - flyin' is great down there in the winter.


Hey Greg, I hope you are well. Congrats on getting a winter place. A meet up sometime would be cool.

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