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scooter2525

scooter2525

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Planning on going to the Boeing factory. Anything else aviation related I can drag the fiancé to? I'm here till Friday afternoon then going to Canada, eh.
 
planesiscool said:
go to lake union sea plane base. The boeing field complex is pretty overwhelming if you are an aviation enthusiast.
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Isn't that one of the larger seabases in the world? I remeber reading an article on a seabase that was huage. It was in AOPA.... Anything else to do?
 
planesiscool said:
go to lake union sea plane base. The boeing field complex is pretty overwhelming if you are an aviation enthusiast.
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Well considering the Boeing plant isn't at Boeing field... Wouldn't be too overwhelmed at BFI ;) It's up at Paine Field in Everett.
 
scooter2525 said:
Isn't that one of the larger seabases in the world? I remeber reading an article on a seabase that was huage. It was in AOPA.... Anything else to do?
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The seaplane base up in Kenmore is the big one, not Lake Union. That being said, Lake Union is still pretty busy. Grab a burger at Dick's, park at the Lake Union terminal, and watch the takeoffs and landings. Good times.

You definitely should do the Museum of Flight, too.
 
Here's an obscure one.

Take 45 minutes or so and drive down to the state Capitol, Olympia.

At OLM, there's an aviation museum next to Glacier Aviation (a local FBO).

In said museum, there are such rare jewels as an AIRWORTHY P-51, F-4U Corsair, and I believe it was a TBM... among others.

I shared the pattern with the P-51 one day. A young Cessna 152 pilot may never rub elbows with such glamorous traffic ever again. :)
 
Center_Mid said:
The seaplane base up in Kenmore is the big one, not Lake Union. That being said, Lake Union is still pretty busy. Grab a burger at Dick's, park at the Lake Union terminal, and watch the takeoffs and landings. Good times.

You definitely should do the Museum of Flight, too.
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At said terminal, is their boat tours or ferrys? Or does Seattle have a good dinner tour?
 
Dicks was good! I personally fancy in-n-outs burgers more but their fries are good. I'm craving some SES time. Kenmore would be a fun place to work.
 
scooter2525 said:
Isn't that one of the larger seabases in the world? I remeber reading an article on a seabase that was huage. It was in AOPA.... Anything else to do?
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The largest base is, by far, Lake Hood up here in Anchorage it is like an aircraft slum. I drive by it every once in awhile and find it pretty cool. If any of you dudes want to come and see it I can offer you a place to stay.
 
Found the pike place market. Delicious peaches!!! Seattle is a nice clean town compares to the bay area. Some how the fiancé distracted me from the mesuem to seeing sites.
 
scooter2525 said:
At said terminal, is their boat tours or ferrys? Or does Seattle have a good dinner tour?
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Argosy Cruise Line on Lake Union, next to Kenmore. Or you can do a short hop aboard the West Seattle ferry which leaves from downtown. Or ride the Washington State Ferries from downtown to Bremerton and back again.
 
Center_Mid said:
Argosy Cruise Line on Lake Union, next to Kenmore. Or you can do a short hop aboard the West Seattle ferry which leaves from downtown. Or ride the Washington State Ferries from downtown to Bremerton and back again.
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Not sure if it's Bremerton or not, but I took one of the Washington State Ferries and ate at a very romantic on-the-waterfront restaurant called Anthony's. The Museum of Flight was fun as was the fish market. There are some great restaurants there as well. I went to one that was a brewery.
 
I'm crashing next to the MX hangers for NWA... Errr SJ... And alaska. Do they do any types of tours if I ask real nicely?
 
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