upup89
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I was on it for CMSU in Warrensburg, MO. We probably couldn't have taken the whole thing any less seriously.
Puppymill types...KCPS - What on earth is going on?
- Thread starter Boris Badenov
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I was on it for CMSU in Warrensburg, MO. We probably couldn't have taken the whole thing any less seriously.
R
Roger, Roger
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Haha! We're staying pretty near the airport. How sketchy is it?
kiloalpha
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One of our pilots stayed there a couple nights... He couldn't get any sleep cause of gunshots, sirens, shouting, ect. He said he wished he forked out the extra $10 to stay on the other side of the river!
trafficinsight
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Say hi to the SJSU guys, I'm proud of them but I wont be able to head out to nationals with them yet again this year. It sucks being poor.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
There is, in fact, a Holiday Inn Express near the airport. That's where they put up the guys who come to cover for me when I'm too dru...when I'm "indisposed". Let's just say I don't think they leave the hotel for the fire alarm. It's probably a little bit like landing in Baghdad...
upup89
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mtsu_av8er
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On my first day landing in CPS at FLX, the guy ahead of me on final told the tower that he almost had to go around because of a couple of " . . . guys running across the final, carrying bikes".
braunpilot
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! And my run starts at 0500..hahahaha
Just leave room for me to get back to my hangar and we's gots no problems.
If you have to ask...
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Yeah, you go down the road that runs parallel to 30R, pass the Quickie-Mart that is like 90% airbrushed gangstawear t-shirts, take a right, and it's just before you get to whatever the God-forsaken "main drag" is called over there. Kiloalpha knows, I think we drove past it in our fruitless quest for breakfast that wasn't from McDonalds.
braunpilot
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carrying? I thought there was a discount....when did you first fly into parks?On my first day landing in CPS at FLX, the guy ahead of me on final told the tower that he almost had to go around because of a couple of " . . . guys running across the final, carrying bikes".
mtsu_av8er
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HAHA!
I first flew in there sometime in i '06 . . . I wanna say it was the end of April.
First run: MKC-CPS, and then back again.
braunpilot
What day is it?
Good ole 745. PM me, got a great story about that. And no, I have to do either a PM or phone call.
upup89
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braunpilot
What day is it?
That would be hangar 10. The northern part of the west ramp. Need room enough for a Baron to get through.
kiloalpha
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Cheated death you and I did on that expedition! Literally!
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
On my first day landing in CPS at FLX, the guy ahead of me on final told the tower that he almost had to go around because of a couple of " . . . guys running across the final, carrying bikes".
When I ride my lil motorschwin over there, I ride it through the gate, park it out of sight of the parking lot, chain the tire, and take the helmet with me. If it ain't nailed down, it's probably going to migrate.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
What just once? Between my truck that could explode at any minute and the fact that I was half asleep and didn't know where I was going, I'd say more like 5 times. And that's before factoring in restless natives.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
If you're not a huge jerk and know how not to make a spectacle of yourself, everywhere is probably worse than people make it sound. That said, I wouldn't pick Cahokia/East St. Louis as a vacation destination. Cahokia isn't quite as bad as further northeast, but it's enough to keep your attention. I took a wrong turn going home from the airport once and wound up in deepest E. STL. It seriously does look like Beirut (or like Americans imagine Beirut might look, anyway). Cars on blocks in the street, burned out buildings, etc. It looks like something out of "Colors" or "Beverly Hills Cop". You probably won't get shot staying in Cahokia, but I'd bet you would't get a great night's sleep.
Boris Badenov
This is no laughing matter.
Ok so seriously. What are these events all about? I mean like what are the events and how are they scored? Can someone point me to a primer? I feel like I should go over with a bunch of scorecards, since the circus is in town. Are there like fans? And groupies? GROUPIES? No, of course not. Still, I think it would be fun to start a fight between UND and ERAU and then crawl out of the pile of moshing golf shirts and slink off in to the shadows to watch the fun.
