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Inbound for Landing: ‘A long way from Wolf Creek’
Gary Wayne Cox Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…two UH-60 helicopters…6 miles to the north…inbound for landing… Unicom: Perfect timing guys…winds calm…could I get a fly-by… Rarely do I ever plan an event and it turns out exactly how I plan it. I guess that’s true with most people, too. Life gets in the way of reality…
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Inbound for landing: I left too soon
BY GARY WAYNE COX * Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Citation six…two…six…Bravo…Charlie…10 miles to the northeast, inbound for landing…* *Unicom: No answer…* I’m usually open from dawn to dusk at Big Sandy Regional Airport, except Sunday evenings and some holidays. When you run an airport like Big Sandy, you never know when your business is coming or…
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Inbound for Landing: Uncle Charlie, Navy Double Ace
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Centurion…3…7…3…November…6 miles to the northwest…inbound for landing…is the cafe’ open… Unicom: Winds calm…no other traffic…and yes, the Cloud 9 is open… I make my living selling aviation fuel and hangar space. A busy day for me usually means a good day for my business. I enjoy having those…
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Inbound for Landing: The biggest plane
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Gulfstream…5…2…2…Bravo…Papa…short final…2..1… Unicom: Bravo…Papa…winds 230 at 8 knots…no other reported traffic… The question I’m most often asked at the airport is, “What is the biggest plane that can land here?” I don’t know the answer to that because I don’t know the capabilities of all the different aircraft.…
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Inbound for Landing: A lesson in civics
BY GARY WAYNE COX Aircraft: Big Sandy Unicom…Citation 7…7…3…Bravo…Charlie…10 miles to the northeast… inbound for landing… Unicom: Bravo…Charlie…winds calm…no other traffic… I get to meet a lot of interesting people from all walks of life at the airport. Airplanes are actually more than just a mode of transportation; they are “time machines.” You can cover…
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