----- Original Message ----- From: "jan johansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 9:19 AM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Transportation to October conference -takeAmtrak!
> Mike, > > Have a Cessna 414AW. Will carry 4 passengers and 2 pilots. I have a couple hours in a 411... My commander was 2 + 5. Course it has a stand-up cabin. Not nearly as zippy as yours, but of course you couldn't slow yours to 45mph indicated either... ;-P > > Jan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:51:08 -0400 > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Transportation to October conference - takeAmtrak! > > > > >> Just let me know! I am currently debating flying there in my twin or > taking >> commercial. > > What twin do you have? Mine _was_ an Aero Commander 500 (not the B model, > > just 250 carbureted each engine N62515).. > >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) >> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:40:01 EDT >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Transportation to October conference - take > Amtrak! >> >> Holy Moly!!! That's just horrible! Something to think about, for sure > ... >> Jan's airplane invitation sounds much better (there is a small airport >> about 10 minutes from me) >> >> I agree -- both times I was in Ireland I took their trains everywhere. >> Incredibly reliable. The US has a ways to go to catch up (soapbox on: > the >> result of cheap gas: soapbox off) >> >> Karen >> >> >> >> Only a side note about AmTrack. I have taken it skiing to Colorado and on >> two other shorter trips. >> On the trip to Colorado, the train arrived 6 hours late. On the way back > it >> arrived 13 hours late! No break downs nor blizzards nor other unexpected >> catastrophe. Just waiting for freight trains to pass! >> >> On two short trips (scheduled 3.5 hours), both were over 1 hour late. >> >> Amtrak does not own the rails and has to pull over and wait for any > freight >> trains to pass. Other than the horrible on time record, it was not a bad >> ride. Perhaps going East will be better? Having visited Germany this > year, >> I was quite impressed with thier train system. If Amtrack could maintain > a >> decent on time schedule such as in Germany, people would use them more! >> >> -Bob >> >
