Without again....poor poor me....

Okay, I sold my Colt in August, last year. I'd rather not go into the circumstances but Kenny got a heck of a deal on it. I hear he is thoroughly enjoying flying the little plane. I'm glad its still being flown.

Now I have relocated from Southern Alabama to Southwest South Dakota (Rapid City). I have been here only a few weeks but have already started checking out the General Aviation airports around the area.

GA doesn't seem to be as active here. I have only seen one small aircraft flying in the few weeks I have been here. Last week I happened to pass by the Hot Springs airport on my way back to the office from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It was completely snowed in but the road leading to the FBO was plowed. The gentleman running the FBO wasn't in due to health problems but his brother-in-law was sitting in for him. He said GA isn't extremely active out here to the best of his knowledge. They hadn't bothered plowing the runway.

I checked the bulletin board as I do at every FBO and found only two aircraft for sale. One that was WAY out of my price range and a 172 that was beyond TBO and priced like it had a fresh overhaul. A flight instructor had an advertisement on the board suggesting he would come to Hot Springs to instruct if he could get three students there.

I have considered a powered parachute. I have been checked out in one but I just don't think it is going to satisfy what I really like about flying. Besides, the winds here would likely keep it parked in my garage more than not.

I thought I could give it up for a while but the desire just wont go away. I thought of hiking the Black Hills, taking up trout fishing, biking more, maybe skiing, or any of the other outdoor activities available to us out here. I will likely do some of these things, BUT I gotta fly! Seeing the one airplane flying low over the prairie the other day did me in...