Iowa

Nick1301 · January 1st, 2008, 13:13

Hey guys/gals I am moving to Iowa soon and want to know who's around to go flying with? I am hoping to find a job flying there. I will be near Ames. hit me up if you have any info please!.

Thanks
Nick

MichaelCPS · January 1st, 2008, 17:07

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Originally Posted by Nick1301

Hey guys/gals I am moving to Iowa soon and want to know who's around to go flying with? I am hoping to find a job flying there. I will be near Ames. hit me up if you have any info please!.

Thanks
Nick

In what town will you be living? Are you looking for a CFI job?

Michael

Nick1301 · January 2nd, 2008, 10:33

I will be living near Ames, Iowa just north of Des Monies. I will have my Comm/Multi-Inst. and hopefully my CFI at least. I would take anything I could get. I will not be there for a little over a year due to my current deployment to the Iraq desert again, tour #3!

but once I am back I will be moving to Florida to get the rest of my ratings. I have my private already so its getting the rest for a job flying. I just want to know whats out there and just get to know people.

MichaelCPS · January 2nd, 2008, 10:59

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Originally Posted by Nick1301

I will be living near Ames, Iowa just north of Des Monies. I will have my Comm/Multi-Inst. and hopefully my CFI at least. I would take anything I could get. I will not be there for a little over a year due to my current deployment to the Iraq desert again, tour #3!

but once I am back I will be moving to Florida to get the rest of my ratings. I have my private already so its getting the rest for a job flying. I just want to know whats out there and just get to know people.

Head over to Exec 1 Aviation at KIKV and talk to Barney (he is the owner) about flight instructing. I learned to fly there (in fact, they still have all of the same aircraft I flew), and it is a great company and airport. There is another flight school just south of Ankeny, though it is a smaller, private strip and their aircraft are not as nice as Exec 1's aircraft. I have flown into Ames many times on charters, business, and pleasure and just never saw much flight training.

You could also look up at Webster City (http://www.stormflyingservice.com/). They are a pretty solid operation as well.

Michael

Nick1301 · January 2nd, 2008, 12:16

Thanks for the info on the FBO's in the area. You fly charter? Out of Kansas? Thats cool if ya do. Thats what I want to do is charter someday.

PacMan4x4 · January 4th, 2008, 03:57

Why the hell would anyone want to move to IOWA?

My wife is from Iowa and went to school in Ames (Iowa St) so I can make fun--I married into a family of Iowegians and have earned that right of passage :-)

I know that added no value to your initial post, so I'll leave now.

Pac Man

Nick1301 · January 4th, 2008, 08:19

LOL wow dude I am in the same boat ! lol My wife to be is from Iowa! She also went to school in Ames. Her family is from there. Her last name is Liming. Maybe your wife knows some of here family. It's a small town. and trust me I am trying to talk her into Colorado.

PacMan4x4 · January 4th, 2008, 12:35

My wife is from DeWitt, up near the Quad Cities--graduated ISU in 2000. Her brother-in-law did some flying out of the airport in Ankeny where he lives (got his PPL), but hasn't flown in quite a while so any info from him may be a bit outdated. I'll ask my wife if she recognizes Liming.
Oh...thanks for your service bud and good luck with your trip back across the pond. I'll be heading back at the end of this year, but to the UAE instead--not quite the same as what you have to deal with.

Pac Man

PGT · January 4th, 2008, 12:41

I'm from Ankeny, there aren't many of us on JC that live in Iowa.

Flying around here slows down over winter so it's very hard to instruct right now but it does pick up a lot during summer.

There's Todd's Flying Service just north of Ankeny, they only have a PT instructor right now so maybe you could get in as FT? Mostly an ag business but they do operate a 152.

Not sure what's in Ames, never really checked it out!

PacMan4x4 · January 4th, 2008, 13:09

Was waitin' for PGT to chime in--how's it goin' bud? Well....look at it this way--when NICK moves back there, we'll have two IA JCers on board :-)

PGT · January 4th, 2008, 13:46

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Originally Posted by PacMan4x4

Was waitin' for PGT to chime in--how's it goin' bud? Well....look at it this way--when NICK moves back there, we'll have two IA JCers on board :-)

How's it going? ...don't get me started. I've never been so cold in my life.

I think the count is up to 4 now. Nick and myself plus two other guys that need to post more

Nick1301 · January 8th, 2008, 11:14

Thats all of us on here? Wow thats and Elite group in my eyes! Just wish I was back in the states with the group, but I guess posting on here keeps me in the crowd lol.

PacMan4x4 · January 8th, 2008, 13:42

NICK....

Why the big rush to get to I-O-W-A ? LOL Hope things are going well for ya bud and keep up the good work.

Pac Man

Nick1301 · January 9th, 2008, 11:01

I am in no hurry to get to Iowa trust me on that. I did like it up there though.

PacMan4x4 · January 9th, 2008, 13:28

Gotta keep bustin' your balls :-)