The wife was wanting to go somewhere today so we flew the Debonair to Amana Iowa, they started Octoberfest a little early. I'm a new pilot, just got my PPL in May and the Debonair at the same time.
So after a little investigation I deceided to try the strip at Amana instead of the larger field at Iowa city, this meant I didn't need to rent a car. But Ive never landed on grass so I was a little worried as it was something new. But it was a piece of cake. There was a landing fee, $5, there was a box there to drop your money. No one was there. The town was packed but there were only two planes there when I was getting ready to leave. Just me and a Mooney.
It would have been a 10 hour drive, but a little less than 3 in the plane. I was taking it easy, average around 180mph. Used $210 in 100LL.
I wish I would have started this earlier.
