Since my instructor is also a good friend I've flown with him into Sidney, NE, a few times. This was in his aircraft and not a flight lesson. These are trips to Cabellas. Radio the FBO on approach and the van will be waiting for you by the time you tie down.
Since my instructor and his wife are from Illinois and Indiana. We also took a trip with them back east and we got dropped in Iowa to visit my wife's sister and her family. This worked out well, kind of like the idea behind Pilot Share the Ride. We got to surprise our twin nephews and enjoy a long Thanksgiving weekend.
We had planned on leaving Saturday due to the weather in Colorado moving in on Sunday, but then the weather was bad in Chicago on that day. So Sunday we headed out and made it as far as north east Nebraska when we decided to stop at my wife's aunt and uncle's place. The snow pushed through that evening and we were able to depart around nine the next morning and we were back at work at 1 pm on Monday. Beautiful blue sky and a great view of Longs Peak as we approached Ft Collins-Loveland Airport (KFNL).
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Hey, I remember this flight! It was great, and the author was indeed a great help from the right seat of our plane. We got to tease his wife with GPS messages about "Dotted Line Ahead" as we crossed state lines on the GPS moving map, a bit of throw back humor to our days in college together. Next time we go, Paul can fly me, seeing as how he's now a pilot, too. Congrats, PDR!
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