Living/buying a home in Florida
01-09-2011, 01:36 AM
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Living/buying a home in Florida
Hi guys! As I get older, I find that I want to fly more and in a better climate than the Norwegian winter!
So I'm thinking about buying a small house or condo on the western side of Florida, and I have been
looking at the area around Fort Myers. Can you give me som hints about the best/nicest places to live
in West Fla - I don't wanna live in a retirement community, and not too far from the sea - any suggestions??
We will be staying there for 4-5 months at a time, then go back to Norway for spring/summer/early fall...
I'm planning to bring a couple of my planes and have some fun in the sun!
Thanks!
Tor
So I'm thinking about buying a small house or condo on the western side of Florida, and I have been
looking at the area around Fort Myers. Can you give me som hints about the best/nicest places to live
in West Fla - I don't wanna live in a retirement community, and not too far from the sea - any suggestions??
We will be staying there for 4-5 months at a time, then go back to Norway for spring/summer/early fall...
I'm planning to bring a couple of my planes and have some fun in the sun!
Thanks!
Tor
01-09-2011, 02:03 AM
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RE: Living/buying a home in Florida
i have a friend that owns a villa near disney he also would like to live there but it has its problems, like health care we take it for granted in the uk because it is free, over there you must be well insured but as for the weather................................. damn i wish i was coming with you!!!!!!!!!!!!
01-09-2011, 03:39 AM
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City of Weston Or City Of Sunrise in Florida have very nice homes also the flying field is about 10 min away (Markham Park flying field). But remember florida Temperatures is all around 90 deg sometime
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http://westonfl.org/
http://www.broward.org/Parks/Markham...s/Default.aspx
.http://westonfl.org/
http://www.broward.org/Parks/Markham...s/Default.aspx
01-09-2011, 04:47 AM
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As an old TV ad use to say "Come on down". Western Florida is a great place to live if you like fishing , boating , golf etc. One great advantage is that we have 6 flying clubs and 2 hobby shops within a 30 mile radius of where I live in Punta Gorda which is 20 miles north of Fort Myers. If you fly jets there is a club in Cape Coral with a paved runway. Now is the best time to buy , the price of homes are way down. Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Punta Gorda are whithin minutes of the Gulf of Mexico. Port Charlotte is another nice place to live just north of Punta Gorda.
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01-09-2011, 07:30 AM
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Thanks, guys - being a Norwegian we are lucky enough to have a public pension and a right to free medical care as long as you are a citizen -
if you travel, you get a certificate assuring treatment. In addition, we are adviced to take out a very cheap travel assurance that will cover anything -
even a private medivac plane home to Norway - if anything serious should happen. As for the temp - I just LOVE 90 degrees!! We spend every
summer vacation in the Greek islands, and the temps are often in that range, and we just love it. As for jet flying - I don't fly too often, and actually
wouldn't mind travelling around a little to fly, for everyday flying, I can have fun with a Habu or something similar..
I am planning a one week trip with my son in the end of February - maybe I'll see some of you guys then!
Tor
if you travel, you get a certificate assuring treatment. In addition, we are adviced to take out a very cheap travel assurance that will cover anything -
even a private medivac plane home to Norway - if anything serious should happen. As for the temp - I just LOVE 90 degrees!!
We spend everysummer vacation in the Greek islands, and the temps are often in that range, and we just love it. As for jet flying - I don't fly too often, and actually
wouldn't mind travelling around a little to fly, for everyday flying, I can have fun with a Habu or something similar..
I am planning a one week trip with my son in the end of February - maybe I'll see some of you guys then!
Tor
01-09-2011, 07:57 AM
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Hello Tor
Don't forget FL Jets, the first week of March
March 3rd-6th 2011 - FL Jets http://www.franktiano.com/FljetsFrameset.htm
Don't forget FL Jets, the first week of March
March 3rd-6th 2011 - FL Jets http://www.franktiano.com/FljetsFrameset.htm
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Thanks, guys - being a Norwegian we are lucky enough to have a public pension and a right to free medical care as long as you are a citizen -
if you travel, you get a certificate assuring treatment. In addition, we are adviced to take out a very cheap travel assurance that will cover anything -
even a private medivac plane home to Norway - if anything serious should happen. As for the temp - I just LOVE 90 degrees!! We spend every
summer vacation in the Greek islands, and the temps are often in that range, and we just love it. As for jet flying - I don't fly too often, and actually
wouldn't mind travelling around a little to fly, for everyday flying, I can have fun with a Habu or something similar..
I am planning a one week trip with my son in the end of February - maybe I'll see some of you guys then!
Tor
Thanks, guys - being a Norwegian we are lucky enough to have a public pension and a right to free medical care as long as you are a citizen -
if you travel, you get a certificate assuring treatment. In addition, we are adviced to take out a very cheap travel assurance that will cover anything -
even a private medivac plane home to Norway - if anything serious should happen. As for the temp - I just LOVE 90 degrees!!
We spend everysummer vacation in the Greek islands, and the temps are often in that range, and we just love it. As for jet flying - I don't fly too often, and actually
wouldn't mind travelling around a little to fly, for everyday flying, I can have fun with a Habu or something similar..
I am planning a one week trip with my son in the end of February - maybe I'll see some of you guys then!
Tor
01-09-2011, 07:27 PM
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RE: Living/buying a home in Florida
Suggest that you visit a few turbine friendly clubs in different areas of the state. Housing prices are below 2002 levels, there are some great deals for those with CiF. Stay away from the coast if possible, hurricanes and insurance are wild cards.
01-10-2011, 05:09 AM
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houston, 60 minutes max from galveston. galveston is a city island on the edge of the gulf of mexico. not as beautiful as florida but more reasonable. and there is alwys clearlake. that is a city at the edge of the bay.
http://www.cityofgalveston.org/
http://www.clearlakearea.com/
come in for the weekend. stay at my house and i shall show you around. barry
http://www.cityofgalveston.org/
http://www.clearlakearea.com/
come in for the weekend. stay at my house and i shall show you around. barry
01-10-2011, 06:59 AM
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RE: Living/buying a home in Florida
I think Barry answered your question amigo.
I highly recommend a side trip to visit with Barry during your visit to Florida. couple of great flying facilities in the houston area and don't forget Austin, Waco, the boys in San Antonio, in addition to our fields in Fort Worth
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I highly recommend a side trip to visit with Barry during your visit to Florida. couple of great flying facilities in the houston area and don't forget Austin, Waco, the boys in San Antonio, in addition to our fields in Fort Worth
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Barry and Buck - that's very convincing, guys! I need to live close to the sea - any suggestions??
Barry and Buck - that's very convincing, guys! I need to live close to the sea - any suggestions??
01-10-2011, 07:11 AM
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Not only that, leaving in the vecinity to Houston you will be 45 minutes away from:
1.City Life
2.Bay Side Life (with really good Sea Food)
3.Nice wooded areas
4.Access to non-stop flights virtually anywhere in the world where Continental Airlines fly
5.Lakes (our lakes are like your Mediterrenean sea, maybe a little bit bigger)
6.Some very nice flying sites and some great people anywhere you go.
Florida is nice, just watch out for Cadillac Sevilles driving like NASCAR, and elderly wearing speedo's. [8D]
Trust me I lived 25 years of my life in a Caribbean island. Tropics are overrated
1.City Life
2.Bay Side Life (with really good Sea Food)
3.Nice wooded areas
4.Access to non-stop flights virtually anywhere in the world where Continental Airlines fly
5.Lakes (our lakes are like your Mediterrenean sea, maybe a little bit bigger)
6.Some very nice flying sites and some great people anywhere you go.
Florida is nice, just watch out for Cadillac Sevilles driving like NASCAR, and elderly wearing speedo's. [8D]
Trust me I lived 25 years of my life in a Caribbean island. Tropics are overrated
01-10-2011, 07:48 AM
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tor, i think you should consider texas too. ask oistein about texas hospitality. cheaper to live here, and buck and i live here. what more do you need to know.barry
tor, i think you should consider texas too. ask oistein about texas hospitality. cheaper to live here, and buck and i live here. what more do you need to know.
barry
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01-10-2011, 08:50 AM
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Man, I'm not gonna have any time looking for a house - I got to see all these flying sites and have beers with all these nice guys!!!
All I'll have when I'm going home is an empty tank of gas and a HUGE hangover!! [8D]
Funny, when we think of a nice climate and a cool place to go over here, it's always Southern California or Eastern Florida... how's the
climate in Texas from November to March/April??
Tor
All I'll have when I'm going home is an empty tank of gas and a HUGE hangover!! [8D]
Funny, when we think of a nice climate and a cool place to go over here, it's always Southern California or Eastern Florida... how's the
climate in Texas from November to March/April??
Tor
01-10-2011, 09:15 AM
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Man, I'm not gonna have any time looking for a house - I got to see all these flying sites and have beers with all these nice guys!!!
All I'll have when I'm going home is an empty tank of gas and a HUGE hangover!! [8D]
Funny, when we think of a nice climate and a cool place to go over here, it's always Southern California or Eastern Florida... how's the
climate in Texas from November to March/April??
Tor
Man, I'm not gonna have any time looking for a house - I got to see all these flying sites and have beers with all these nice guys!!!
All I'll have when I'm going home is an empty tank of gas and a HUGE hangover!! [8D]
Funny, when we think of a nice climate and a cool place to go over here, it's always Southern California or Eastern Florida... how's the
climate in Texas from November to March/April??
Tor
01-10-2011, 10:30 AM
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RE: Living/buying a home in Florida
Hey guys, where are the jet friendly fields towards the gulf side of Houston, Austin & San Antonio? Can you provide a list of club fields & links?
(Wisconsin in the winter resembles Norway!)
(Wisconsin in the winter resembles Norway!)
01-10-2011, 12:11 PM
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The I-35 tour, there are more, but these are the ones I know.
Denton
NDRCC - North Dallas Radio Control Club
Fort Worth
North Texas Jet Club (Texas Motor Speedway)
Fort Worth Thunderbirds (Benbrook Lake, super nice background, but only 450ft)
Waco, HOTMAC Field (some say best in Tx)
Austin
ARCA
Denton
NDRCC - North Dallas Radio Control Club
Fort Worth
North Texas Jet Club (Texas Motor Speedway)
Fort Worth Thunderbirds (Benbrook Lake, super nice background, but only 450ft)
Waco, HOTMAC Field (some say best in Tx)
Austin
ARCA
01-10-2011, 04:09 PM
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Houston Scobee field
Houston Bomber field
San Antonio (contact TP777FO) for info regarding their flying facility in Sequin, Tx
The Benbrook Fort Worth field can handle any sport jet and the mid-size heavy scale stuff (F15s, F16, small sabres etc.) but would be a stretch for some heavy metal. SM F4, Tam Supa Horny, F100 etc. etc.
Houston Bomber field
San Antonio (contact TP777FO) for info regarding their flying facility in Sequin, Tx
The Benbrook Fort Worth field can handle any sport jet and the mid-size heavy scale stuff (F15s, F16, small sabres etc.) but would be a stretch for some heavy metal. SM F4, Tam Supa Horny, F100 etc. etc.
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The I-35 tour, there are more, but these are the ones I know.
Denton
NDRCC - North Dallas Radio Control Club
Fort Worth
North Texas Jet Club (Texas Motor Speedway)
Fort Worth Thunderbirds (Benbrook Lake, super nice background, but only 450ft)
Waco, HOTMAC Field (some say best in Tx)
Austin
ARCA
The I-35 tour, there are more, but these are the ones I know.
Denton
NDRCC - North Dallas Radio Control Club
Fort Worth
North Texas Jet Club (Texas Motor Speedway)
Fort Worth Thunderbirds (Benbrook Lake, super nice background, but only 450ft)
Waco, HOTMAC Field (some say best in Tx)
Austin
ARCA
01-11-2011, 05:45 PM
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Hi guys! As I get older, I find that I want to fly more and in a better climate than the Norwegian winter!
So I'm thinking about buying a small house or condo on the western side of Florida, and I have been
looking at the area around Fort Myers. Can you give me som hints about the best/nicest places to live
in West Fla - I don't wanna live in a retirement community, and not too far from the sea - any suggestions??
We will be staying there for 4-5 months at a time, then go back to Norway for spring/summer/early fall...
I'm planning to bring a couple of my planes and have some fun in the sun!
Thanks!
Tor
Hi guys! As I get older, I find that I want to fly more and in a better climate than the Norwegian winter!
So I'm thinking about buying a small house or condo on the western side of Florida, and I have been
looking at the area around Fort Myers. Can you give me som hints about the best/nicest places to live
in West Fla - I don't wanna live in a retirement community, and not too far from the sea - any suggestions??
We will be staying there for 4-5 months at a time, then go back to Norway for spring/summer/early fall...
I'm planning to bring a couple of my planes and have some fun in the sun!
Thanks!
Tor