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Most personal flights in the King Air take family and friends back and forth from Houston’s KAXH to KECU, Edwards County Airport on the western edge of Texas Hill Country. The Briers own a ranch in Rocksprings, which would be about a six-hour drive instead of a 75-minute flight in the B100.
“I have also been to many places from California to Florida on pleasure trips with my family,” Ray said. That includes flying to Tempe, Arizona, while his daughter was attending Arizona State University (she now works for The Pipe Yard). And, of course, his first time flying the B100 to the Bahamas earlier this year, with Chris as co-pilot.
“Being able to fly ourselves in and out of those small islands makes owning a King Air worth it,” Ray said. “We were thoroughly pleased with the B100’s performance down there. The King Air did wonderful with seven of us onboard with luggage and going into a 3,000-foot runway with a cliff on one side. The weather was great during our trip but it was raining that last day so we went IFR leaving, and the B100 was a great airplane to be in.” KA
“My dad regretted never learning to fly and told me I should do it while I had the chance. So, I did. I completed my complex and high performance training right after getting my private, and then jumped right into getting my multi- engine rating.”
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