It's part of flying, and there's nothing you can do about it. . . perhaps.

You're trying to get to your destination, or maybe you're trying to get home. You look at weather and no matter how you plot out your time, direction of flight, and other options, you're staying put!

Blessing or curse?

I guess it depends what you'd like to make of it.

Flying home from OshKosh I met up with a couple stranded at Mason County Airport (LDM) in Ludington,Michigan. If I were to be stranded anywhere, Ludington would be my dream! Beautiful sandy beaches on Lake Michigan have made this town one of busiest resort towns in Michigan.

Again, blessing or curse?

This couple called over 40 hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts only to find all of them sold out! Once again they reviewed their options. Fly to Ann Arbor for a better position in morning, sleep in plane, make use of comfortable lounge furniture in terminal lobby?

The adventure continued. . .

A call from a local Bed and Breakfast revealed that there was one room they hadn't discovered. They'd have to share a bathroom, and there was no air conditioning, but there was a "bed" and a "breakfast!"

"I'd really like a brand new aircraft, but wouldn't I be better off just finding a good, clean used aircraft?" Read on to learn top 10 reasons to purchase new rather than used equipment.

1. You want to own latest in TECHNOLOGY.

Multi-function displays, GPS, weather uplink. . . These are just a few of tools available to pilots of new aircraft. It won't be long before this equipment will be "norm." www.bendixking.com/

2. You want to own latest in SAFETY.

Each year, new features increase safety of flying and of our aircraft. Why not have best you can get?

3. You want "hassle free" upkeep that 2 year warranty provides.

You want everything to work, and you want hassle free maintenance, right? Your warranty will give you that peace of mind and dollar savings that go along with a 2 year warranty. Join TeleClass: "The Care and Feeding of your New Cessna Aircraft" by clicking on following link: www.airplanenoise.com

4. You want to be 1st to fly your new airplane.

Most trips pale in comparison to trip to factory to bring home your new aircraft! Be first to see and fly your airplane! www.airplanenoise.com/great_trips.htm

5. You want to know how airplane's been flown and how engine's been broken in.