For the mid-south region, I wish I had more time to sit around the restaurant next to the FBO at David Wayne Hooks (KDWH) airport just north of Houston. I've only been there a few times, but around lunch it seems to be a popular hang out for some of the old-timer local pilots. I wish I had even 30 minutes to sit round after lunch and bend their ear for a good story or two.

Also - the airport restaurant at Walnut Ridge, AR (KARG) has an enjoyable all-you-can-eat fried catfish buffet (on a certain day which I can not remember off the top of my head). The restaurant is situated in the body of an old SWA 737. Across the street is an Army Flying School museum. A good 30 minutes of history about the flight training that went on there during WWII. It is sobering to see the list of fatalities though from those years in the memorial at the front door. So many fatal mishaps in such a short period of time. Those volunteers will certainly have stories to share as well if you have the time.

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