Originally Posted by EngineOut

Visit some of the "down home" airports in the area. Grand Prairie is good, Midway-Waxahachie is a good one a little further away. Stay away from the biz-jet airports if you want some good hangar talk. I always loved flying to Corsicana and hanging out there when I was getting my private...great folks. That was about 10 years ago, though.

If I still lived in Dallas, I would love to meet with you. I'm on the west coast now, though. Good luck finding what you're looking for!