As for the trip home, I'll probably head out to Oklahoma around the 20th of this month and follow the interstate system home,
Yeah - right..... We notice you didn't specify WHICH interstate you're going to follow.. Let's see. Take the Cimarron Turnpike to Tulsa, then I-44 to St. Louis then..
Well, Sporty's isn't THAT far away.

And you aren't really an aviator until you log a landing and take off at Kitty Hawk.
Enjoy the trip. There's something special about that first flight in your own plane.
And I'll see you on Saturday mornings at Aircraft Spruce in Peachtree City. You'll be amazed at what you need to care for this new baby.
Ed