Weather luck

It has not been VFR a single day that my son has been available to fly
since he got his ticket (and took me for my first ride) back on
November 26th. He's getting really, really frustrated -- but all I
can think is that it's a darned good thing he took that check-ride
when he did.

Heck, Mary and I have only flown once in December -- it's been just
awful weather. Our only fly-in guest this month has been this group's
own NWPilot, flying a brand, new $600K Cirrus. He departed yesterday
into a driving snowstorm that kept everyone else grounded... (Nothing
like TKS and a nearly fully-automated aircraft!)

This is really starting to look like a brutal winter around these
parts...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote in news:86500556-0ce3-4edd-b010-
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It has not been VFR a single day that my son has been available to fly
since he got his ticket (and took me for my first ride) back on
November 26th. He's getting really, really frustrated -- but all I
can think is that it's a darned good thing he took that check-ride
when he did.

Heck, Mary and I have only flown once in December --


Oh heck. Heck heck heck.

Too bad you'e not Ethiopian, they got sunshine coming out the ying yang in
Darfur.



Bertie

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
...
It has not been VFR a single day that my son has been available to fly
since he got his ticket (and took me for my first ride) back on
November 26th. He's getting really, really frustrated -- but all I
can think is that it's a darned good thing he took that check-ride
when he did.

Heck, Mary and I have only flown once in December -- it's been just
awful weather. Our only fly-in guest this month has been this group's
own NWPilot, flying a brand, new $600K Cirrus. He departed yesterday
into a driving snowstorm that kept everyone else grounded... (Nothing
like TKS and a nearly fully-automated aircraft!)

This is really starting to look like a brutal winter around these
parts...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Here in Atlanta, we're still having October. Other than this weekend (rainy
yesterday, cool and breezy today), the flying weather has been very good. I
was out playing golf in shorts and a T-shirt on Friday. Next week is
supposed to be 50's and 60's with one day of showers...

That said, I'd trade a few days of nice VFR weather for some serious rain.
The lakes around here are way down and we need a wet winter to have water
for outside use next summer.

KB

In article ,
Jay Honeck wrote:

This is really starting to look like a brutal winter around these
parts...

I just finished clearing 8" of a predicted 2"-4" inches. :-(

I haven't flown since October, making me even more p.... GRUMPY!

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

I thought the southeast got clobbered yesterday with stormy weather?

Here in southern Arizona, it's rare to have a weekend that's not VFR
friendly.

On the other hand, if the Colorado River ever dries up, there may not be
much air traffic except for cross-country airliner over-flights.

--
Best Regards,
Mike

http://photoshow.comcast.net/mikenoel


"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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Here in Atlanta, we're still having October. Other than this weekend
(rainy yesterday, cool and breezy today), the flying weather has been very
good. I was out playing golf in shorts and a T-shirt on Friday. Next
week is supposed to be 50's and 60's with one day of showers...

That said, I'd trade a few days of nice VFR weather for some serious rain.
The lakes around here are way down and we need a wet winter to have water
for outside use next summer.

KB

On Dec 16, 5:49 pm, "Mike Noel" wrote:

On the other hand, if the Colorado River ever dries up, there may not be
much air traffic except for cross-country airliner over-flights.


Who needs water? I don't think my plane ever ran on a steam engine.

I just finished clearing 8" of a predicted 2"-4" inches. :-(

We've had snow on the ground since Thanksgiving -- something I've
never seen in our decade in Iowa.

This is what we would call a "real winter" in Wisconsin. Back in the
'70s and '80s, we always had solid snow cover from Turkey Day to
Easter, and it made for great cross-country skiing. I haven't seen
any winters like that in a VERY long time -- maybe the sun spot cycle
has come back 'round?

I haven't flown since October, making me even more p.... GRUMPY!

OCTOBER? Damn, man, what're you doing? You've got a full-fueled
aircraft sitting in the hangar with the keys in it!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Mike Noel" wrote in message
news
I thought the southeast got clobbered yesterday with stormy weather?

Not my part of the SE... We got some rain and a little wind, but if there
was any clobbering going on, it wasn't here.

KB


Here in southern Arizona, it's rare to have a weekend that's not VFR
friendly.

On the other hand, if the Colorado River ever dries up, there may not be
much air traffic except for cross-country airliner over-flights.

--
Best Regards,
Mike

http://photoshow.comcast.net/mikenoel


"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
. ..

Here in Atlanta, we're still having October. Other than this weekend
(rainy yesterday, cool and breezy today), the flying weather has been
very good. I was out playing golf in shorts and a T-shirt on Friday.
Next week is supposed to be 50's and 60's with one day of showers...

That said, I'd trade a few days of nice VFR weather for some serious
rain. The lakes around here are way down and we need a wet winter to have
water for outside use next summer.

KB

"Kyle Boatright" wrote

Not my part of the SE... We got some rain and a little wind, but if there
was any clobbering going on, it wasn't here.

Nor here. Less than 1/4" total for the week. :-(
--
Jim in NC

In article ,
Jay Honeck wrote:

I haven't flown since October, making me even more p.... GRUMPY!

OCTOBER? Damn, man, what're you doing? You've got a full-fueled
aircraft sitting in the hangar with the keys in it!

Hangar? at $606/month and climbing, my 140 isn't in a hangar. It's
sitting on a tie-down at $50/month.

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)