Fall Colors 2005

Jay Honeck wrote:

Of course, the pictures don't do the flight justice (they never do),
but this year -- once feared to be a real "dud" for fall colors -- has
turned out to be quite beautiful here in Iowa.

In the Northeast US, the weather has really ruined this fall. Last Tuesday
ended a ten day rainy, low cloud and moderate-to-strong wind streak and
tomorrow begins another week's worth of the same.

I caught a glimpse of peaking colors last Monday when I broke through a
2,500 ft overcast on approach into my destination airport. The view merely
whetted my appetite for more, but alas, it will have to wait until next
year. By the time the Northeast has another VFR day, the brilliant red,
gold, and yellow will have been replaced with dull brown, grey, and purple
of trees that either completely lost their leaves or just about to do so.

--
Peter
























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I drove through Iowa once. I didn't see any trees. I saw a lot of corn. A
freakin' ocean of corn.

My only exposure to Iowa (prior to moving here in '97) was driving on
I-80, on my way to somewhere else. I, too, thought Iowa was nothing
but corn, since the interstate highways have been built through the
easiest, flattest (and, thus, best for growing corn) terrain.

It took flying over Iowa to realize how much there really is in this
(and any other, really) state. There are heavily wooded areas
virtually everywhere on the east side of the state.

It's funny, though. In my 8 years in Iowa, thanks to my airplane, I've
seen far more of the state than any life-long native I've met.

Airplanes really *are* magic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay, here is a look at how they look in my home County now (3 days
ago)--I think we'll reach peak in about 10 days . . .


http://www.skyviewpictures.com/html/...kFallScene.htm

wrote:
Jay, here is a look at how they look in my home County now (3 days
ago)--I think we'll reach peak in about 10 days . . .


http://www.skyviewpictures.com/html/...kFallScene.htm

Beautiful! What kind of camera are you using?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Gyro-stabilized FujiProS2.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

I drove through Iowa once. I didn't see any trees. I saw a lot of corn. A
freakin' ocean of corn.

Hey, that's an unfair stereotype. Iowa is much more than corn.

There are soybeans too.

- J.O.-

"John Ousterhout" wrote in
message news:mts6f.265451$084.75158@attbi_s22...

Hey, that's an unfair stereotype. Iowa is much more than corn.

There are soybeans too.


They must be hidden by the corn.

Hey, that's an unfair stereotype. Iowa is much more than corn.

There are soybeans too.


They must be hidden by the corn.

And, on that note, a lesser-known fact of little importance:

If you have an engine-out emergency, which field should you choose:
Corn or soybean?

Answer: Corn. Even if it's 9 feet tall, and the beans are only 9
inches tall, you should still choose the corn. The beans are intensely
intertwined, and tightly tangled -- and they will grab at your landing
gear and flip you. The corn might wreck your wings, but they won't
catch your gear.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

The corn might wreck your wings, but they won't catch your gear.

Sorry, but this sounds painful! ;-)

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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And, on that note, a lesser-known fact of little importance:

If you have an engine-out emergency, which field should you choose:
Corn or soybean?

Answer: Corn. Even if it's 9 feet tall, and the beans are only 9
inches tall, you should still choose the corn. The beans are intensely
intertwined, and tightly tangled -- and they will grab at your landing
gear and flip you. The corn might wreck your wings, but they won't
catch your gear.

You must of heard this from Roger Clark too. I didn't learn about this or
about snow covered runways during my training in Oklahoma. These are some of
the things I learned at the Wings seminars in Iowa.

-Greg B.