So where you flying for Turkey Day?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I took a picture of my GPS, showing a ground speed of 86 knots, just to
prove it to myself. It was a looong flight.

I'm HAPPY when I see a 86 knot ground speed in my plane... ;-) Sounds like
y'all had a great Thanksgiving!

You should have came over onto the Omaha sectional and stopped by on your
way.

-Greg B.

You should have came over onto the Omaha sectional and stopped by on your
way.

I thought monsters lay (lie?) off the edge of the sectional...

:-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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You should have came over onto the Omaha sectional and stopped by on your
way.

I thought monsters lay (lie?) off the edge of the sectional...

:-)

Maybe that's why I've never been on the Chicago sectional? ;-)

I keep buying them every once in a while thinking about trips to Oshkosh,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa City or Keokuk. One of these days...

You should have came over onto the Omaha sectional and stopped by on
your way.

I thought monsters lay (lie?) off the edge of the sectional...

Maybe that's why I've never been on the Chicago sectional? ;-)

I know it's dumb, in this age of moving-map-GPS, but we truly are
artificially limited by our sectional boundaries. When we're thinking of
places to go, we just whip out the map and start hunting around for likely
targets -- and that means that anything "off the edge" never seems to get
seen.

For example, there are quite a few airports in southern Minnesota (less than
an hour away) that we've never been to, simply for that reason. It's really
dumb.

What airport are you based at again? Maybe we'll have to explore "off the
grid" one of these days?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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You should have came over onto the Omaha sectional and stopped by on
your way.

I thought monsters lay (lie?) off the edge of the sectional...

Maybe that's why I've never been on the Chicago sectional? ;-)

I know it's dumb, in this age of moving-map-GPS, but we truly are
artificially limited by our sectional boundaries. When we're thinking of
places to go, we just whip out the map and start hunting around for likely
targets -- and that means that anything "off the edge" never seems to get
seen.

For example, there are quite a few airports in southern Minnesota (less
than an hour away) that we've never been to, simply for that reason. It's
really dumb.

What airport are you based at again? Maybe we'll have to explore "off
the grid" one of these days?
--

Come on Jay the hotel business can't be that bad. Buy yourself a couple of
more sectionals.

I know it's dumb, in this age of moving-map-GPS, but we truly are
artificially limited by our sectional boundaries.

Didn't you hear - it's the new Homeland Security threat. Terrorists are
planning to cross sectional boundaries to commit mayhem. Border patrols
are being put in place, and anyone desiring to cross a sectional
boundary will need to contact Homeland Security five days before the
planned excursion for a complete background check.

It had been rumored that some terrorists will attempt a sectional
crossing by car, but this rumor has been dismissed by Homeland Security
Chief Chuck Enlittle as unfounded. "Crossing a sectional boundary by
car is totally impractical and beyond the capability of even the most
determined terrorist." He went on to state that only aircraft, with
their unlimited potential for distraction, could manage such a feat.

Terrorists are planning to use the Global Positioning System to aid in
navigation while they are near the hazardous Sectional Boundaries. The
President is considering whether or not to "dumb down" the signal so
that terrorists would crash, and thus identify themselves. "Why not -
we've dumbed down everything else", he said as he emerged from his
latest appearance, at Contadina University. That plan would have some
flaws, including the two legitimate flights in the air, who would become
so disoriented by the degraded signals that they could not actually look
out the window and see where they are. Instead, the United States is
planning to simply disallow the use of GPS units in the air. Terrorists
would not disobey such restrictions.

Garmin officials are girding for the onslaught, preparing thousands of
ham sandwiches and tuna sandwiches to replace the outlawed GPS units.
Pilots will be able to exchange their Garmin units for the culinary
navigation solution of their choice, after passing a background check.
Installation will be extra, and more frequent data updates will be
needed. Ham and tuna will need to be replaced weekly in the upper
latitudes, and every other day in the warmer climates. Company
officials have cauationed pilots about the hazards of using
non-certified ham or tuna obtained from grocery stores. "It could get
ugly", he was quoted as saying. It was unclear however whether he was
referring to the updates, or to the installation itself.

Jose, reporting from the New York sectional
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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You should have came over onto the Omaha sectional and stopped by on
your way.

I thought monsters lay (lie?) off the edge of the sectional...

Maybe that's why I've never been on the Chicago sectional? ;-)

I know it's dumb, in this age of moving-map-GPS, but we truly are
artificially limited by our sectional boundaries. When we're thinking of
places to go, we just whip out the map and start hunting around for likely
targets -- and that means that anything "off the edge" never seems to get
seen.

For example, there are quite a few airports in southern Minnesota (less
than an hour away) that we've never been to, simply for that reason. It's
really dumb.

What airport are you based at again? Maybe we'll have to explore "off
the grid" one of these days?

It must be a 'border war' thing like Iowa/Wisconsin/Minnesota during college
football season only for us flyers, it's between the Omaha and Chicago
sectionals.

My plane is still hangared up at St James (JYG) for a few more months then
I'll move it down here to Fairmont (FRM) when the new hangars get built.

It's only 2.5 hours in my plane from JYG to IOW at 78 knots. One of these
daze... ;-)

-Greg B.

Jay Honeck wrote:

I know it's dumb, in this age of moving-map-GPS, but we truly are
artificially limited by our sectional boundaries.

So, pick up a few WACs.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Jay Honeck wrote:
Anyone going anywhere cool?

Lake Powell houseboat "Wildwind II". :-)
FNL (Fort Collins - Loveland, Colorado, north of Denver)
- U07 (Bullfrog Basin, Glen Canyon Nat'l Recreation Area)
- FNL

Out on Wed, back 1/2 way on Sunday, weathered into Glenwood Springs
(GWS) due to clouds east of GWS. Spent Sunday evening at the
"World's Largest Outdoor Hot Springs". Launched too early, at 9AM,
could not get across Hagerman Pass to Leadville, Colorado. Launched
again at noon, flew west and south across Grand Mesa, to Montrose,
then 10 miles south of Gunnison VOR, then over to Gunnison, then
northeast to Cottonwood Pass, across Buena Vista, Kenosha Pass, west
of the DEN Class B and back home to FNL.

FUN! Planning on going again next Thanksgiving. You are invited!

Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction/mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

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