The First Thousand Hours

"Jay Honeck" wrote

They DID throw everything they had at her, and it was an, um,
"interesting" arrival -- but we have been able to use the plane again
since, so I guess it couldn't have been *too* bad...

I don't think I have heard that story. Care to share, while Mary is not
looking? g
--
Jim in NC

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"Morgans" wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote

They DID throw everything they had at her, and it was an, um,
"interesting" arrival -- but we have been able to use the plane again
since, so I guess it couldn't have been *too* bad...

I don't think I have heard that story. Care to share, while Mary is not
looking? g

Naw, it's one of those things you have to see Jay tell in person.
There's body language, facial expressions, hand and arm gesticulation,
voice inflections.
Writing it would take less than a minute.
Telling you is good for at least 15 minutes.

"Flyingmonk" wrote in news:1133497336.826411.322810
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Jay Honeck wrote:
And although it actually took 10 years and 9 months to achieve

You got your ticket in '95, '05 is not over yet. You can rename your
goal to 1000hrs in ten years (AFTER you got your license).

Anyways, Big congrats on the 1000hr mark. Truely a great achievement
(although some would say "been there, done that", they didn't do it
while raising kids, keeping the mrs happy, running your own business
and keeping household obligations intact). Congrats again my friend.



Or 1000 hours in 120 calendar months. This is aviation.

"john smith" wrote

Naw, it's one of those things you have to see Jay tell in person.
There's body language, facial expressions, hand and arm gesticulation,
voice inflections.
Writing it would take less than a minute.
Telling you is good for at least 15 minutes.

OK, next year at OSH. Besides letting him off the hook now, will be worth
watching him squirm while Mary is right beside him. g
--
Jim in NC

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Life is full of little transitions and milestones. Back in 1995, when I
got my ticket, I privately vowed that I would fly 1000 hours in the next
ten years.


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Jay H,

Outstanding! And also very interesting how you've managed to keep track of
all the small details from day one.

Jay B

PS ... While 1000 hrs in 10 years deserves a hearty "Huzzah!", would you
believe that when I was going through my training, there were two
20-somethings from Iceland who were flying 100 hours a *month* as part of an
Ab Initio program for Icelandic Air. They started about the same time I did
but racked up over 700+ hours in the time it took me to reach the 51 hours I
had when I took my checkride. Must have worked because according the one of
the owners at the FBO, they're now both wearing three stripes for their home
airline.

Yeah! That's the ticket!

PS ... While 1000 hrs in 10 years deserves a hearty "Huzzah!", would you
believe that when I was going through my training, there were two
20-somethings from Iceland who were flying 100 hours a *month* as part of
an Ab Initio program for Icelandic Air. They started about the same time
I did but racked up over 700+ hours in the time it took me to reach the 51
hours I had when I took my checkride. Must have worked because according
the one of the owners at the FBO, they're now both wearing three stripes
for their home airline.

Holy cats! I presume Icelandic Air was picking up the tab?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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"Morgans" wrote:

"john smith" wrote

Naw, it's one of those things you have to see Jay tell in person.
There's body language, facial expressions, hand and arm gesticulation,
voice inflections.
Writing it would take less than a minute.
Telling you is good for at least 15 minutes.

OK, next year at OSH. Besides letting him off the hook now, will be worth
watching him squirm while Mary is right beside him. g

Oh... that's the 30-minute version.

tom pettit tompetatpeak wrote:
Nice post, Jay. As a beginner with only a year and a half of PPSEL
experience, it is fun to hear about others with more time.


- Most memorable flight: Into Dulles International, in Washington, DC, to
be an exhibit at the Smithsonian...


I never suspected that you are old enough to be an exhibit at the
Smithsonian!

Hey, you don't have to be old to be at the Smithsonian, just significant!

Margy
tom pettit

Jay, let me add my congratulations, too.

As to the cost involved: don't sweat the small stuff, even if it ain't
small. My wife and I just got back from a 2,500 mile trip to Alaska and
back, in a 20-year-old, 37' Victory Tug--a slow, full displacement, diesel
powered boat. If we calculated the cost per mile, or per hour, it would
blow our socks off. We know that.

The experience, a lifetime adventure, simply cannot be evaluated in dollars.
Literally priceless.

So must it be with flying.

Press on, cyberspace friend.

Dick Behan
W.P. (Wannabe pilot, age 72)


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Anyways, Big congrats on the 1000hr mark. Truely a great achievement
(although some would say "been there, done that", they didn't do it
while raising kids, keeping the mrs happy, running your own business
and keeping household obligations intact). Congrats again my friend.

Thanks. I know 1000 hours ain't nuthin' to pilots who have ten (or more)
times the hours I have -- but most of them are commercial pilots.

While they were racking up their bazillion hours on someone else's nickel,
I was having the singular "joy" of paying for each and every one of those
thousand hours myself.

I try not to think about it too much. If you start to factor in what
flying costs per hour, plus the acquisition costs of two planes, plus what
we *could* have done with that money...

Thank goodness Mary likes to fly as much as I do!

:-)

I'm just kidding. There is *nothing* in this world like flying, and it's
been worth every penny, times ten.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"