Good weather -- flying more?

Global warming IS happening, but it is solar system wide.
Permafrost on Mars is melting and fresh signs of water are
flowing out the side of craters. See www.nasa.gov for
recent pictures of Mars or Google for "Mars water." NASA
also reports that the Moons of Jupiter and even Pluto are
having heating. I don't think it is caused by SUVs or even
cow gases.

But Al Gore can't get elected complaining about God or just
natural solar cycles.


"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
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| Ron Lee wrote:
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| Mxsmanic wrote:
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| Jay Honeck writes:
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| I suppose it's a habit thing: It's January, dammit,
and folks just
| don't expect to be flying -- so they're just NOT?
Dunno -- but it's
| sure been wonderful, flying in shirtsleeves in
January...
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| You'll pay for it when it's 115 degrees in July. The
world is getting
| warmer.
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|
| That is just a simulated weather forecast. In Colorado
we have had
| blizzards, unusual snow amounts and lots of cold.
Global warming
| fanatics should look at global temperatures over the
last million
| years or so (certainly hundreds of thousands of years)
then shut up.
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| I'm with you. What we are seeing now isn't even a blip on
the scale of
| past climate cycles.
|
| Matt

on 1 Jan I flew with another RV-6A from 00V (Colorado) to the Tulsa OK
area and back. Six hours of cross-country, a sore derrier and
beautiful flying all the way.

Sounds great. I'm itching to fly somewhere for more than a few hours,
but work, my kids, and the weather keep conspiring against me.

It's hard to plan a VFR x-country flight in winter -- even THIS winter
-- because you just *know* that bad weather is out there, somewhere.
And when it goes bad in January, it can be weeks on end.

We've just strung together four really nice days here, but that is an
incredible fluke. I think most pilots are thinking the same as me --
our last fly-in guest at the hotel was for New Year's Eve, and they
were in a Cheyenne. (They came all the way from Colorado to party in
Iowa City!)

*sigh* I sure wish the days would get longer faster...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

In article ,
"Jim Macklin" wrote:

But Al Gore can't get elected complaining about God or just
natural solar cycles.

feh - Gore can't get elected. period.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

There didn't appear to be the normal drop off post-thanksgiving. So
yeah, it is holding constant and my perception is that there are more
folks than usual for this time of year up in the air in the Northeast.

It was 65 deg F in central Mass today.

KC

Jay Honeck wrote:
We fly year-round, but many pilots around here seem to shut the hangar
door after Thanksgiving, and not open it again until Easter.

This year, with such unseasonably warm weather, I'm wondering if anyone
is seeing more GA traffic? We're not any more than a normal January
here in Iowa City -- which I find rather surprising, given the really
nice weather.

I suppose it's a habit thing: It's January, dammit, and folks just
don't expect to be flying -- so they're just NOT? Dunno -- but it's
sure been wonderful, flying in shirtsleeves in January...

What are you guys and gals seeing in your neck of the woods? Are you
taking advantage of it, and doing any (perhaps abnormal for mid-winter)
cross country flights?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Despite all that weather in Seattle, I managed to had 9 flights in
December, out of Paine field. Thanks to having my own plane and a time
flexible job.

Ron Wanttaja wrote:

Snort. Here in the Seattle area over the last month, we've had record rainfall
(and when it's a record in Seattle, it's a LOT of rain), flooded streets,
flooded houses (one woman drowned in her own basement), flood airports, rain
followed by freezes, rain followed by several inches of snow (not significant in
the Midwest, but significant in an area that rarely sees it and is very hilly)
storms featuring 100 MPH winds (significant in an area with a zillion trees in
very, VERY soggy soil) and power failures affecting over a million people (I
live in an urban area ~10 miles from Sea-Tac airport, my power was out for four
days, friends in more remote areas were out for a week). And with all the
moisture, even when it ISN'T raining, fog forms at the drop of a hat.

On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 15:42:27 -0800, Ron Lee wrote
(in article ):

Mxsmanic wrote:

Jay Honeck writes:

I suppose it's a habit thing: It's January, dammit, and folks just
don't expect to be flying -- so they're just NOT? Dunno -- but it's
sure been wonderful, flying in shirtsleeves in January...

You'll pay for it when it's 115 degrees in July. The world is getting
warmer.

That is just a simulated weather forecast. In Colorado we have had
blizzards, unusual snow amounts and lots of cold. Global warming
fanatics should look at global temperatures over the last million
years or so (certainly hundreds of thousands of years) then shut up.

Yep, a single year is suddenly global warming upon us. Not one reputable
scientist would agree, but certain media airheads (probably the same ones who
think the winter solstice is the first "official" day of winter) say it
anyway. What good are facts when you are on a crusade?

The current warm winter on the eastern seaboard and the cold weather in the
west should be expected whenever we have an El Nino. Last year we had a La
Nina, the exact opposite of an El Nino, causing a few extra typhoons in the
Philippines. That country likely will get milder weather this year.

Greenland once was, well, green in the tenth century when Eric the Red
discovered it. Oranges grew in Ireland then. The Medieval Warming Period
ended with the Little Ice Age, which continued until the 19th century. Global
warming and cooling and have far more correlation with sunspot activity than
they have with anything else.

Nevertheless, it is unreasonable to assume that CO2 levels are not having a
significant effect on global warming. The question is, if we were somehow
able to stop humanity from dumping any more CO2 into the atmosphere, would
global warming stop? It seems unlikely. We are once again entering a period
of increased solar activity. The best we could probably hope for would be to
slow global warming slightly, shorten the warming period, or reduce its
effect. But we could not stop it, even if every human being left the planet
right this very instant.

C J Campbell schrieb:

Greenland once was, well, green in the tenth century when Eric the Red
discovered it. Oranges grew in Ireland then. The Medieval Warming Period

The common argument. It's true. But it prooves exactly the opposite of
what you think it does.

The point is, look at the climate then and what the effect of a tiny
change was. And then look at the much bigger climate change now. Now try
to think of the effects to be expected by this big change now when
already such a tiny change then caused oranges to grow in Ireland.

Stefan

In article ,
Stefan wrote:

Greenland once was, well, green in the tenth century when Eric the Red
discovered it. Oranges grew in Ireland then. The Medieval Warming Period

The common argument. It's true. But it prooves exactly the opposite of
what you think it does.

The point is, look at the climate then and what the effect of a tiny
change was.

Was it cause and effect, or just correlation?

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Bob Noel schrieb:

Greenland once was, well, green in the tenth century when Eric the Red
discovered it. Oranges grew in Ireland then.

The point is, look at the climate then and what the effect of a tiny
change was.

Was it cause and effect, or just correlation?

What? That oranges grew in Ireland when it was warmer? I'm *sure* it was
cause and effect. P

Stefan writes:

The point is, look at the climate then and what the effect of a tiny
change was. And then look at the much bigger climate change now. Now try
to think of the effects to be expected by this big change now when
already such a tiny change then caused oranges to grow in Ireland.

The only thing certain today is that temperatures are higher than they
were a few decades ago. The causes are unknown, the future trend is
impossible to determine. Human activity may or may not be a factor.
There is a consistent tendency among human beings to overestimate
their importance and influence on the biosphere, and this should be
kept in mind when speculating.

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