Getting a little sick of it all

"Michael" wrote:
The average private airplane flies 26 hours a year.

That surprises me.

Two hours/month; seems hardly worth the bother.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM
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Two hours/month; seems hardly worth the bother.

That's for sure.

Of course, that's an AVERAGE number. In that total you've got folks like
Mary and me, who fly every few days -- AND the folks who own the Hangar
Queens that never, ever move.

Which brings up two more questions he

1. WHY own a plane, and never fly it?
2. Do you feel comfortable sharing the sky with someone who flies just 2
hours per month?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
2. Do you feel comfortable sharing the sky with someone
who flies just 2 hours per month?

It takes some of the fun out of flying on a perfect, windless, sunny
Saturday that's neither too hot nor too cold. That's when the real
goobers come out. It can be fun listening to ATC dealing with them,
though.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM
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That's when the real
goobers come out. It can be fun listening to ATC dealing with them,
though.

In another four weeks or so, I'll start to see hangar doors open around here
that haven't budged since last Halloween.

That is my time to worry.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I often don't fly on those days, exactly because the goobers are out in
spades. Besides, with the inst rating, I prefer to fly on the scuzzy
days and save the gorgeous days for doing things outside.

Dan Luke wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
2. Do you feel comfortable sharing the sky with someone
who flies just 2 hours per month?

It takes some of the fun out of flying on a perfect, windless, sunny
Saturday that's neither too hot nor too cold. That's when the real
goobers come out. It can be fun listening to ATC dealing with them,
though.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM
(remove pants to reply by email)

--
--Ray Andraka, P.E.
President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc.
401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950
email
http://www.andraka.com

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Besides, with the inst rating, I prefer to fly on the scuzzy
days and save the gorgeous days for doing things outside.

Man, no offense, but that's kinda warped.

I hope flying never gets that way for me.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Sorry, but I do get a kick out of flying instruments. There's not
much like coming out of an overcast with the runway right in front
of you. Climbing up on top of a rainy day into bright sunshine
is quite a kick too. Flying in and out of clouds, and the
rainbows and the cloud canyons.... Thanks, but these things
just can't be beat and then I can enjoy the earth on days when you
vfr only folks are dodging the 20 hour a year yahoos.

Jay Honeck wrote:

Besides, with the inst rating, I prefer to fly on the scuzzy
days and save the gorgeous days for doing things outside.

Man, no offense, but that's kinda warped.

I hope flying never gets that way for me.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

--
--Ray Andraka, P.E.
President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc.
401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950
email
http://www.andraka.com

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759

Ray Andraka wrote:
: Sorry, but I do get a kick out of flying instruments. There's not
: much like coming out of an overcast with the runway right in front
: of you. Climbing up on top of a rainy day into bright sunshine
: is quite a kick too. Flying in and out of clouds, and the
: rainbows and the cloud canyons.... Thanks, but these things
: just can't be beat and then I can enjoy the earth on days when you
: vfr only folks are dodging the 20 hour a year yahoos.

YES! There's nothing like skiming o'er the top of an overcast in bright
sunlight (don't forget your sunglasses, even when it's miserable on
the ground!), whiffing through the occasional wispy ridge, watching the
airplane-shaped rainbow, and in the middle of this reverie having Boston
approach say "Cherokee 76J say type approach at Mansfield", and having to
tie down in the rain.

--
Aaron Coolidge (N9376J)

Ray Andraka writes:

Sorry, but I do get a kick out of flying instruments. There's not
much like coming out of an overcast with the runway right in front
of you. Climbing up on top of a rainy day into bright sunshine
is quite a kick too. Flying in and out of clouds, and the
rainbows and the cloud canyons.... Thanks, but these things
just can't be beat and then I can enjoy the earth on days when you
vfr only folks are dodging the 20 hour a year yahoos.

OK, one of those 'oh mah GAWD am I glad I can fly' moments was the
first time I took off at night into a 2000' thick marine layer. Once I
popped up on top, I suddenly was staring at an absolutely beautiful
universe. Totally uplifting and incredibly rewarding.

It's been like that every time I've done that since.

-jav

and dont forget, zipping along in clouds and you start to lose power
because of possible induction ice, then you hit a 1500-2000 fpm
downdraft, watch your air speed indicator jump up in the yellow, cant
see anything except black cloud.
thats how my flight was over the weekend...that flight was allot of
work.

Ray Andraka wrote:

Sorry, but I do get a kick out of flying instruments. There's not
much like coming out of an overcast with the runway right in front
of you. Climbing up on top of a rainy day into bright sunshine
is quite a kick too. Flying in and out of clouds, and the
rainbows and the cloud canyons.... Thanks, but these things
just can't be beat and then I can enjoy the earth on days when you
vfr only folks are dodging the 20 hour a year yahoos.

Jay Honeck wrote:

Besides, with the inst rating, I prefer to fly on the scuzzy
days and save the gorgeous days for doing things outside.

Man, no offense, but that's kinda warped.

I hope flying never gets that way for me.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

--
--Ray Andraka, P.E.
President, the Andraka Consulting Group, Inc.
401/884-7930 Fax 401/884-7950
email
http://www.andraka.com

"They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-Benjamin Franklin, 1759