Getting a little sick of it all

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)

I also love flying IFR . . . in addition to all that you guys have mentioned
(especially breaking out and seeing the runway lights right in front of you
where they belong) I love the intense concentration and being so totally
absorbed in what you are doing.

It is a heluva sense of accomplishment, and most gratifying.



www.Rosspilot.com

Ayup!

Rosspilot wrote:

I also love flying IFR . . . in addition to all that you guys have mentioned
(especially breaking out and seeing the runway lights right in front of you
where they belong) I love the intense concentration and being so totally
absorbed in what you are doing.

It is a heluva sense of accomplishment, and most gratifying.

www.Rosspilot.com

--
--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 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

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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.

Nearest thing to a religious experience I ever had doing that and thought
that whoever invented the sky was some smart guy.

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

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.

Most kinds of days are good for flying, but there's nothing like slipping the
surly bonds on a miserable overcast rainy day and flying in the sunshine.

Dave
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"Jay Honeck" writes:

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.

Some of us enjoy both kinds of weather!

Besides, you really ought to experience of shooting an approach
to near minimums. You either really like it, or really hate it.

-jav