The First Thousand Hours

Jay Honeck wrote:
SNIP

I passed 1000 hours several months ago, albeit at a more leisurly rate,
having accumulated it over 18 years. Actually, I probably have even
more hours, but I don't always log everthing.

I have to say that, ever though most things in my life revolve around
one of two things (my airplane or my cats/dog), I can't get over how
intoxicated you seem to be with aviation. It seems to be a little over
the top.

--- Jay


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I have to say that, ever though most things in my life revolve around
one of two things (my airplane or my cats/dog), I can't get over how
intoxicated you seem to be with aviation. It seems to be a little over
the top.

NOW you're starting to get to know me!

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

("Jay Masino" wrote)
I have to say that, ever though most things in my life revolve around
one of two things (my airplane or my cats/dog), I can't get over how
intoxicated you seem to be with aviation. It seems to be a little over
the top.


I agree with Jay M. Jay H is VFR over the top.

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/recent_events.htm
Scroll down through the events, keeping in mind that many of their family
adventures haven't made the list.

It's just a guess on my part but I think Jay and Mary would like to someday
be like the Johnson's, 80 years ago - flying off to new adventures in their
Sikorsky flying boats ...only with a digital camcorder instead of that guy
in the back of the plane with a funny hat, a two-reel documentary film
camera and a tripod.

http://www.scripophily.net/marjohafexco.html

http://www.safarimuseum.com/exhib_ph...frica_1933.htm

http://www.strangebirds.com/Carnauba-Johnson.html


Montblack

Great job. I passed my 1000 hours this summer. I took a little longer to
achieve. I first started in 1970 at a little 1800' airport near KC MO. I
got my commercial, then moved away and could not afford to fly for a
couple of years. Moved again to TX and started flying again. Then kids
activities stopped me aging for about 4 to 5 years. At the suggestion of
a friend, he said to use his plane to get current again and I have been
flying since. 9 years ago (has it been that long) I bought my Skyhawk. 4
years ago I finally got my instrument rating. Just completed annual this
week and looking forward to get into the air. It is always fun to pull
out the log books and look at the notes that I have made. Although mine
do not seem to be as detailed as you have; just who may have been with
me, where I went, interesting weather, etc.


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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Jay Honeck wrote:
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.

snip

OK, let's edit.

Kids activities "stopped me aging"????? That should be 'again'. On the
contrary, they AGE you.


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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Ross Richardson wrote:
Great job. I passed my 1000 hours this summer. I took a little longer to
achieve. I first started in 1970 at a little 1800' airport near KC MO. I
got my commercial, then moved away and could not afford to fly for a
couple of years. Moved again to TX and started flying again. Then kids
activities stopped me aging for about 4 to 5 years. At the suggestion of
a friend, he said to use his plane to get current again and I have been
flying since. 9 years ago (has it been that long) I bought my Skyhawk. 4
years ago I finally got my instrument rating. Just completed annual this
week and looking forward to get into the air. It is always fun to pull
out the log books and look at the notes that I have made. Although mine
do not seem to be as detailed as you have; just who may have been with
me, where I went, interesting weather, etc.


-------------
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Jay Honeck wrote:

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.

snip

Kids activities "stopped me aging"????? That should be 'again'. On the
contrary, they AGE you.

I was *wondering* about that. Mine certainly do!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Kids activities "stopped me aging"????? That should be 'again'. On the
contrary, they AGE you.

I was *wondering* about that. Mine certainly do!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^

Hold onto your hat. I have met your kids, and I guarantee....comparing what
you have gone through, and what is yet to come?

You ain't seen nothin', yet!!! g
--
Jim in NC

P.S. This time, I'm not kidding!
There is a reason that you only have just *started* getting gray.

P.S. This time, I'm not kidding!
There is a reason that you only have just *started* getting gray.

My hair is falling out faster than it can turn gray!

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

Jay,
Congratulations. 1000th hrs is quite a milestone. What kind of
logbook do you use to have rooms for all those flight details & how
long did it take to tally the record?

Except for the line about flying over the lake without a life
jacket, what about scary parts like icing encounter, electrical
failures, equipment malfunction, icy runways, extreme crosswinds,
severe turbulence, etc.?

I have been flying just a bit over 4 years accumulating close to
550hrs. Unless something happens, I expect to at least match your
record of 1Khrs in 10 years. In looking back, I have few good memories
like the first flight with my daughter (it took us over 3 yrs to
convince her to get in a small plane), fulfilling a dying man's wish of
flying over his property in our plane, the long cross-country trips to
MI, MN, CO, AR, our exciting IFR training flights etc However, the
more memorable are the scary ones like the unexpected freezing rain
encounter, the total electrical failure, the heart-stopping go-around
while attempted to land in a short runway surrounded by tall trees (had
to add power last second while attempting short field landing to
counter sudden windshear), one aborted takeoff (the plane ahead did a
180 to land back in the runway due to engine failure), several aborted
landings (animals suddenly appeared on runways) etc.. Hope that I will
as a safe flying record as your.

Hai Longworth

Except for the line about flying over the lake without a life
jacket, what about scary parts like icing encounter, electrical
failures, equipment malfunction, icy runways, extreme crosswinds,
severe turbulence, etc.?

Well, Hai, there have been a few of those.

- The time we lost the #2 cylinder coming out of Titusville, FL, thanks to
lead fouling. Had to come around and land with a very rough engine.
- The complete electrical failure in a clapped out rental Cherokee 140, at
night...
- The sudden encounter with icing while flying right seat with Mary as
PIC...
- The near-collision with a Stinson in the pattern over Iowa City...
- Landing, at night, on a 2300' x 30' wide strip, with mayonnaise-jar lights
on just one side of the runway, and snow drifts all around...
- The inadvertent retraction of flaps on take-off in a 172, and the near
collision with traffic as the plane settled back toward the earth...
- The severe turbulence coming into Oelwein, IA that very nearly convinced
Mary never to fly again...
- The time we drained over a quart of water from the tanks of a rental
plane...
- The time the throttle cable broke, thankfully while taxiing out to the
runway...(rentals, again)

Come to think of it, most of the scary stuff (other than the bills we
occasionally receive!) went away when we stopped renting. Some of the
rental fleet is pretty frightening!

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