Just back from Milwaukee Air Show

Thanks for the kind words- too bad we couldn't hang out and drink some beer.

Boy, isn't that the truth! Of course, after being out in the hot sun
all day, two beers would have totally cashed me in. Maybe you and your
wife can come visit us here in Iowa City, and we'll take you to our
favorite microbrewery!

Yes, it was Vlado flying in the mustang. He and I met at the Friday
reception, where we debated whether to stay and try to finish off the free
beer (Bass and Beck's).

Dang. I wish I had known that was Vlado flying. Do you know who was
flying the Corsair in the Navy Heritage Flight?

Also, thanks again for stopping by. You are always welcome.

Again, Mary and I really appreciate the hospitality. It was really
nice not to worry about leaving Atlas out on a strange ramp, waiting
for a hail storm...

;-)

Hope to see you at OSH!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Now, if the announcer were to say something like, "And now (insert
usegroup participant name) will demonstrate the Columbia's aerobatic
capabilities!", my response would be, "This is going to be REAL
interesting... at least for a couple of seconds." :-)

That WOULD be fun.

I think what made the Columbia's performance more interesting was the
incredibly hot conditions, and resulting high density altitudes.
Climbing out of Waukesha later on, when it had cooled down some, Atlas
-- normally pretty sprightly, with those 235 horses -- was huffing and
puffing, and it took FOREVER to get to 6500 feet.

Knowing how degraded the engine performance was really made the
Columbia's exhibition all the more impressive. Tucker really racked
that thing around!

(On a side note, we saw Tucker perform his regular routine at Reno, in
his Oracle plane, and were struck by how he had to change his routine
to take the altitude into account. He even commented on this during
his routine.)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

The corsair was flown by a non-owner pilot. The plane belongs to a museum in
Iowa (I think). We also spoke for a few minutes. It was great hanging around
in the FBO shooting the breeze with the airshow performers like Sean Tucker
and Carol Pilon (Thirdstrike wingwalkers- check the website). I had flown in
contests with a few of the performers in the past, and had met several
others from previous years, so it was a great opportunity to do some hangar
flying.

I guess I'll have to drink all of the beer by myself now.

JN

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"Jay Honeck" wrote:

(On a side note, we saw Tucker perform his regular routine at Reno, in
his Oracle plane, and were struck by how he had to change his routine
to take the altitude into account. He even commented on this during
his routine.)

And that, as Viperdoc will tell you, is what makes the difference
between the averaage acro competitor and the winners.

Jay Honeck wrote:
Thanks also to this group's own ViperDoc, who kindly volunteered to
park Atlas (our Cherokee 235) inside his awesome hangar overnight!
With ample room for his Extra 300, his Baron, and Atlas (plus a couple
of other planes, if he really wanted to try), his hangar ranks up there
as one of the best I've ever seen. It's heated and air conditioned,
has a full kitchen, living room, office, and game room! I felt
terrible when one of our tip-tank quick drains dripped that nasty blue
avgas onto his pristine hangar floor overnight...

Atlas was just marking his territory :-)





--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Arrow N2104T

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

Is this why Jay also walked into a corner of the hangar and lifted his leg?

Well, they say that dogs often look like their owners, but I haven't heard
it said that pilots act like their airplanes! You may be onto something!!
Jim

"Viperdoc" wrote in message
...
Is this why Jay also walked into a corner of the hangar and lifted his
leg?

Well, they say that dogs often look like their owners, but I haven't heard
it said that pilots act like their airplanes! You may be onto something!!

Is this why Jay also walked into a corner of the hangar and lifted his
leg?

Ha! I *wish* my territory looked like your hangar! I'd never go
home...

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

I guess I'll have to drink all of the beer by myself now.

Heck, no -- you can come help drink ours! We've got a barrel of our
local microbrew on tap this Saturday...

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