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"Jay Honeck" wrote:

but I have to admit that the IFR ticket would have been a deal changer on
this particular flight.

He's weakening...

First a Garmin, then the i. rating.

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"Dan Luke" wrote:

but I have to admit that the IFR ticket would have been a deal changer on
this particular flight.

He's weakening...

First a Garmin, then the i. rating.

Mary is the person who will really determine whether or not Jay
gets his instrument rating. Unless Mary was pulling my leg, she
doesn't seem at all comfortable with the idea of being in clouds.

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

Mary is the person who will really determine whether or not Jay
gets his instrument rating. Unless Mary was pulling my leg, she
doesn't seem at all comfortable with the idea of being in clouds.

You're right -- Mary has ZERO interest in flying herself into the
clouds.

However, she would have no problem flying IFR with me. She just doesn't
want the responsibility at this phase of her life.

In most other ways, it WILL be up to Mary when I ultimately get the IR,
since she'll have to carry the load at the hotel for several months
while I hit the books again. I doubt that's going to happen any time
soon.

It's a shame we didn't wait five more months to buy the hotel, back in
'02, and this conversation would be a moot point. I'd simply be
another non-current instrument pilot, like most of the guys at my
airport... ;-)

But it's all good. As long as we can continue to have great times
whenever we *very* occasionally have to spend the night somewhere due
to bad weather, we'll be happy campers... Hell, Mary and I can have
fun anywhere -- even South Bend, Indiana!

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

In most other ways, it WILL be up to Mary when I ultimately get the IR,
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You're right Dan, he is weakening. 'bout time :-)

since she'll have to carry the load at the hotel for several months
while I hit the books again. I doubt that's going to happen any time
soon.

I'd bet you could knock it out in fairly short order Jay. Yep, it does
take a major time commitment and I can imagine the impact to your time
at the Inn. BTDT...just not while trying to run a business.

It's a shame we didn't wait five more months to buy the hotel, back in
'02, and this conversation would be a moot point. I'd simply be
another non-current instrument pilot, like most of the guys at my
airport... ;-)

True, it does take commitment to keep instrument currency...but...heck,
that's just another excuse to go fly, right? Still, I'd bet your
statement about "most guys at my airport" and being out of instrument
currency is fairly common. One of those sad but true things.



--
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

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In article ,
Jack Allison wrote:

True, it does take commitment to keep instrument currency...but...heck,
that's just another excuse to go fly, right?

With the amount of time Jay and Mary fly, Jay could easily maintain currency.
It would be even easier if he did some of the currency from the right seat.

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

Hi Jay,
With the number of hours you've got, I suspect you'd be able to get your IR
pretty quickly. You won't need to spend much time learning how to control the
plane with finite precision... That's about the first 1/3 of the
cirriculum...

I did my IR during a slightly slow period in my business... I flew about
twice a week for about 3 months, including maxing out the simulator. I got
the rating with 40.5 hours of IR training (which includes, btw, the time
under the hood from the private). I think the simulator time was extremely
valuable, because a) there is absolutely no "seat of the pants" feedback so
it becomes really obvious very quickly when you are not doing your scan, and
b) the simulator controls are very sensitive, forcing you to really control
the "plane" in a very fine-tuned manner.

My guess is that you could easily get it done in a few months without too
much difficulty. And once you've got it, when you and Mary go on trips, just
throw the foggles on and you'll have no trouble staying current.

You'll be the talk of the hangar...

Oh wait, you already are!



"Jay Honeck" wrote in news:1155437071.376308.171920
@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

Mary is the person who will really determine whether or not Jay
gets his instrument rating. Unless Mary was pulling my leg, she
doesn't seem at all comfortable with the idea of being in clouds.

You're right -- Mary has ZERO interest in flying herself into the
clouds.

However, she would have no problem flying IFR with me. She just doesn't
want the responsibility at this phase of her life.

In most other ways, it WILL be up to Mary when I ultimately get the IR,
since she'll have to carry the load at the hotel for several months
while I hit the books again. I doubt that's going to happen any time
soon.

It's a shame we didn't wait five more months to buy the hotel, back in
'02, and this conversation would be a moot point. I'd simply be
another non-current instrument pilot, like most of the guys at my
airport... ;-)

But it's all good. As long as we can continue to have great times
whenever we *very* occasionally have to spend the night somewhere due
to bad weather, we'll be happy campers... Hell, Mary and I can have
fun anywhere -- even South Bend, Indiana!

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

In article ,
Judah wrote:

I think the simulator time was extremely
valuable, because a) there is absolutely no "seat of the pants" feedback so
it becomes really obvious very quickly when you are not doing your scan, and
b) the simulator controls are very sensitive, forcing you to really control
the "plane" in a very fine-tuned manner.

The simulators value is in learning procedures without boring
unnecessary holes in ones pocketbook.

("Judah" wrote)
You'll be the talk of the hangar...

Oh wait, you already are!


With foggles on, Jay will now go to the fridge and select a beer.

http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/beer.php
Hey, he's feeling for the 16oz bottle...!


Montblack

With foggles on, Jay will now go to the fridge and select a beer.

http://www.sprecherbrewery.com/beer.php
Hey, he's feeling for the 16oz bottle...!

I think this should be a new tradition at the Wednesday Night Party,
starting next year -- everyone picks a beer from the cooler(s) with
foggles on, and drinks what they get.

Of course, the foggles are clear at the BOTTOM, so we'll have to mount
the cooler up high...sounds like a new design for PMC Ver. 3.0...

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

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
...sounds like a new design for PMC Ver. 3.0...


White ...with a red stripe. :-)


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