Jay Honeck in AOPA Pilot

" Cool! When's the last time you were there -- 2005-ish? Wasn't that the
year of the transmission?

That 'twas an expensive and not very enjoyable year. (yeck)

I have been there once since the transmission. '07, perhaps?

I didn't make it last year, 'cause my kid got married last year, on the
first weekend of August; the one that got back into flying. He was the
reason that I went the first time, by the way. I got involved in Aviation
Exploring, after he joined.

You guys should stop by the inn for the pool party on you way to OSH. If
you want, you can camp out back for nuthin', and partake in the food and
festivities!

And we call our kids geographically challenged? Have you looked at a big
map? Iowa is "not quite" on the way to OSH from North Carolina, last I
looked! g It is already a thousand miles by road, from here to there. I
don't think my back would appreciate the extra detour, but thanks for the
invite!

So, without your son flying the 'coup, you and Mary been putting some hours
on it? How about Atlas? Been putting enough exercise on him, or saving
money and flying the big guy barely enough?
--
Jim in NC

" Cool! When's the last time you were there -- 2005-ish? Wasn't that
the
year of the transmission?

That 'twas an expensive and not very enjoyable year. (yeck)

A small follow-up, for those who never heard this tale.

I used my 3/4 ton 87 Chevy Van to haul about a ton of Aviation Explorer
camping gear and a large tow behind grill to OSH from NC, and on the way,
the tranny started slipping. I changed the oil and filter, and thought it
was going to be good to go. I took it for a short errand about two days
before I had to leave, and it started slipping like mad, again, and it was
obvious that I would not make it home without a new tranny.

I had to get back for the first days of school (teaching) or risk many
employment hassles, and had to have a transmission overnighted to a nearby
shop, but they could not install it in time, so I had to do it myself in the
campground. Through the fine folks at emergency aircraft repair, and the
EAA motor pool shop, I was able to get a tranny lift to reinstall it.
Still, there was a lot of jacking and blocking to do the job in a field, but
it was done, and I got home, but many dollars lighter.

To say the transmission shop saw me coming and knew what a bind I was in,
would be an understatement.

Also needless to say was that I did not get to see much at OSH that year.

What does not kill us makes us stronger, they say. I got a workout, that
year! g
--
Jim in NC

On Feb 8, 3:28*am, "Morgans" wrote:
" Cool! *When's the last time you were there -- 2005-ish? * Wasn't that
the
year of the transmission?

That 'twas an expensive and not very enjoyable year. *(yeck)

A small follow-up, for those who never heard this tale.

I used my 3/4 ton 87 Chevy Van to haul about a ton of *Aviation Explorer
camping gear and a large tow behind grill to OSH from NC, and on the way,
the tranny started slipping. *I changed the oil and filter, and thought it
was going to be good to go. *I took it for a short errand about two days
before I had to leave, and it started slipping like mad, again, and it was
obvious that I would not make it home without a new tranny.

I had to get back for the first days of school (teaching) or risk many
employment hassles, and had to have a transmission overnighted to a nearby
shop, but they could not install it in time, so I had to do it myself in the
campground. *Through the fine folks at emergency aircraft repair, and the
EAA motor pool shop, I was able to get a tranny lift to reinstall it.
Still, there was a lot of jacking and blocking to do the job in a field, but
it was done, and I got home, but many dollars lighter.

To say the transmission shop saw me coming and knew what a bind I was in,
would be an understatement.

Also needless to say was that I did not get to see much at OSH that year.

What does not kill us makes us stronger, they say. *I got a workout, that
year! g
--
Jim in NC

Hauling a truck full of camping/aviation stuff for kids to OSH? That
sounds like anothe painful example of "No good deed goes unpunished".

And we call our kids geographically challenged? Have you looked at a big
map? Iowa is "not quite" on the way to OSH from North Carolina, last I
looked! g It is already a thousand miles by road, from here to there.
I don't think my back would appreciate the extra detour, but thanks for
the invite!

Hey -- we have people fly in from Florida -- so why should you be any
different??

;-)

So, without your son flying the 'coup, you and Mary been putting some
hours on it? How about Atlas? Been putting enough exercise on him, or
saving money and flying the big guy barely enough?

Our flying was down some last year (mostly due to our flooding and resultant
business insanity during the peak flying season), but we still managed about
150 hours last year between the two planes. We've got two partners in the
'Coupe, so Sweetie gets flown often enough. (Although only 1.2 hours in
January, thanks to horrendous weather here in Iowa...) We fly Atlas at
least weekly.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Hey -- we have people fly in from Florida -- so why should you be any
different??

Cause my plane has 4 wheels, and no wings. They are at the shop being
recovered, IIRC. ;-))

Glad you are still getting planes in the air!
--
Jim in NC