GA is priceless

God almighty, I can't understand for the life of me why there
isn't an airplane in every American garage...

Would you really want Joe Sixpack on approach doing his lipstick with a
cellphone in his ear?

If that's the price we must pay to save all of our GA infrastructure,
yes.

I would like to think that there's a happy medium here somewhere, but
given the choice between no GA, and lots of GA, I'll take the risk with
a pattern that's full, thank you.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I would like to think that there's a happy medium here somewhere, but
given the choice between no GA, and lots of GA, I'll take the risk with
a pattern that's full, thank you.

Even if they make straight in approaches at non-towered airports?

Jose
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Jose writes:

Even if they make straight in approaches at non-towered airports?

There's nothing wrong with a straight-in approach.

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Mxsmanic wrote:

Jose writes:

Even if they make straight in approaches at non-towered airports?

There's nothing wrong with a straight-in approach.

Overhead approach is far better -- it lets you see other traffic in the
pattern, and, done right, gets you on the ground fastest.

Jay Honeck writes:

If that's the price we must pay to save all of our GA infrastructure,
yes.

Fortunately, we don't need to pay that price. Our GA infrastructure
would be crushed under that weight of users, anyway.

Be careful what you wish for.

I would like to think that there's a happy medium here somewhere, but
given the choice between no GA, and lots of GA, I'll take the risk with
a pattern that's full, thank you.

See above. A world in which everyone flew an aircraft would be
nothing like the world you know now.

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Couldn't agree with you more Jay. 4 hours in the Aztec not only saved us 19
hours of driving, but made our holiday travel possible. We simply wouldn't
have driven.
Jim

("Jim Burns" wrote)
Couldn't agree with you more Jay. 4 hours in the Aztec not only saved us
19 hours of driving, but made our holiday travel possible.


If it had been better flying weather, would you have crossed Lake Michigan
in your Aztec?

What's that flight, in hours?


Montblack

Agree as well. We spent Thanksgiving in Santa Fe- six hours flying time,
which was actually less than commercial, especially considering the
connections, need to park at the airport, security checks, lost luggage,
etc.

I was actually able to bring my own can of shaving cream and a leatherman on
the plane!

We usually do, and we did on the way home. 1:20 over the lake vs 2.5-3 hrs
going around.
Jim

"Montblack" wrote in message
...
("Jim Burns" wrote)
Couldn't agree with you more Jay. 4 hours in the Aztec not only saved
us
19 hours of driving, but made our holiday travel possible.


If it had been better flying weather, would you have crossed Lake Michigan
in your Aztec?

What's that flight, in hours?


Montblack

The only downside of the trip is that it was in fact to RACINE, not exactly
the most scenic world attraction.

It kind of makes Kenosha look like the Taj Mahal. However, if you ever get
stuck or weathered in, you always have a place to put Atlas in our hangar at
Waukesha (also not a great tourist attraction)

Have a great holiday.