A Red-Letter Day in Iowa

On Aug 13, 8:19 pm, Jay Honeck wrote:
Let the world know that on this day, Monday, August 13, 2007, at 11:30
AM CDT, our son, Joseph John Honeck, III did successfully solo fly a
1973 Cessna 150L, tail number N11435, to three successful takeoffs
(and, thankfully, landings) at Iowa City Municipal Airport.

To say that he is (and we are) busting with pride would be an
understatement of epic proportions. He's worked hard to get this far,
and has earned this milestone -- I suspect his feet may soon be
touching the ground!

See pix and video hehttp://www.alexisparkinn.com/2007_joes_solo!.htm
--
Jay & Mary Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Atta Boy Joe!!!

Just think Jay, in no time flat The Alexis Park Inn will have it's
very own corporate pilot...!

Oh, wait, that job's taken...

;O)

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ
www.pbase.com/flyingphotog (Aviation Photography and More...)

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Worse, his flight instructor is going to Idaho after Labor Day, so it'll
be crunch time for Joe now...


I like this pic:

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/2007-8-13-JoesSoloFlight/sSolo-JoeWithN11435%208-13-07.jpg
Teenager... "Must-not-smile! Must-not-smile! Must-not-smile!"

Aw, what the hell... :-))))))))))


Paul-Mont

("john smith" wrote)
If you would give the kid a couple days off from working at the Inn, I'm
certain he would be able to knock out some hours in a day or two.


Joe [headset in hand] "Becca, will you cover some of my chores at the Inn?"

Becca [walking away] "Nope. I'm busy."

Got any other great ideas? g


Paul-Mont

BTW, don't you have another pilot waiting in the wings? VVBG

Yep, our daughter, Rebecca, is 13 now. She runs hot and cold on
flying, but has shown some recent interest, especially with all the
attention Joe has garnered!

Funny how that works...

;-)

Just think, The Flying Honecks. Has a nice sound, doesn't it?

Yeah, as long as we don't end the way the "Flying Wallendas" did...

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

On Aug 13, 11:19 pm, Jay Honeck wrote:
Let the world know that on this day, Monday, August 13, 2007, at 11:30
AM CDT, our son, Joseph John Honeck, III did successfully solo fly a
1973 Cessna 150L, tail number N11435, to three successful takeoffs
(and, thankfully, landings) at Iowa City Municipal Airport.


Congratulations to Joe and the proud parents. I know the
feeling. We have been diving for 7 years but no trip was as special
as the Bahamas trip last March when we accompanied our daughter for
her open water certification. I had the honor of being her first
buddy after she got certified. We, parents, are always proud of our
children's achievement, but the pride and joy go up exponentially when
they follow our footsteps sharing our passion.

Seven years ago, we signed her up for scuba diving training at
the same time with us but she quit 10 minutes into the first pool
session when the instructor asked her to do 6 laps. It took her quite
a few years to gain more confidence in the water to resume and
complete her training. I have high hope that the same thing will
happen with flying. It took us almost 5 years just to get her in the
little plane with us. I can not say that we get her hooked, but she
had taken half a dozen trips in the last 2 years in our Cardinal with
a long cross country trip from New York to Michigan. She started her
veterinary training yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing her
picking up another of our hobbies few years down the road when she is
done with her schooling.

I'd bet that you and Mary are looking forward to the day that
Rebecca will conquer the sky on her own ;-)

Hai Longworth

"Longworth" wrote in message

Seven years ago, we signed her up for scuba diving training at
the same time with us but she quit 10 minutes into the first pool
session when the instructor asked her to do 6 laps.

I think that was the instructors mistake. When I did my training, the six
laps came the last session before the open water certification dive. I
remember a few people really struggling for those six laps, but after eight
weeks, they weren't about to give up.

Sort of like doing stalls on an intro ride, don't you think?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
Let the world know that on this day, Monday, August 13, 2007, at 11:30
AM CDT, our son, Joseph John Honeck, III did successfully solo fly a
1973 Cessna 150L, tail number N11435, to three successful takeoffs
(and, thankfully, landings) at Iowa City Municipal Airport.

To say that he is (and we are) busting with pride would be an
understatement of epic proportions. He's worked hard to get this far,
and has earned this milestone -- I suspect his feet may soon be
touching the ground!

See pix and video he http://www.alexisparkinn.com/2007_joes_solo!.htm
--
Jay & Mary Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Congratulations Joe!!!!!!!!!!!! You have many "firsts"
to come soon.Welcome to the group!!!!!!!

Bob Barker N8749S 1966 Cessna 150F

I'd bet that you and Mary are looking forward to the day that
Rebecca will conquer the sky on her own ;-)

Well, the jury is still out on Bec. Some days she's adamantly ANTI-
flying, while the next day she's flying the Kiwi, and truly enjoying
it.

I suppose that's the definition of a 13-year-old girl, isn't it?

;-)

Now that her brother is garnering all this attention, she's kinda
perked up about flying again... I hope she shows an interest, but we
don't believe in pushing, so we'll just have to wait and see....
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Steve Foley wrote:
"Longworth" wrote in message
I remember a few people really struggling for those six laps, but after eight
weeks, they weren't about to give up.

These are laps across an Olympic pool, so ~50m per, right?

Sort of like doing stalls on an intro ride, don't you think?

Hey, my instructor did stalls with me on my intro ride!

There's something to be said for the draw that knowing you can make the
plane start and stop flying at will. It can help "seal the deal", and
make a prospective student more confident that they could indeed
complete the training.

Just my four ha' pennies.

TheSmokingGnu

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Now that her brother is garnering all this attention, she's kinda
perked up about flying again... I hope she shows an interest, but we
don't believe in pushing, so we'll just have to wait and see....

Yep, it's best not to push, because when you do, they usually go the
opposite way...
--
Jim in NC