The First Thousand Hours

It won't hurt to gain that right seat experience.

Jay gets that experience every time Mary flies :)

Any chance I could get a copy of the spread sheet

Actually, having now done it (it took *days* to do, in dribs and drabs), I
would recommend against using a spreadsheet.

Use a database. It would be MUCH easier.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
SNIP

I passed 1000 hours several months ago, albeit at a more leisurly rate,
having accumulated it over 18 years. Actually, I probably have even
more hours, but I don't always log everthing.

I have to say that, ever though most things in my life revolve around
one of two things (my airplane or my cats/dog), I can't get over how
intoxicated you seem to be with aviation. It seems to be a little over
the top.

--- Jay


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Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___
http://www2.ari.net/jmasino ! ! !
http://www.OceanCityAirport.com
http://www.oc-Adolfos.com

I have to say that, ever though most things in my life revolve around
one of two things (my airplane or my cats/dog), I can't get over how
intoxicated you seem to be with aviation. It seems to be a little over
the top.

NOW you're starting to get to know me!

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

And how did you get to fly a Connie? ... It was part of the deal when we put up the MATS Connie crew for a weekend

You definitely did that on the cheap - I recall reading years ago that
plane was kept out in the southwest after Travolta sold it and for a
measly $4000 you could get an hour or so right seat time..

Wooly

- 19 different aircraft types flown

Some more from the list please :-)

- Alon Ercoupe
- Piper J3-Cub
- Decathlon
- Grumman Tiger
- Beech King Air
- Blanik Sail plane
- Cessna 150
- Cessna 172
- Cessna 182
- Cessna 310
- Lockheed Constellation
- Mooney M20B
- Piper 140
- Piper Warrior
- Piper 180
- Piper Archer
- Piper Pathfinder
- Boeing Stearman

- 190 different airports in 25 states (Top 3: Iowa, 47 different
airports; Wisconsin: 41 airports; Illinois: 26 airports)

What are the closest states to Iowa that you've skipped over?

Hmmmm. Dunno. I've flown OVER most states, just haven't landed in all of
'em...yet.

When you flew up here, to Minneapolis, in 2003 for The National Air Tour
you had a GPS GS reading of over 200 mph. What's the fastest you've flown
...as PIC?

Well, my fasted noted groundspeed in a single has been 243 mph. (The
multi-engine planes don't "count"...) I don't know what speed we were
doing in the Mooney -- it may have been faster than that -- but that flight
pre-dated GPS, and I was more focused on the sound of the engine and the
fact that I couldn't see land in any direction!

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

Great job. I passed my 1000 hours this summer. I took a little longer to
achieve. I first started in 1970 at a little 1800' airport near KC MO. I
got my commercial, then moved away and could not afford to fly for a
couple of years. Moved again to TX and started flying again. Then kids
activities stopped me aging for about 4 to 5 years. At the suggestion of
a friend, he said to use his plane to get current again and I have been
flying since. 9 years ago (has it been that long) I bought my Skyhawk. 4
years ago I finally got my instrument rating. Just completed annual this
week and looking forward to get into the air. It is always fun to pull
out the log books and look at the notes that I have made. Although mine
do not seem to be as detailed as you have; just who may have been with
me, where I went, interesting weather, etc.


-------------
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Jay Honeck wrote:
Life is full of little transitions and milestones. Back in 1995, when I got
my ticket, I privately vowed that I would fly 1000 hours in the next ten
years.

snip

OK, let's edit.

Kids activities "stopped me aging"????? That should be 'again'. On the
contrary, they AGE you.


-------------
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Ross Richardson wrote:
Great job. I passed my 1000 hours this summer. I took a little longer to
achieve. I first started in 1970 at a little 1800' airport near KC MO. I
got my commercial, then moved away and could not afford to fly for a
couple of years. Moved again to TX and started flying again. Then kids
activities stopped me aging for about 4 to 5 years. At the suggestion of
a friend, he said to use his plane to get current again and I have been
flying since. 9 years ago (has it been that long) I bought my Skyhawk. 4
years ago I finally got my instrument rating. Just completed annual this
week and looking forward to get into the air. It is always fun to pull
out the log books and look at the notes that I have made. Although mine
do not seem to be as detailed as you have; just who may have been with
me, where I went, interesting weather, etc.


-------------
Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


Jay Honeck wrote:

Life is full of little transitions and milestones. Back in 1995, when
I got my ticket, I privately vowed that I would fly 1000 hours in the
next ten years.

snip

Here is my shameless plug for Dan Checkoway's logshare.com site. I use
it (as a backup to my paper logbook) and LOVE it.

Chris G.
PP-ASEL, 8-27-05, OOOOhhhhh so close to that 100 hrs


Jay Honeck wrote:
Any chance I could get a copy of the spread sheet


Actually, having now done it (it took *days* to do, in dribs and drabs), I
would recommend against using a spreadsheet.

Use a database. It would be MUCH easier.

("Jay Masino" wrote)
I have to say that, ever though most things in my life revolve around
one of two things (my airplane or my cats/dog), I can't get over how
intoxicated you seem to be with aviation. It seems to be a little over
the top.


I agree with Jay M. Jay H is VFR over the top.

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/recent_events.htm
Scroll down through the events, keeping in mind that many of their family
adventures haven't made the list.

It's just a guess on my part but I think Jay and Mary would like to someday
be like the Johnson's, 80 years ago - flying off to new adventures in their
Sikorsky flying boats ...only with a digital camcorder instead of that guy
in the back of the plane with a funny hat, a two-reel documentary film
camera and a tripod.

http://www.scripophily.net/marjohafexco.html

http://www.safarimuseum.com/exhib_ph...frica_1933.htm

http://www.strangebirds.com/Carnauba-Johnson.html


Montblack