Summer's over -- where'd you go?

I did all my flying here in the"Hole". It's like being on vacation
year round living out hereG. I did see Ryan circle and land as I was
rolling my beast out of the hangar but by the time I went looking to
see if they were ok, off they went again. My first though was they got
into the icing layer I hit about 20 minutes later right in front of the
Teton range but a plugged pitot would nessitate a precautionary landing
too. As the clouds thinned out later that mornin the mountians had a
delightful dusting of fresh snow on them... Ahhh, Paradise is
great..... I am headed out in a few minutes and with the current temp
at 28f the ol N801BH will love the thicker air for sure...

Ben
www.haaspowerair.com
Jackson Hole Wy


wrote:
Just got back from an adventure to Jackson Hole, WY (from Wisconsin).
Dodging TFR's of the fire and Cheney variety, the smoke from the fires,
a plugged pitot when we took off from Jackson hole to return to WI
(that necessitated a return to the airport and the tower asking us if
we needed assistance...), my first experience with night IMC and a
night ILS approach, etc, etc. Seeing fireworks near Omro, WI when we
broke out on the Appleton ILS 3 approach (which was truly odd to see as
we were in the murk until I saw the glow of fireworks!).
Also saw why the restricted area north of Fort McCoy, WI is restricted:
the firing range was active at night which made for some interesting
firework-like displays!

Also very briefly met Ben Haas, from Jackson Hole and on the r.a.p.
rogues gallery on Jays' website. It's a small world!

Ryan in Madison

Jay Honeck wrote:

With school started, and family vacations a soon-to-be-distant memory,
it's time to reflect on a summer of flying. Where'd everyone fly to?

My most memorable pleasure flight this summer was from NY state to Iowa for
a stay at the Alexis Park Inn, then onto Denver, Colorado, for a family
reunion.

Unfortunately this memory is clouded by the maintenance problem on the
return trip that stranded my boys and me in Nowhere, Indiana. I am still
paying off the favor of being rescued by a fellow pilot at my FBO.

IMO, fall in the Northeast US offers the most memorable flying conditions,
though, as the visibility is usually better, the threat of thunderstorms
lessened, and of course the landscape colors are the most vibrant.

The approach of winter doesn't stop my flying, as I am still commuting
weekly for my consulting job and see that happening throughout the
remainder of this year and into the next.

but the most lovely, by far, was Madeline Island, up in Lake Superior.

Based on your description of the flight I have added this my list of
destinations. Hopefully next year I will be able to attend OSH for the
first time and have that as a summer flight memory.

--
Peter

Jay Honeck wrote:
With school started, and family vacations a soon-to-be-distant memory,
it's time to reflect on a summer of flying. Where'd everyone fly to?
What was the coolest flight you made this summer? Help us plan NEXT
summer's flight, by describing your "must-see" place from this year.


Angel Fire, NM. Field altitude around 8300 surrounded by 11-13k
mountains. Toured Taos, Questa, Red River, Eagle Nest, Cimarron
canyon.

High temperatures mid-70, lows upper 40's. Blessed relief from 100+
here in central Texas!

--
Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas
N7NZ

Jay Honeck wrote:

This was my first low-level flight (low meaning, like, 500' AGL -- I'm
no dare-devil) over water, and the sensation of speed going past island
rock formations was fun, and the beauty of the scenery simply
breath-taking.

Jay, you really need to try 200 AGL (or shall I say AWL?) sometime,
over the water, when it's calm and the water is not crowded with boats.
It's a *lot* more fun than 500AGL. Trust me. Just stay 500 feet away
from the boats.

I do that from that to times over Puget Sound water. (for those not
familiar, that's Seattle area). There's few things that clear my mind
better than a hour of 200AGL flying over the open water.

http://gc.kls2.com/cgi-bin/gcmap?PAT...79W&MARKER=1On
31 Aug 2006 08:45:41 -0700, "M" wrote:
Jay, you really need to try 200 AGL (or shall I say AWL?) sometime,
over the water, when it's calm and the water is not crowded with boats.
It's a *lot* more fun than 500AGL. Trust me. Just stay 500 feet away
from the boats.

The most low level "AWL" flying that I've done was while I was over in
the New Orleans area... It seems that if you stay north of the
southern shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain, you can skirt right
underneath the MSY airspace without *having* to talk to the
controllers... Usually flew at around 200 ft, IIRC... Flying across
the swamps in southern Louisiana at that altitude is also
interesting...

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Still, a few miles from the bay I know that water is in the 50s on the
surface. Which is why we "connected the dots" fo the Apostle Islands,
never straying beyond gliding range.

And the reason that you were flying real fast, that low to the water, was so
you could perform a "zoom" to trade airspeed for altitude, in case the
engine suddenly quit, right? g
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Still, a few miles from the bay I know that water is in the 50s on the
surface. Which is why we "connected the dots" fo the Apostle Islands,
never straying beyond gliding range.

And the reason that you were flying real fast, that low to the water, was so
you could perform a "zoom" to trade airspeed for altitude, in case the
engine suddenly quit, right? g
--
Jim in NC


Of course. Altitude is your friend and if you don't have that the
next best thing is airspeed. Sounds like a darn fine pilot to me.

Ron Lee

Jay, you really need to try 200 AGL (or shall I say AWL?) sometime,
over the water, when it's calm and the water is not crowded with boats.
It's a *lot* more fun than 500AGL. Trust me. Just stay 500 feet away
from the boats.

Yeah, I *wanted* to go lower, but the thought of meeting a flock of
10-pound sea gulls at 140 knots kept me up just a smidge higher...

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

Unfortunately this memory is clouded by the maintenance problem on the
return trip that stranded my boys and me in Nowhere, Indiana. I am still
paying off the favor of being rescued by a fellow pilot at my FBO.

Yeah, that really bites. What a shame!

Actually, our most memorable flight of the year was to Las Vegas with
Jim & Tami Burns, but I didn't count that one since I was merely a
co-pilot (and an unnecessary one, at that) on that trip -- and it
actually took place before summer started.

THAT was a helluva trip, in many ways. We had a fantastic time, but I
wouldn't want to duplicate that flight experience any time soon. (We
ran into intense, long-term turbulence that made flying slightly more
fun than being poked in the eye with a sharp stick...)

Once there, all was well, and the flight home was great -- but that 12
hour stretch on the way out will live forever in our memories as the
single most grueling flight, ever.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Actually, our most memorable flight of the year was to Las Vegas with Jim
& Tami Burns, but I didn't count that one since I was merely a co-pilot
(and an unnecessary one, at that) on that trip -- and it actually took
place before summer started.


You chose a den of iniquety over the Holy See?

http://www.goldenwingsmuseum.com/Photo's/Buhl.jpg
First Pope to have flown in an airplane ...flew in this one. g

http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphcooper/pimagi46.htm
"In 1934, a very notable individual was given a sightseeing ride over Buenos
Aires. While attending the "International Eucaristically Congress," Cardinal
Monsignor Pacelli went for a spin over the town. Soon to be elected Pope
Pius the XXII, Monsignor Pacelli became the first Pope to have flown in an
airplane."


Montblack