What's your next...?

Are you guys going to get night current - just in case weather is perfect
ahead, but the sun is setting?

We should, but our time-table between today and departure Sunday
doesn't appear to allow for it.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...flying destination?
...reason for flying?
...rating you'll work on?
...flying related goal?

I'm going to South Carolina tomorrow, twice. I'm taking the Airbus because
the heat works really good. As soon as the autopilot comes on, I'll take out
my 'Fundamentals of Instructing' because I figure after 28 years of flying,
I might as well get my CFI. I don't have a goal other than making each
flight better than the last. Then I'll do it again on Friday, and again on
Saturday.

D. (beats working for a living)

The FOI will be gread for putting you to sleep
Congrats on the decision to go after your CFI.
Jim

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
...
"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...flying destination?
...reason for flying?
...rating you'll work on?
...flying related goal?

I'm going to South Carolina tomorrow, twice. I'm taking the Airbus because
the heat works really good. As soon as the autopilot comes on, I'll take
out
my 'Fundamentals of Instructing' because I figure after 28 years of
flying,
I might as well get my CFI. I don't have a goal other than making each
flight better than the last. Then I'll do it again on Friday, and again on
Saturday.

D. (beats working for a living)

On 3/6/2007 5:08:35 PM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

In keeping with the spirit of this thread, I've started to drool
after...err..I mean look at airplanes with expanded seating capacity. Fixed
gear Saratogas look inviting but those six-figure price tags keep bringing
me back to reality.

Ha... I was not expecting a third child to come along when I purchased my
Bonanza. While the aircraft does have a fifth and sixth seat option, they are
not installed currently and I am a bit hesitant in doing so given that they
are installed in the luggage area. That bridge will need to be crossed
shortly.

--
Peter

On 3/7/2007 4:08:24 PM, "Capt.Doug" wrote:

As soon as the autopilot comes on, I'll take out
my 'Fundamentals of Instructing' because I figure after 28 years of flying,
I might as well get my CFI.

Just keep an eye out for VFR aircraft and scan those instruments, please.

--
Peter

"Peter R." wrote in message
Just keep an eye out for VFR aircraft and scan those instruments, please.


No worries- I wait until we are in the flight levels before pulling out the
DVD player. Tomorrow's selection is the classic movie "The High and the
Mighty". Also I just bought some external speakers for my MP3 player so we
can jam even louder. Never fails to get a controller to pause on their reply
when they hear Led Zeppelin in the background.

D. (It ain't work when it's fun)

"Peter R." wrote in message
...
Ha... I was not expecting a third child to come along when I purchased my
Bonanza. While the aircraft does have a fifth and sixth seat option, they
are
not installed currently and I am a bit hesitant in doing so given that
they
are installed in the luggage area. That bridge will need to be crossed
shortly.

I'd be leery about putting one of my kids in the "trunk" too. I (and I'm
sure many others here and in r.a.owning) would be interested in your
experience in an upgrade if/when it happens--especially since we have
similar requirements.

Marco

Jay--

Yep. T82 is Gillespie County, home of the Hangar Hotel and the
"poodle-skirt" style diner. Single runway (5000', 32/14 if I remember
correctly) is in good shape. Field altitude is something like 1700',
so you're in the Hill Country for sure. I haven't parked there
overnight, but my guess is that there is no charge if you're at the
hotel.

You know, of course, that when you're there, you're only a 20-minute
hop to San Antonio, which, if you haven't been there, is a trip well
worth making. I don't know if they're doing tours at Mooney, but if
they are, you're only 10 minutes or so from Kerrville.

You're also correct about the weather. Naturally, it has been
Chamber-of-Commerce perfect this week, with clear skies, wafting
winds, and highs in the 70s. My guess is that you may be in luck on
this end. Having lived in Milwaukee for 7+ years, I fully appreciate
the temptresses controlling the upper Midwest weather at this time of
year. For about a month up there, we always swore that we could see
spring, only to be disappointed with a snow storm or horrendous ice.


Michael
Grumman 46U

On 7 Mar 2007 06:35:05 -0800, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

...

:-)

I count no less than 7 airports around Fredericksburg. Is T82 the
best for us to use?

On 3/8/2007 6:50:49 AM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

I (and I'm
sure many others here and in r.a.owning) would be interested in your
experience in an upgrade if/when it happens--especially since we have
similar requirements.

Excluding the low probability of an event that infuses a very large sum of
money into my accounts, I honestly don't think I will ever upgrade to a true
six-place aircraft. Instead, I most likely will try to make it work with the
Bonanza (UPS the luggage, etc.) since the aircraft fits 95% of my missions
now and in the foreseeable future.

If something changes, I will let you know.

--
Peter

"Peter R." wrote in message
...

Excluding the low probability of an event that infuses a very large sum of
money into my accounts, I honestly don't think I will ever upgrade to a
true
six-place aircraft. Instead, I most likely will try to make it work with
the
Bonanza (UPS the luggage, etc.) since the aircraft fits 95% of my missions
now and in the foreseeable future.

If something changes, I will let you know.

Damn! So our financial situations are the same too. I could have posted that
verbatim (except for the "Bonanza" part).

My only hope is to start an IT consulting firm with partners that won't
laugh when I suggest that we need a company airplane to visit clients...

....preferably a six-seater...

Marco