5 Flights to Make Before You Die

Where would YOU choose to fly before you die?

I still have a goal of retracing Rinker Buck's flight in a similar
aircraft. That would be the ultimate for me.

God, yes! Would that NOT be the flight of a lifetime?

After reading "Flight of Passage" I even tried to get my son
interested in doing that flight himself. He and his mother
thankfully had enough sense to talk me out of buying him an old Cub to
fix up...

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

Jay:

Are you and Mary going to be in town during the Memorial Day weekend? We may
try to make another overnight trip (it's only an hour ride).

However, for us to go away takes more logistic planning than the Normandy
invasion- kennel both dogs, no conflicts with Air Force or hockey, not on
call, etc. Wish we could just jump in and go.

Jay Honeck wrote:



Looks nice, though. I've got a sister out in Sequim, WA, maybe I'll
have to check this place out?

Then make it a real trip and fly to the back country strips of Montana
and Idaho. Five trips to paved runways in flat country where people
without planes can easily get to? Yawn.

On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 21:30:55 -0600, Newps wrote:



Jay Honeck wrote:



Looks nice, though. I've got a sister out in Sequim, WA, maybe I'll
have to check this place out?

Then make it a real trip and fly to the back country strips of Montana
and Idaho. Five trips to paved runways in flat country where people
without planes can easily get to? Yawn.

I always figured Hat Point and Memaloose would be worth the admission.
You been into either?

Don

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
ups.com...
I had different take on this...

(in no particular order)
1) First flight
2) First solo
3) First time in the soup
4) First flight in your own airplane
5) First time as private pilot with passenger

Good ones! But I would rank those as different "types" of flights,
rather than places to fly.

If we're talking "types" of flights, I would add:

1. First time you fly when it's absolutely calm, as rock solid as if
you were sitting in front of your computer. Flying seems so natural
and easy!

2. First time you fly over fog. What an amazing change the world
undergoes!

3. First time you see your "glory" on the ground, racing over the
countryside at warp speed.

4. First time you cloud dance, using widely scattered puffies as
pylons in an air race only you can see.

5. First time your kid takes the controls.

Flying presents so many life-enhancing opportunities, it's hard to
list them all!

I would have to add number 6, the first time, and about every time I fly of
solid snow cover. Not unusual in your area I would suspect, but something
always lifts my spirits.

I would have to add number 6, the first time, and about every time I fly of
solid snow cover. Not unusual in your area I would suspect, but something
always lifts my spirits.

Agreed. Although by this time of year I absolutely despise snow (and
we're still supposed to get more tomorrow, no thanks to "Global
Warming"), that first flight after a big snow storm is always a
fairyland experience.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Sun, 8 Apr 2007 16:56:35 -0500, in rec.aviation.piloting, "Montblack"
wrote:

We'll be in Wendover in two weeks.
(Utah/Nevada border. 100+ miles west of Salt Lake City)

http://www.airnav.com/airport/ENV

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/UT/...W.htm#wendover

It's a neat little diversion from the usual West Wendover festivities. Too
bad the county seems hell bent on letting it rot.

-Scott

Jay Honeck wrote:
Stehekin

I had to look this one up -- and even then, their webpage was designed
from the standpoint that everyone *must* know where "Stehekin" is. It
took some poking around to figure out it's in Washington State.

Looks nice, though. I've got a sister out in Sequim, WA, maybe I'll
have to check this place out?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Hi Jay,

Thought I'd pass on some airport info regarding Stehekin, and other
state airports.

This airport, along with several others, are owned/operated by the
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). Their state
airport home page is located he

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/Airports/default.htm

The particular page for Stehekin is located he

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/Airports/Stehekin.htm

I have been told, by people much smarter than me, that this strip is
more geared for pilots and aircraft that are setup for backcountry
operations. A friend of mine used to work for WSDOT and flew in there
from time to time. He came in in a Cessna 182 (I think), with beefed up
gear to handle the roughness of the strip. The biggie here, along with
several backcountry strips, is the density altitude during the summer.
In this part of Washington, summer daytime temperatures can reach into
the mid 90s. Do the math and you may find out that Atlas might be able
to get in, but may not be able to get out unless weight is shed and/or a
very early morning departure is done so that you could take advantage of
cooler temps. In addition, your landing gear will get one helluva
workout. At this strip, you happen to have a remote WX station there.
It's not AWOS/ASOS, but it provides very basic info. The address is:

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mesowest/get...1&num=48&raw=0

The site is currently down at the moment, but I guess that it should be
back up in time for flying season.

If you desire to visit your sister out here, and you would like to get a
"small" taste of "mountain ops", may I suggest the airport at Easton.
Info on this strip is located he

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/Airports/Easton.htm

In addition, there is another strip that should handle Atlas nicely.
It's the strip at Tieton. The info on this strip is located he

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/Airports/Tieton.htm

I have a friend that has operated her Apache there without any major
problems.

I must state that, in the interest of "full disclosure" that I am not a
pilot/aircraft owner. However I know quite a number of pilots with a
lot of backcountry experience. In fact, many of the pilots who frequent
this NG have a lot more knowledge than I do. They should be able to
provide you with backcountry "tips and hints" that I do not know. I
would like to see you be able to operate Atlas safely in our area. Many
pilots love to operate in the backcountry. I think you'll like it too.
Just keep your limitations in mind so you don't "screw the pooch".

Thanks for the read.

Rick

We did it last year with a Subaru towing a 2-person tent trailer, with a
hyperactive 6 month old Sheltie pup and an equally goosey Lhasa Apso in the
rear cargo area.

I'll fly next time, thanks.

Jim



"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
RST Engineering wrote:

5. Alaska up the Alcan

I can't decide which would be more fun, flying the Alcan or riding it on a
motorcycle. I'd like to do both!

Matt

Jay Honeck wrote:
We've flown coast to coast, Canada to Mexico, for the last 12 years,
and we have seen a lot of beautiful sights. There are way more than
five flights to make before you die -- but these are my Top 5. Can
you add yours?


Add Hawaii to the list. We've rented a 172 in Maui for a self guided
tour of Maui, Molokini, Molokai, and Lanai -- spectacluar views of
ship wrecks, waterfalls, beaches, etc. Renting a 172 for a self
guided tour over the Big Island provided unforgetable views of lava
at Kilauea volcano. That gave the kids perspective when we drove the
Chain of Crater's road the next day.

Not that you'd plan trips specifically to see them, but if you happen
to be on a cross country flight that takes you in the vicinity be
sure to have your camera ready for...

Canyon de Chelly
Meteor Crater

Steve