Worst weather, ever...

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:22:55 GMT, Jon Kraus
wrote:

Fiero Owner 2-84 Indy Pace cars, 86 Coupe, 88 Formula 3.4, 88 Coupe, 88GT

Never heard of those airplanes.... :-)

Those are my "ground flyers".

John Szpara
Affordable Satellite
Fiero Owner 2-84 Indy Pace cars, 86 Coupe, 88 Formula 3.4, 88 Coupe, 88GT

Ohhh.. Got it!! :-)

Jon Kraus
PP-ASEL-IA
'79 Mooney 201 Triple43Hotel

john szpara wrote:

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 22:22:55 GMT, Jon Kraus
wrote:


Fiero Owner 2-84 Indy Pace cars, 86 Coupe, 88 Formula 3.4, 88 Coupe, 88GT

Never heard of those airplanes.... :-)


Those are my "ground flyers".

John Szpara
Affordable Satellite
Fiero Owner 2-84 Indy Pace cars, 86 Coupe, 88 Formula 3.4, 88 Coupe, 88GT

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Anyone else got the winter blues?
--
Jay

Are you kidding? It got to a high of about 63 today. Downright cold. Last
couple weeks has been even nicer, at times. It was 75 and sunny, a couple
days ago.

We got a trace of rain last week. I can't remember any measurable rain
since before Christmas. It has gotten real cold at night. I think it was
about 30 a couple times.

It was cold before Christmas, but the ski resorts are the only ones
complaining, now.

Don't you hate me now? g
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" wrote in message
...

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Anyone else got the winter blues?
--
Jay

Are you kidding? It got to a high of about 63 today. Downright cold.
Last
couple weeks has been even nicer, at times. It was 75 and sunny, a couple
days ago.

....
Don't you hate me now? g
--

You get yours on Thursday :-)

Get all your flying in, tomorrow.

"Icebound" wrote

You get yours on Thursday :-)

Get all your flying in, tomorrow.

Ssssshhh! I wasn't going to mention that, in the hope that it wouldn't come
to pass!

Really, all of this nice, blue sky is getting rather boring. I would like
to see a cloud, or two.g

When (not if) it comes, the thing that everyone can count on, is that it
will be around for a while. *That* is the trend for this year.
--
Jim in NC

Boy, you know how to start a thread ;-)

It's been pretty crappy here in Minden, NV, too.
Lots of snow and cold weather.
I'm hoping to get airborn this week, though.

Adam
N7966L
Beech Super III

In article t9QEd.1024$OF5.332@attbi_s52, Jay Honeck wrote:
Not this year. Mary and I have not flown in weeks -- not even the pattern --
a new record for us. The weather has simply been appalling, with freezing
fog, snow and freezing rain. I've never seen anything quite like it for
such an extended period.

Well, we've been having weather typical to the winter in the north Irish
Sea. Strong winds (gusting to 60 knots last night), lots of rain, low
clouds, added to that the sun doesn't rise until about 08:30 and sets at
about 16:15.

Today we have this unusual bright yellow thing in the sky, but the wind
is still gusting to 50 knots. Then again, northern Scotland got it much
worse last night - wind speeds of over 100 knots and all shipping areas
north of North Irish Sea have been getting forecasts of 'Severe Gale 11'
and worse. The BBC reports that a Portugese fishing trawler with 19 crew
is adrift in the resultant mountainous seas. The RAF found them with a
search and rescue Nimrod. I bet that was a rough flight!

Lack of winter GA flying is just a fact of life here.
--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:t9QEd.1024$OF5.332@attbi_s52...

Anyone else got the winter blues?

I am only losing three out of four scheduled flights to 1500 foot ceilings
and 2000 foot freezing levels. Maybe they should just put out a permanent
AIRMET for "moderate icing, mixed rime and clear, surface to 14,000 feet, in
a radius of 500 miles from Tacoma Narrows Airport."

Don't feel bad, we have been getting our tails kicked around here in
California also. But if you really want a thrill, drive through LA on a
Friday afternoon with lots of rain, that's when you will wish you were up
there (flying), instead of down here (driving).
Clyde


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:t9QEd.1024$OF5.332@attbi_s52...
Usually winter is my favorite time of year to fly. The air is cold and
crisp, the visibility is CAVU, and the landscape has its own stark beauty.

Not this year. Mary and I have not flown in weeks -- not even the
pattern --
a new record for us. The weather has simply been appalling, with
freezing
fog, snow and freezing rain. I've never seen anything quite like it for
such an extended period.

Friends (who bought our old plane) have had their Warrior stuck in
Missouri
for a few weeks. They've tried retrieving it several times -- a 4 hour
drive each way -- to no avail. Every predicted window of good flying
weather has been elusive or non-existent, and the weather forecasters seem
to have gone from terrible to laughable.

And an IFR ticket doesn't help get a Spam Can off the ground in weather
this
cruddy. Heck, even the King Airs and Citations are grounded. Our FBO
manager told me yesterday that he's only been able to fly a couple of
charters this month, due to conditions, and Unicom (which we play in the
hotel lobby) has been strangely, ominously silent since Christmas.

Even Cedar Rapids Approach is only talking to scheduled air carriers...
And
now, after last night's ice storm, schools, roads -- and runways -- are
all
closed.

One thing's for su Ain't no one flying in to see us at the inn. I'm
about ready to hibernate till April. This sucks!

Anyone else got the winter blues?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 08:17:47 -0800, "clyde woempner"
wrote:

Don't feel bad, we have been getting our tails kicked around here in
California also. But if you really want a thrill, drive through LA on a
Friday afternoon with lots of rain, that's when you will wish you were up
there (flying), instead of down here (driving).
Clyde

I think I'd rather try to fly a Cessna 150 through the freezing level
in IMC than try to drive across LA in traffic, especially if it's
*raining*. Yuck.
John Szpara
Affordable Satellite
Fiero Owner 2-84 Indy Pace cars, 86 Coupe, 88 Formula 3.4, 88 Coupe, 88GT