First Call -- You're Invited to TWO Oshkosh Parties!

As evidenced by how fast the Bombay Sapphire disappeared, even AFTER we ran
out of tonic, I think I won.
Jim

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:rurUj.154225$yE1.153482@attbi_s21...
It is a long shot, but I just might make it this year. A friend
finished an RV4, and I have been putting the 25hrs on it. It is for sale,
and if it hasn't sold by OSH, it may go east. If it does, I'll be there.

Eh? Your friend finished his RV-4, and immediately put it up for sale?

Whassup with that?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

He's 91, and his knees are so bad he can't get in or out of it. So,
naturally I volunteered to help him out. He buys the gas, and I fly the
airplane. I'm 21 hours into the phase 1 testing(25). It is a dirty, nasty
job, but hey, someone's got to do it. He wants the aircraft to go to
airshows this summer, as advertising, until it sells. If it hasn't sold by
July, he is talking about putting up the fuel for the trip. He has the 180hp
and a constant speed prop, so it is fairly quick. Last weekend I got 170kts
on 8.8gph(8500', 22" x 2400rpm).

He has a Pitts that is ready to be assembled as soon as the hangar is
empty, and a Glastar right behind that. He and his little brother(87) do
this for a hobby. He is an ex airline type, and when he started flying for
them, it was as a co-pilot on a Boeing flying boat, Oakland to Honolulu.

I hope I'm half as sharp as they are in 40 years.

I'm president of our local EAA chapter,495, and have been dreaming of
making the pilgrimage for years. I won't go unless I can fly, and would
prefer to take a taildragger, just to make it fun. I have access to a good
supply of Bogwater Ale, from a small Coastal brewery(It tastes a lot better
than it sounds).


Al G

In rec.aviation.owning Jay Honeck wrote:
: : What kind of beer(s) do you home brew?
:
: "All of 'em."

: Right. Your qualifications are clearly superior to all other candidates.
: Therefore, the HOPS Party committee has voted unanimously (well, they don't
: actually know it yet) to elect you, Sir Cory Pappenfuss, our new chairman
: of the "Hops & Grains Advisory Board". This esteemed position's duties
: consist of the following:

: a) Sit in one of Jim Weir's chairs at the center of the circle of
: rec.aviation revelers
: b) Sample each regional beer brought to the circle during the HOPS party
: c) Rate said beers on a sliding scale of your design and choosing.

: Winner of "Best Beer Brought to the HOPS Party" wins a certificate for a
: free night in one of our aviation themed hot-tub suites, and any other
: prizes that the HOPS party committee may devise. (I'm thinking a bag of
: Burns potatoes from Jim & Tami, or perhaps some old Intel chips from Mr.
: Allison?)

: See, now you can write your entire journey to OSH off as a business expense,
: Mr. Beer Consultant....

: ;-)

"Pffftsblbpsh...." Sorry, just about spewed my pale ale on the laptop reading this honorary title.....

:-)

Hope the weather holds out on Wednesday...

-Cory

--

************************************************** ***********************
* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, PPSEL-IA *
* Research Associate, Vibrations and Acoustics Laboratory *
* Mechanical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
************************************************** ***********************

As evidenced by how fast the Bombay Sapphire disappeared, even AFTER we
ran
out of tonic, I think I won.
Jim

Strangely, I have no recollection of drinking any gin at OSH.

Oh....right.

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

He's 91, and his knees are so bad he can't get in or out of it. So,
naturally I volunteered to help him out. He buys the gas, and I fly the
airplane. I'm 21 hours into the phase 1 testing(25). It is a dirty, nasty
job, but hey, someone's got to do it.

Wow. A guy building airplanes at 91, who then lets you fly it -- for free?

You must've been born under a lucky star. What a great set-up!

I have access to a good supply of Bogwater Ale, from a small Coastal
brewery(It tastes a lot better than it sounds).

It would have to be! I'll look forward to sampling it...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Winner of "Best Beer Brought to the HOPS Party" wins a certificate for a
free night in one of our aviation themed hot-tub suites, and any other
prizes that the HOPS party committee may devise. (I'm thinking a bag of
Burns potatoes from Jim & Tami, or perhaps some old Intel chips from Mr.
Allison?)
Lays chips, ok. Intel chips, you gotta by 'em retail. Hmmm, then
again, if you want an "old Intel chip", I could let you have the 90 MHz
Pentium that's in my....keychain! :-)


See, now you can write your entire journey to OSH off as a business
expense, Mr. Beer Consultant....

;-)

Sounds like Jay wanted to give up the beer pooh-bah title.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Student - CP-ASEL

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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Jim Burns wrote:
As evidenced by how fast the Bombay Sapphire disappeared, even AFTER we ran
out of tonic, I think I won.
Jim


I vow to make sure we don't run out of tonic this year. By the time Jim
mixed up my G&T, there was way too little tonic. Funny, didn't stop Jim
from making sure the Gin was gone :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Student - CP-ASEL

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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RST Engineering wrote:
Regrets from the Left Coast. After 33/34 years of dragging a ton of
aluminum from Kalifornia to Winnebago County Airpatch, Gail and I have
decided that there are other things we want to do with our big summer splash
than OSH. We may make every OTHER year, or every THIRD year, but not EVERY
year.

Rats, you guys will be missed Jim. As for me, I'm opting for the
aluminum tube transport method to keep some of the costs down. I have a
bunch of travel planned over the summer so need to rearrange the AMUs
accordingly.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Student - CP-ASEL

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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As we had plenty of limes, the G&T's simply became gin gimlets. We'll just
call it a navigational diversion to our alternate as filed.
Jim

"Jack Allison" wrote in message
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Jim Burns wrote:
As evidenced by how fast the Bombay Sapphire disappeared, even AFTER we
ran
out of tonic, I think I won.
Jim


I vow to make sure we don't run out of tonic this year. By the time Jim
mixed up my G&T, there was way too little tonic. Funny, didn't stop Jim
from making sure the Gin was gone :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Student - CP-ASEL

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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Jim Burns wrote:
As we had plenty of limes, the G&T's simply became gin gimlets. We'll just
call it a navigational diversion to our alternate as filed.

Forgot about the abundance of limes. So you were two for three in terms
of ingredient quantity...withing PTS standards. The real question is
did Paul have the scooter and if so, why did the lack of tonic continue
to be a problem?


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Student - CP-ASEL

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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