Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
us...

- Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
- Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
to lose

Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...

How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

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

Coal! Bah! Humbug!

Somehow, Santa managed to stuff a Bose Wave Syatem into Bea's Christmas
stocking this year.
She loves it! She's had it on constantly for the past two days. She's been
into Celtic music ever since Michael Flatly blew her a kiss from the stage
one night when we were attending "Lord of the Dance" :-)
I have to admit it; after watching the Celtic Women perform and seeing
Mairead Nesbitt play the fiddle, I'm a bonafide fan of Irish music now
myself.
Dudley

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

One Six Right

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

One Six Right

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

Lego Star Wars II game for PlayStation2.

OMG, it's hilarious.


"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

wrote:
> Coal! Bah! Humbug!


Ah, WTF. Me, too. That's what comes from living alone.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

113 gallons of 100LL....
for 4.5 hours of hobbs time....
to fly my family to my inlaws on Saturday and back home to WI on Monday
morning so we could spend
Christmas with both sides of the family...
smiles all around.
priceless.
GA is great.

Jim


"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

> Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

I got a Logitech extreme 3D Pro joystick for Flight Sim so I can
practice my approaches with a twist rudder and a higher quality control
system. Haven't tried it yet (we hosted Christmas) but I'm looking
forward to it.

Jose
--
He who laughs, lasts.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

> I got a Logitech extreme 3D Pro joystick for Flight Sim so I can
> practice my approaches with a twist rudder and a higher quality control
> system. Haven't tried it yet (we hosted Christmas) but I'm looking
> forward to it.

You'll like it. Rudder pedals make a world of difference in crosswind
landings!

I just spent the last few hours installing Flight Sim X on the Kiwi (I
gave my desk staff folks off Xmas afternoon/evening off) at the hotel,
tweaking it here and there.

Thus far I'm fairly satisfied with it, since so many people warned me
that it was a resource hog (It's a 15 GIGAbyte program!) and might not
run. Still, I've got the fastest computer money can (reasonably,
relatively speaking) buy, and the best I'm getting out of FSX is 32
frames per second. I've seen it drop as low as 16 FPS.

This isn't bad at all, running two monitors and with the realism set to
high, but it's a far cry from the butter-smooth 55 FPS I was getting on
FS9. Still, it's certainly flyable, and the enhancements to the
program are pretty cool. I've only started to scratch the surface of
what's there, but the mountains are MUCH improved, the turbulence is
pretty authentic, and I like the new aircraft that come with the Pro
version.

And I'm here to tell you that racing the jet truck in an Extra 300
(alongside Patty Wagstaff in HER Extra) is awesome!

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

Jay,

I got Flight Sim X for Christmas also. Have you found a way to get it
to properly simulate a Garmin 430/530? I was using the Reality XP plug
in for FS 9, but it doesn't seem to be out for FS X yet...

Certainly helps with keeping current on all the GPS procedures.

--Dan


Jay Honeck wrote:
> > I got a Logitech extreme 3D Pro joystick for Flight Sim so I can
> > practice my approaches with a twist rudder and a higher quality control
> > system. Haven't tried it yet (we hosted Christmas) but I'm looking
> > forward to it.
>
> You'll like it. Rudder pedals make a world of difference in crosswind
> landings!
>
> I just spent the last few hours installing Flight Sim X on the Kiwi (I
> gave my desk staff folks off Xmas afternoon/evening off) at the hotel,
> tweaking it here and there.
>
> Thus far I'm fairly satisfied with it, since so many people warned me
> that it was a resource hog (It's a 15 GIGAbyte program!) and might not
> run. Still, I've got the fastest computer money can (reasonably,
> relatively speaking) buy, and the best I'm getting out of FSX is 32
> frames per second. I've seen it drop as low as 16 FPS.
>
> This isn't bad at all, running two monitors and with the realism set to
> high, but it's a far cry from the butter-smooth 55 FPS I was getting on
> FS9. Still, it's certainly flyable, and the enhancements to the
> program are pretty cool. I've only started to scratch the surface of
> what's there, but the mountains are MUCH improved, the turbulence is
> pretty authentic, and I like the new aircraft that come with the Pro
> version.
>
> And I'm here to tell you that racing the jet truck in an Extra 300
> (alongside Patty Wagstaff in HER Extra) is awesome!
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

> Somehow, Santa managed to stuff a Bose Wave Syatem into Bea's Christmas
> stocking this year.

Those things *are* amazing. They look waaaay too small to produce such
huge sound -- but produce it they do. Are they still so stinkin'
expensive, or have they come down some in price?

> She loves it! She's had it on constantly for the past two days. She's been
> into Celtic music ever since Michael Flatly blew her a kiss from the stage
> one night when we were attending "Lord of the Dance" :-)

Ever since the cast of River Dance stayed with us at the inn (man, are
those folks ever in shape!), Mary and I have enjoyed that style of
music, too. I can't take it as a steady diet, but on occasion it's
great!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

> I got Flight Sim X for Christmas also. Have you found a way to get it
> to properly simulate a Garmin 430/530? I was using the Reality XP plug
> in for FS 9, but it doesn't seem to be out for FS X yet...
>
> Certainly helps with keeping current on all the GPS procedures.

Nope, I haven't played with that yet -- although I see they've got
Mooneys and Cessnas that have G1000 panels in 'em now!

Pretty cool. I'm still working to get the realisms set to a happy
medium, where I get smooth frame rates and acceptable scenery.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Leatherman Crunch



"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
| Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year!
He brought
| us...
|
| - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
| - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
| - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits
for my son
| to lose
|
| Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the
496 panel
| dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape"
fuel truck --
| so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas
season...
|
| How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
|
| :-)
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|

Buy her some Steamroller CDs...



"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
...
| Somehow, Santa managed to stuff a Bose Wave Syatem into
Bea's Christmas
| stocking this year.
| She loves it! She's had it on constantly for the past two
days. She's been
| into Celtic music ever since Michael Flatly blew her a
kiss from the stage
| one night when we were attending "Lord of the Dance" :-)
| I have to admit it; after watching the Celtic Women
perform and seeing
| Mairead Nesbitt play the fiddle, I'm a bonafide fan of
Irish music now
| myself.
| Dudley
|
| "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
|
ups.com...
| > Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this
year! He brought
| > us...
| >
| > - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
| > - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
| > - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver
bits for my son
| > to lose
| >
| > Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did
the 496 panel
| > dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape"
fuel truck --
| > so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our
Christmas season...
| >
| > How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas
stocking?
| >
| > :-)
| > --
| > Jay Honeck
| > Iowa City, IA
| > Pathfinder N56993
| > www.AlexisParkInn.com
| > "Your Aviation Destination"
| >
|
|

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>> Somehow, Santa managed to stuff a Bose Wave Syatem into Bea's Christmas
>> stocking this year.
>
> Those things *are* amazing. They look waaaay too small to produce such
> huge sound -- but produce it they do. Are they still so stinkin'
> expensive, or have they come down some in price?

I believe it was 500 dollars plus tax total. What impressed me was that I
ordered it on Monday afternoon at about 3PM and it was delivered the next
morning at 10AM. I hadn't specified next day shipping. They just sent it out
that way. They seem to be a first rate outfit through and through. Really
enjoyed dealing with them and the set is as you say, unbelievable sound for
a unit that size. I've had full system stereos that were not nearly this
well made and had this quality.


>
>> She loves it! She's had it on constantly for the past two days. She's
>> been
>> into Celtic music ever since Michael Flatly blew her a kiss from the
>> stage
>> one night when we were attending "Lord of the Dance" :-)
>
> Ever since the cast of River Dance stayed with us at the inn (man, are
> those folks ever in shape!), Mary and I have enjoyed that style of
> music, too. I can't take it as a steady diet, but on occasion it's
> great!

I swear I can't figure out how anyone can make their feet move that fast.
The precision is unbelievable. Sort of reminds me of the Marine Rifle Drill
Team. It's some of the most impressive stuff I've ever seen done on stage.
You couple this with the sheer beauty of the Celtic music and it's a winner.
Hope you, Mary and the gang had a great Christmas.
Let's hope the new year finds some reason in the world.
Dudley



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

Manheim Steamroller? Love um'!!!
Dudley


"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
...
> Buy her some Steamroller CDs...
>
>
>
> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Somehow, Santa managed to stuff a Bose Wave Syatem into
> Bea's Christmas
> | stocking this year.
> | She loves it! She's had it on constantly for the past two
> days. She's been
> | into Celtic music ever since Michael Flatly blew her a
> kiss from the stage
> | one night when we were attending "Lord of the Dance" :-)
> | I have to admit it; after watching the Celtic Women
> perform and seeing
> | Mairead Nesbitt play the fiddle, I'm a bonafide fan of
> Irish music now
> | myself.
> | Dudley
> |
> | "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
> |
> ups.com...
> | > Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this
> year! He brought
> | > us...
> | >
> | > - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> | > - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> | > - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver
> bits for my son
> | > to lose
> | >
> | > Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did
> the 496 panel
> | > dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape"
> fuel truck --
> | > so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our
> Christmas season...
> | >
> | > How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas
> stocking?
> | >
> | > :-)
> | > --
> | > Jay Honeck
> | > Iowa City, IA
> | > Pathfinder N56993
> | > www.AlexisParkInn.com
> | > "Your Aviation Destination"
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

Mairead?

Drop dead gorgeous and arguably one of the best fiddlers alive today!

A fan!

Dave


On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:39:32 -0500, "Dudley Henriques"
> wrote:

>Somehow, Santa managed to stuff a Bose Wave Syatem into Bea's Christmas
>stocking this year.
>She loves it! She's had it on constantly for the past two days. She's been
>into Celtic music ever since Michael Flatly blew her a kiss from the stage
>one night when we were attending "Lord of the Dance" :-)
>I have to admit it; after watching the Celtic Women perform and seeing
>Mairead Nesbitt play the fiddle, I'm a bonafide fan of Irish music now
>myself.
>Dudley
>
>"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
>> us...
>>
>> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
>> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
>> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
>> to lose
>>
>> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
>> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
>> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>>
>> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>>
>> :-)
>> --
>> Jay Honeck
>> Iowa City, IA
>> Pathfinder N56993
>> www.AlexisParkInn.com
>> "Your Aviation Destination"
>>
>

Okay, now that creep has set in, I'll ask about the new flight
simulator: Can you drive three monitors, one forward, and two more,
one for each side? The one thing I don't like about sim flying is that
I can't just turn my head and see when to turn base. I've got the hat
thingy on my joystick, but it is not natural to use. I'd like to just
turn my head and see the side view.

Back on topic, Santa gave me an max takeoff weight upgrade for my
homebuilt. 5 pounds of aluminum strategicly placed adds 130 pounds to
the max takeoff weight. A great trade-off in my opinion.

tom



Jay Honeck wrote:

> This isn't bad at all, running two monitors and with the realism set to
> high, but it's a far cry from the butter-smooth 55 FPS I was getting on
> FS9.

"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> Mairead?
>
> Drop dead gorgeous and arguably one of the best fiddlers alive today!
>
> A fan!
>
> Dave

Couldn't say it any better myself :-))
Dudley Henriques

"Jay Honeck" > wrote
>
> Pretty cool. I'm still working to get the realisms set to a happy
> medium, where I get smooth frame rates and acceptable scenery.

Do you have a ton of RAM? If you have a couple gigs, then set it up so that
your video card can borrow some; that might help. Remember though, RAM is
the key. (assuming you have a fast processor, which I guess you do)
--
Jim in NC

> Okay, now that creep has set in, I'll ask about the new flight
> simulator: Can you drive three monitors, one forward, and two more,
> one for each side?

Oh yeah. You can actually do up to SEVEN monitors!

I've got two monitors -- one dedicated to the instrument/radio panel,
plus one giant projection screen for "The World" -- but we've tossed
around the idea of adding "side window" monitors...

Flight Sim is just like real flying -- the spending never stops! :-)

> Back on topic, Santa gave me an max takeoff weight upgrade for my
> homebuilt. 5 pounds of aluminum strategicly placed adds 130 pounds to
> the max takeoff weight. A great trade-off in my opinion.

Wow! That must be a pretty stratigically-placed 5 pounds?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

> Leatherman Crunch

Is that a breakfast cereal?

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

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in news:1167083069.986991.223170@
48g2000cwx.googlegroups.com:

> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

Santa's Elf (who remarkably resembles my wife) ensured that Santa brought
me a copy of Flight Sim X as well. Now I'm going to have to buy pedals and
a yoke... Thank goodness for after-holiday sales! :)

This same Elf worked very dilligently to get my son a Nintendo Wii. I gotta
tell you - that's one neat getup. The graphics aren't so remarkable
(typical Nintendo style 3-D animation), but that Wii Controller is fairly
brilliant and even accurate. I bet it won't be more than a year or two
before every system is using that technology. It completely changes the
nature of the game from a bunch of kids sitting on their butts clicking
arrows to a true and complete interactive game.

When you're batting in baseball, you're batting in baseball. I actually
worked up a pretty good sweat playing the Tennis game! And the golf swing,
while not what I would call an accurate simulation, certainly recognizes a
quarter swing versus a half swing, etc.... And that was just the sample
games!

I can't wait to try out the Madden NFL 2007 game that Santa brought. :)


Oh and for the realistic "experience", it only sets you back about half as
far as the PS3 and XBox 360 that are all the rage because the faces look
more "real", even though the experience is the same...

Good choice Santa's Elf! :)

Me too!

"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
...
| Manheim Steamroller? Love um'!!!
| Dudley
|
|
| "Jim Macklin" > wrote
in message
| ...
| > Buy her some Steamroller CDs...
| >
| >
| >
| > "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in
message
| > ...
| > | Somehow, Santa managed to stuff a Bose Wave Syatem
into
| > Bea's Christmas
| > | stocking this year.
| > | She loves it! She's had it on constantly for the past
two
| > days. She's been
| > | into Celtic music ever since Michael Flatly blew her a
| > kiss from the stage
| > | one night when we were attending "Lord of the Dance"
:-)
| > | I have to admit it; after watching the Celtic Women
| > perform and seeing
| > | Mairead Nesbitt play the fiddle, I'm a bonafide fan of
| > Irish music now
| > | myself.
| > | Dudley
| > |
| > | "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
| > |
| >
ups.com...
| > | > Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this
| > year! He brought
| > | > us...
| > | >
| > | > - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
| > | > - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
| > | > - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless
driver
| > bits for my son
| > | > to lose
| > | >
| > | > Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just
did
| > the 496 panel
| > | > dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty
Grape"
| > fuel truck --
| > | > so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our
| > Christmas season...
| > | >
| > | > How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas
| > stocking?
| > | >
| > | > :-)
| > | > --
| > | > Jay Honeck
| > | > Iowa City, IA
| > | > Pathfinder N56993
| > | > www.AlexisParkInn.com
| > | > "Your Aviation Destination"
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

A neat multi-tool that is a transformer,
http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/crunch/default.asp
locking blades and such, but a visegrip set of jaws and it
all folds up into itself.



"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
|> Leatherman Crunch
|
| Is that a breakfast cereal?
|
| ;-)
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|

C172/152-ish Christmas ornament...now hangin' over my desk at work
(yes I had to go in last nite)

British flying magazines:
PILOT
TODAY'S PILOT
FLYPAST (old stuff, refurbs, warbirds, etc)

The best one...
For those anglophiles who know what a Christmas Cracker is:

(for those who don't, it looks like a toilet paper tube with wrapping
paper wrapped around and twisted at the ends.{like a tootsie roll} Two
people pull it, it goes BANG! ...there's a tissue paper party hat and
a cheesy toy inside.)

My wife got a fake moustache...I got a little bag o' plastic bits that
I almost ignored...UNTIL I realized they went together to make an
AIRPLANE! a high-wing taildragger ala Cub or Maule with Tundra
tires. About 1.5" long & wide :) I darn near fell of my seat..and
my wife was a bit envious...

Anyone else get a plane in their Christmas Cracker?

The REALLY best one...or 2 or 3
I also got a commitment (her suggestion!!!) from my wife to CONTINUE
active flying, tho we are in major "pay-off-debt" mode...we owe only
$20K on the house and plan to pay off this year (!!!). She wants me
to keep current and competent :)

I'm going to try to fly at least 5 hrs/month, + go nuts on finishing
my glider ticket in the Spring (I soloed recently)

AND...I think she is finally convinced to do a Pinch-Hitter Course.
She's starting to comment about altitude and heading changes...I told
her to "fly it yerself" but she wasn't confident enough. A few hours
with a CFI and I think she'll be ready to take ALL the lessons :)

....and she wants to buy me a nice $$ flight jacket next year ...gotta
love her!

Happy Holidays to all!

--Don
Don Byrer KJ5KB
Radar Tech & Smilin' Commercial Pilot Guy
Glider & CFI wannabe
kj5kb-at-hotmail.com

"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth; now if I can just land without bending the gear..."
"Watch out for those doves...<smack-smack-smack-smack...>"

On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 02:09:21 GMT, Jose >
wrote:

>> Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
>I got a Logitech extreme 3D Pro joystick for Flight Sim so I can
>practice my approaches with a twist rudder and a higher quality control
>system. Haven't tried it yet (we hosted Christmas) but I'm looking
>forward to it.
>

Lemme know how ya like it...That's what I have , but I haven't tried
it out yet...gotta be better than the cheapie Logitech (next model
down) I had before.

Now if I can just program the trigger for guns...

--Don
Don Byrer KJ5KB
Radar Tech & Smilin' Commercial Pilot Guy
Glider & CFI wannabe
kj5kb-at-hotmail.com

"I have slipped the surly bonds of earth; now if I can just land without bending the gear..."
"Watch out for those doves...<smack-smack-smack-smack...>"

In article >,
BT > wrote:
>One Six Right
>

Two copies in our house. One to me from my wife and one to her from me.
Had to laugh when I opened it. I guess someone else in the family will
be getting one of them as a belated Xmas gift.

I also got a set of adjustable foggles (started my IFR training last
week), a red/white LED flashlight, and a copy of "Wager with the Wind"
about Alaskan bush pilot Don Sheldon.

--
Scott Post

On 25 Dec 2006 13:44:30 -0800, Jay Honeck wrote:

>How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

nothing. for some years now. and this is a good thing.

#m
--
Enemy Combatant <http://itsnotallbad.com/>

Books I won't be able to read for a little while (MBA program I'm in is
killing me!)
Some CDs
A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.

Best part was flying down to PVD to pick up my Dad. That was his gift
from me. Flew back to KFIT. He was thrilled. Quick flight, 35 minutes.
He always comments on how much the radio work has increased since his
flying days in the early 60s.

Then a nice dinner of roast beast. Time with family is my best gift.

KC


Jay Honeck wrote:
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

In article . com>,
Jay Honeck > wrote:
>
>Flight Sim is just like real flying -- the spending never stops! :-)
>

lol.


--
Eduardo K. |
http://www.carfun.cl | I'm white and nerdy
http://e.nn.cl | Weird Al
|

> A neat multi-tool that is a transformer,
> http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/crunch/default.asp
> locking blades and such, but a visegrip set of jaws and it
> all folds up into itself.

That's cool.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

> AND...I think she is finally convinced to do a Pinch-Hitter Course.

In amongst all the other cool stuff, this will be the "gift that keeps
on giving"... Having two pilots on board is simply outstanding.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)

My son, home for his first Christmas at home in four years (thanks to the
Navy)


--
Matt
---------------------
Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO (MTJ)

Dan wrote:
> Jay,
>
> I got Flight Sim X for Christmas also. Have you found a way to get it
> to properly simulate a Garmin 430/530? I was using the Reality XP plug
> in for FS 9, but it doesn't seem to be out for FS X yet...


What is wrong with the G 430/530? I'm still wishing I could find an
add-in that supports the KLN-89B. I bought my FS2004 mainly to maintain
instrument proficiency, not thinking that it wouldn't support the unit I
fly. Oh well, my son likes to play with it at least so it wasn't a
total loss.

Matt

Matt Barrow wrote:

> "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>
>>Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
>>us...
>>
>>- Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
>>- Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
>>- Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
>>to lose
>>
>>Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
>>dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
>>so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>>
>>How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>>
>>:-)
>
>
> My son, home for his first Christmas at home in four years (thanks to the
> Navy)

You can't beat that! Congratulations.

Matt

Jay Honeck wrote:
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>

My colleague and I got our Christmas present early, on Friday. Stuck
in Denver with commercial air traffic at a halt, our company decided to
send the company jet for us. Picked us up at Centennial at 8:30am, and
arrived at home at 11:30. At home with the family for Christmas:
priceless!

http://tinyurl.com/y759ht

--
Cheers,

John Clonts wrote:
> Jay Honeck wrote:
>
>>Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
>>us...
>>
>>- Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
>>- Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
>>- Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
>>to lose
>>
>>Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
>>dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
>>so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>>
>>How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>>
>
>
> My colleague and I got our Christmas present early, on Friday. Stuck
> in Denver with commercial air traffic at a halt, our company decided to
> send the company jet for us. Picked us up at Centennial at 8:30am, and
> arrived at home at 11:30. At home with the family for Christmas:
> priceless!

You should mention the company's name as that is a company worth doing
business with.

Matt

Outstanding!

...I think I would stay with that company if able!

Dave


On 26 Dec 2006 07:45:07 -0800, "John Clonts" >
wrote:

>
>Jay Honeck wrote:
>> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
>> us...
>>
>> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
>> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
>> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
>> to lose
>>
>> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
>> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
>> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>>
>> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>>
>
>My colleague and I got our Christmas present early, on Friday. Stuck
>in Denver with commercial air traffic at a halt, our company decided to
>send the company jet for us. Picked us up at Centennial at 8:30am, and
>arrived at home at 11:30. At home with the family for Christmas:
>priceless!
>
>http://tinyurl.com/y759ht

"Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> I believe it was 500 dollars plus tax total. What impressed me was that I
> ordered it on Monday afternoon at about 3PM and it was delivered the next
> morning at 10AM. I hadn't specified next day shipping. They just sent it
> out that way. They seem to be a first rate outfit through and through.
> Really enjoyed dealing with them and the set is as you say, unbelievable
> sound for a unit that size. I've had full system stereos that were not
> nearly this well made and had this quality.
>
>

Hi Dudley,

Back in 1976, while I was assigned to Korea, I purchased a pair of the Bose
501-II speakers. They are still hooked up to my secondary music system,
putting out terrific sounds just like they did back then. Never a hiccup
with them. Bose does build stuff well!!!!!

I do not care for them as a part of a home theater surround system (tried,
got something else) but for just listening to music, they cannot be beat.

Glad to know Bose continues with their great equipment line.

Happy New Year,
Paul

All the best for the New Year,

Dudley Henriques


"Paul Riley" > wrote in message
. ..
> "Dudley Henriques" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> I believe it was 500 dollars plus tax total. What impressed me was that I
>> ordered it on Monday afternoon at about 3PM and it was delivered the next
>> morning at 10AM. I hadn't specified next day shipping. They just sent it
>> out that way. They seem to be a first rate outfit through and through.
>> Really enjoyed dealing with them and the set is as you say, unbelievable
>> sound for a unit that size. I've had full system stereos that were not
>> nearly this well made and had this quality.
>>
>>
>
> Hi Dudley,
>
> Back in 1976, while I was assigned to Korea, I purchased a pair of the
> Bose 501-II speakers. They are still hooked up to my secondary music
> system, putting out terrific sounds just like they did back then. Never a
> hiccup with them. Bose does build stuff well!!!!!
>
> I do not care for them as a part of a home theater surround system (tried,
> got something else) but for just listening to music, they cannot be beat.
>
> Glad to know Bose continues with their great equipment line.
>
> Happy New Year,
> Paul
>

On Dec 26, 8:18 am, Kevin Clarke > wrote:

> Then a nice dinner of roast beast. Time with family is my best gift.
>
> KC

Kevin,

Yes, time with family is the best Christmas gift. My daugher flew
home safely from Denver the night before Christmas. We drove from NY
to CT to spend the last Christmas get together with my two sisters'
families yesterday. The weather was a bit iffy for flying. One of
sister is moving the West Coast after the New Year. Changes are
inevitable parts of life. We lost our father two weeks ago. The
wonderful memories of spending time with him last Christmas, last
Thanksgiving and other visits throughout the years (made more
frequently the last few years with the use of of our Cardinal) will be
with me forever.
Cherish the time you have with your loved ones.

Hai Longworth

"Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
...
> Leatherman Crunch

That is what the doctor ordered! The complaint I always have is that blades
don't lock, in most convertable tools. I don't feel safe using a pocket
knife blade that does not lock. It does lock in the crunch tool!
--
Jim in NC

In my stocking I got a stick of Old Spice High Endurance deodorant.

Do you think my wife might be trying to tell me something?

I also got a Lord of the Rings 2007 calendar.

Nothing aviation-related. I am deprived.

--Walt


Jay Honeck wrote:
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

Oh, I forgot...

One of the presents I got my 17-year-old daughter is "West With The
Night", by Beryl Markham.

Great book. She's already halfway through it, but is snowboarding up at
Bridger Bowl today with friends.

--Walt


Walt wrote:
> In my stocking I got a stick of Old Spice High Endurance deodorant.
>
> Do you think my wife might be trying to tell me something?
>
> I also got a Lord of the Rings 2007 calendar.
>
> Nothing aviation-related. I am deprived.
>
> --Walt
>
>
> Jay Honeck wrote:
> > Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> > us...
> >
> > - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> > - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> > - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> > to lose
> >
> > Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> > dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> > so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
> >
> > How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
> >
> > :-)
> > --
> > Jay Honeck
> > Iowa City, IA
> > Pathfinder N56993
> > www.AlexisParkInn.com
> > "Your Aviation Destination"

I still have a couple pairs of 301's from the early 80's. They still
work fine but I believe the foam around the woofers has seen better
days. I have the Bose Aviation X headset and it is the best I have tried
(better befor the price).

I also wouldn't buy Bose for my home speakers. I have a preference of
Paradigm speakers for that. The Paridigm Reference series speakers
totally rock!!

Jon

Paul Riley wrote:

> Back in 1976, while I was assigned to Korea, I purchased a pair of the Bose
> 501-II speakers. They are still hooked up to my secondary music system,
> putting out terrific sounds just like they did back then. Never a hiccup
> with them. Bose does build stuff well!!!!!
>
> I do not care for them as a part of a home theater surround system (tried,
> got something else) but for just listening to music, they cannot be beat.
>

Jay Honeck wrote:
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

Santa brought me a Zuluworks Gazelle Flight bag. The two detachable end
bags and adjustable interior dividers make this a nifty and flexible
flight bag. Now I have the carrying capacity for lots more "stuff" that
Santa can bring me next Christmas.
One of these days the weather might cooperate and I can take the bag for
a ride and see how it works on the right seat.

Merry Christmas, one and all!

Handy too.
"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
|> A neat multi-tool that is a transformer,
| >
http://www.leatherman.com/products/tools/crunch/default.asp
| > locking blades and such, but a visegrip set of jaws and
it
| > all folds up into itself.
|
| That's cool.
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|

Kevin Clarke wrote:

> A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.

What kind did you get?

john smith wrote:
> Kevin Clarke wrote:
>
>> A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.
>
> What kind did you get?
>
Princeton Tec Quad. It even has a strobe on it. I can wear that when I
fly at night and have a frontal strobe! :^)

"Kevin Clarke" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> john smith wrote:
>> Kevin Clarke wrote:
>>
>>> A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.
>>
>> What kind did you get?
>>
> Princeton Tec Quad. It even has a strobe on it. I can wear that when I fly
> at night and have a frontal strobe! :^)

There goes the night vision! <g>

How many LED's does it have, Quad, meaning 4? How many watts?

I would think you would need a lot of brightness for night skiing, but I
don't know. There is not a lot of scross country skiing, here at the foot
of the "mountains" in NC. <g> I went one time with a friend while visiting
in Ohio, a very long time ago.
--
Jim in NC

garmin 396 and all the goodies associated with it.. life is good right
now.
Jay Honeck wrote:
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck > wrote:

> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

My father-in-law purchased an hour's time for me in one of these three
aircraft.

http://www.warplane.org/rides.cfm

At this point I am looking forward to flying the Stearman. Also included in
the gift is a one year membership to the Wings of Eagles airplane museum
there at the Elmira-Corning (NY State) Airport.


--
Peter

Jay Honeck wrote:
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

A Les Paul electric guitar.

Now I've just got to learn this song.

A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

Theres no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

- Learning to Fly by Pink Floyd


- John Ousterhout -

Does it mount on a helmet? A helmet seems like a good idea
for night skiing. How is Sonny Bono?



"Kevin Clarke" > wrote in message
ink.net...
| john smith wrote:
| > Kevin Clarke wrote:
| >
| >> A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.
| >
| > What kind did you get?
| >
| Princeton Tec Quad. It even has a strobe on it. I can wear
that when I
| fly at night and have a frontal strobe! :^)

John Ousterhout > wrote:

> A Les Paul electric guitar.
>
> Now I've just got to learn this song.
>
> A soul in tension that's learning to fly

http://www.guitaretab.com/p/pink-floyd/14695.html

--
Peter

Peter R. wrote:

>My father-in-law purchased an hour's time for me in one of these three
>aircraft.
>
>http://www.warplane.org/rides.cfm
>
>At this point I am looking forward to flying the Stearman.
>
Wise choice.

More wisdom.... wait until summer.

Kitchen Aid mixer with attachments
Ceiling mount for the InFocus DLP projector. Now I have a 6 ft
computer monitor!
A blizzard.

> You'll like it. Rudder pedals make a world of difference in crosswind
> landings!

Yes, and rudders help takeoffs too. But I use FS to practice instrument
procedures and scan, so while it may feel good to land after an
approach, if I did a good approach, I really don't care whether I crash
afterwards or not. :)

That said, I do like it. It takes some getting used to though - I had
to adjust the sensitivites and re-train my hands. Also I can't use this
stick in the same casual manner I would use the other one. My first few
approaches were pretty crappy on this stick, but once I got it all
straightened out they got lots better. The rudder helps me make small
course corrections on approach, although the ball jiggles around a lot.
I'm more coordinated with real rudders than with this twist thing (and
that's fine).

One nice feature is that Logitech's driver can send a whole bunch of
commands on one button press, and can also cycle through commands on
each press. This makes radio work much easier - without my hands
leaving the joystick I can tune any radio fairly quickly and easily. In
fact, it would be great if =real= aircraft radios had the capability of
a software interface.

I set the trigger button to cycle through the Mhz and Khz of each radio
of interest (there are two) and two thumb buttons take care of up and
down. Real airplanes have more radios of interest, but it wouldn't take
much (conceptually) to do something similar that would include them all.

At the very least, it would be nice to be able to program the GPS from
the yoke!

> And I'm here to tell you that racing the jet truck in an Extra 300
> (alongside Patty Wagstaff in HER Extra) is awesome!

No, Jay. It's just a simulation. It's not real. (Smacks Jay around
some). IT'S...NOT...REAL!

Now, get Patty Wagstaff in the Kiwi in person - THAT would be awesome!

Jose
--
He who laughs, lasts.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Santa looked at the economy and knew he'd have a big load to
deliver, the blizzard was necessary for the sleigh.



"Blanche" > wrote in message
...
| Kitchen Aid mixer with attachments
| Ceiling mount for the InFocus DLP projector. Now I have a
6 ft
| computer monitor!
| A blizzard.

It could mount on a helmet but I don't wear one. I appeciate the concern
Jim but this is cross country skiing. No faster than jogging. I don't
wear a helmet when I walk around either, unless I am chewing gum.

KC

Jim Macklin wrote:
> Does it mount on a helmet? A helmet seems like a good idea
> for night skiing. How is Sonny Bono?
>
>
>
> "Kevin Clarke" > wrote in message
> ink.net...
> | john smith wrote:
> | > Kevin Clarke wrote:
> | >
> | >> A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.
> | >
> | > What kind did you get?
> | >
> | Princeton Tec Quad. It even has a strobe on it. I can wear
> that when I
> | fly at night and have a frontal strobe! :^)
>
>

Morgans wrote:
> "Kevin Clarke" > wrote in message
>>>
>>>> A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.
>>> What kind did you get?
>>>
>> Princeton Tec Quad. It even has a strobe on it. I can wear that when I fly
>> at night and have a frontal strobe! :^)
>
> There goes the night vision! <g>
>
> How many LED's does it have, Quad, meaning 4? How many watts?

Yup 4. Not sure on the wattage but it is 21 lumens. That is very very
bright for a headlamp.

We live in Central Mass. Lots of great cross country skiing around here,
assuming there is snow, which we don't have yet. So the gadgets will
have to wait, unless I do some night hiking which my dog would enjoy
instead of the skiing.

KC


>
> I would think you would need a lot of brightness for night skiing, but I
> don't know. There is not a lot of scross country skiing, here at the foot
> of the "mountains" in NC. <g> I went one time with a friend while visiting
> in Ohio, a very long time ago.

Matt Whiting wrote:
> John Clonts wrote:
> > Jay Honeck wrote:
> >
> >>Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> >>us...
> >>
> >>- Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> >>- Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> >>- Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> >>to lose
> >>
> >>Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> >>dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> >>so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
> >>
> >>How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
> >>
> >
> >
> > My colleague and I got our Christmas present early, on Friday. Stuck
> > in Denver with commercial air traffic at a halt, our company decided to
> > send the company jet for us. Picked us up at Centennial at 8:30am, and
> > arrived at home at 11:30. At home with the family for Christmas:
> > priceless!
>
> You should mention the company's name as that is a company worth doing
> business with.
>
> Matt

McLane Company, mclaneco.com. Nationwide distributor to mainly
convenience stores and fast-food retailers-- you will see our
18-wheelers with the distinctive red and black triangles. It is indeed
a great company to work for...
--
Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas

> ...it is 21 lumens. That is very very bright for a headlamp.
>
> We live in Central Mass. Lots of great cross country skiing around here...

Is that bright enough at skiing speeds to avoid whatever darts in front
of your headlamp?

Jose
--
He who laughs, lasts.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

"Jose" > wrote in message
t...
>> ...it is 21 lumens. That is very very bright for a headlamp.
>>
>> We live in Central Mass. Lots of great cross country skiing around
>> here...
>
> Is that bright enough at skiing speeds to avoid whatever darts in front of
> your headlamp?

Cross country skiing, where it is flat, is not much faster than a fast walk.
We are not talking about downhill ski speeds, here!
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Jim Macklin" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Leatherman Crunch
>
> That is what the doctor ordered! The complaint I always have is that
blades
> don't lock, in most convertable tools. I don't feel safe using a pocket
> knife blade that does not lock. It does lock in the crunch tool!
> --
> Jim in NC
>
>
>
That has been my complaint as well. This may be the solution.

Peter

Do you "log the time?"



"Kevin Clarke" > wrote in message
nk.net...
| It could mount on a helmet but I don't wear one. I
appeciate the concern
| Jim but this is cross country skiing. No faster than
jogging. I don't
| wear a helmet when I walk around either, unless I am
chewing gum.
|
| KC
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > Does it mount on a helmet? A helmet seems like a good
idea
| > for night skiing. How is Sonny Bono?
| >
| >
| >
| > "Kevin Clarke" > wrote in message
| >
ink.net...
| > | john smith wrote:
| > | > Kevin Clarke wrote:
| > | >
| > | >> A nice LED headlamp for night x-country skiing.
| > | >
| > | > What kind did you get?
| > | >
| > | Princeton Tec Quad. It even has a strobe on it. I can
wear
| > that when I
| > | fly at night and have a frontal strobe! :^)
| >
| >

Does FS X come with the 430/530? (I haven't opened the box yet, but I
know it was an add-on for FS 9)

--Dan


Matt Whiting wrote:
> Dan wrote:
> > Jay,
> >
> > I got Flight Sim X for Christmas also. Have you found a way to get it
> > to properly simulate a Garmin 430/530? I was using the Reality XP plug
> > in for FS 9, but it doesn't seem to be out for FS X yet...
>
>
> What is wrong with the G 430/530? I'm still wishing I could find an
> add-in that supports the KLN-89B. I bought my FS2004 mainly to maintain
> instrument proficiency, not thinking that it wouldn't support the unit I
> fly. Oh well, my son likes to play with it at least so it wasn't a
> total loss.
>
> Matt

John Clonts wrote:
> Matt Whiting wrote:
>
>>John Clonts wrote:
>>
>>>Jay Honeck wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
>>>>us...
>>>>
>>>>- Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
>>>>- Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
>>>>- Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
>>>>to lose
>>>>
>>>>Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
>>>>dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
>>>>so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>>>>
>>>>How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>My colleague and I got our Christmas present early, on Friday. Stuck
>>>in Denver with commercial air traffic at a halt, our company decided to
>>>send the company jet for us. Picked us up at Centennial at 8:30am, and
>>>arrived at home at 11:30. At home with the family for Christmas:
>>>priceless!
>>
>>You should mention the company's name as that is a company worth doing
>>business with.
>>
>>Matt
>
>
> McLane Company, mclaneco.com. Nationwide distributor to mainly
> convenience stores and fast-food retailers-- you will see our
> 18-wheelers with the distinctive red and black triangles. It is indeed
> a great company to work for...

It is good to hear that not every company is an Enron in waiting.

Matt

> Cherish the time you have with your loved ones.

I'm sorry for your loss, Hai. The holidays are a bad time for such
things. (Not that there is a good time...)

I echo your thoughts about GA as a wonderful "time machine" for seeing
more of family and friends. Were it not for our old Warrior, I would
never have been able to spend as much time with my Mom when she was
dying.

And we just returned from an over-night flight to Wisconsin to attend
Mary's family Xmas celebration. Atlas saved us from an 11-hour
round-trip drive, in exchange for a 3-hour round-trip flight.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?


1. Socks ...in my stocking

2. Sears Craftsman bottle opener
<http://images.nearbynow.com/products/sears/6f/00036d6f_lg.jpg>

3. The Enya Collection CD - Sounds of the Season

4. Frank Sinatra CD - The Christmas Collection

5. Some small misc. items ---- Chap Stick, etc.

My sister, in Colorado, sent us their (hubby and daughter's) new CD.

Choose: Play All Songs (2 minutes/song)
http://cdbaby.com/cd/martianacres2/from/bonda6974
Martian Acres - From Waltz to War

(NAC) Necessary Aviation Content
We received a (very cool) faded 'farm green' bird house, made from an old,
old, old paint can. An attached life-size 'metal sculpted' oak leaf adds to
the artsy (rustic) charm of the ......chick hangar.


Mont ..."Home Alone" (1990)
(Black has been in balmy Minot, ND for the week)

Aviation related:

- Bose headphones
- "Earth From Above" by Yenn Arthus-Bertrand

Marc


"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Ho! Ho! Ho! I'll start -- Santa was good to us this year! He brought
> us...
>
> - Rod Machado's DVD "Aviation Humor", Part I
> - Microsoft Flight Simulator X Pro for the Kiwi
> - Some more screwdrivers, pliers, and cordless driver bits for my son
> to lose
>
> Nothing specific for Atlas this year, but we just did the 496 panel
> dock/XM radio thing, and had to buy a new "Mighty Grape" fuel truck --
> so that's enough of an aviation upgrade for our Christmas season...
>
> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

> 2. Sears Craftsman bottle opener
> <http://images.nearbynow.com/products/sears/6f/00036d6f_lg.jpg>

Now THAT is cool. You're not going to break THAT bottle opener any
time soon!

(Does it come with a lifetime replacement guarantee?)

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

In article om>,
Jay Honeck > wrote:
>
>How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>

A little late, but Santa gave me a 1979 Citroen GS to restore :)

http://www.nn.cl/Autos/Gs/


--
Eduardo K. | Darwin pone las reglas.
http://www.carfun.cl | Murphy, la oportunidad.
http://e.nn.cl |
| Yo.

>>I got a Logitech extreme 3D Pro joystick for Flight Sim so I can...
> Lemme know how ya like it...

I like it. However, it is clearly a right-handed joystick, and I fly
with my left hand, so many of the buttons are on the wrong side, and the
fist support is ineffective. It would be nice if they made it more
ambidextrous (and it wouldn't be all that hard either) but they didn't.

One nice feature (of the driver) is that you can program any button for
an entire sequence of commands, or to cycle through commands (a
different command on every press). I set the trigger up for the radios
using that feature.

It has a stronger spring than the other joystick and I'm still getting
used to that, but it operates smoothly. Once I got used to the twist
yoke that was nice too (though my ball still bobbles).

This joystick has a more solid base, so I can't just use it in my lap
like the other stick I had. However, I managed to figure out an easy
temporary way to set it up near my computer (one clamp, and move the
keyboard) and that works well.

Jose
--
He who laughs, lasts.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Jay Honeck wrote:
>> Cherish the time you have with your loved ones.

Yes, make every day count.

>
> I'm sorry for your loss, Hai. The holidays are a bad time for such
> things. (Not that there is a good time...)

I'll second this one. My condolences Hai...and our prayers to you and
your family. Times like this are difficult and it seems that only time
helps...but even then only so much as we are faced with the loss of
someone that can't be replaced.

> I echo your thoughts about GA as a wonderful "time machine" for seeing
> more of family and friends. Were it not for our old Warrior, I would
> never have been able to spend as much time with my Mom when she was
> dying.

An excellent point Jay. I was able to take my Dad flying on the 24th
and it was great. The airport restaurant had closed early but that
didn't matter. We just took off and around 1000 AGL, I gave him the
airplane as we buzzed around the local lake. It was amazing to watch
him return to his element and do a great job of maintaining altitude and
keeping the ball centered as we tooled around. I even had him fly
vectors for a practice ILS approach.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"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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Jay Honeck wrote:
>> 2. Sears Craftsman bottle opener
>> <http://images.nearbynow.com/products/sears/6f/00036d6f_lg.jpg>
>
> Now THAT is cool. You're not going to break THAT bottle opener any
> time soon!
>
> (Does it come with a lifetime replacement guarantee?)
>

I think it needs to be permanently attached to whatever version of PMC
makes it to OSH '07.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"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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"Jose" > wrote

> This joystick has a more solid base, so I can't just use it in my lap like
> the other stick I had. However, I managed to figure out an easy temporary
> way to set it up near my computer (one clamp, and move the keyboard) and
> that works well.

Try mounting it on a piece of wood, say 10" x 18", with a pedestal about 8"
high, just big enough to mount the base on, and put a couple clamps of some
design to hold the base firmly on the pedestal.

That should let you sit on it with your legs, and have it high enough to be
about the same height as a normal stick. Put a little padding on the
plywood, if you need more comfort.
--
Jim in NC

> Try mounting it on a piece of wood, say 10" x 18", with a pedestal about 8"
> high, just big enough to mount the base on, and put a couple clamps of some
> design to hold the base firmly on the pedestal.
>
> That should let you sit on it with your legs, and have it high enough to be
> about the same height as a normal stick. Put a little padding on the
> plywood, if you need more comfort.

Good idea, but I already have a satisfactory solution. I have a piece
of plywood that my keyboard sits on, on top of another piece of plywood
for the (large) monitor. When I want to use the joystick, I just remove
the keyboard, and clamp the plywood pieces together (further out, which
is why I need the clamp) and put the joystick on the plywood. It stays
fine.

Jose
--
He who laughs, lasts.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?

CAVU all the way from Mobile to Houston, and CAVU all the way back.

Dan Luke wrote:
>> How 'bout you? Whad'ja find in *your* Christmas stocking?
>
> CAVU all the way from Mobile to Houston, and CAVU all the way back.
>
>
Now, that's a present I'll take any day!


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"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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