Pre-Osh Pool Party July 23rd in Iowa City!

[Jay Honeck]

For those who are heading to Oshkosh on July 23rd, don't forget to plan your
fuel stop in Iowa City for our annual Pre Oshkosh Fly-In Pool Party!

Stop in at the inn for free food, beer, pop, and music, all served at
poolside for pilots, family and friends en route to Oshkosh. It's our way
of saying "thanks" for another great year!

Since we are already sold out I am investigating other lodging opportunities
in the area. We will certainly be able to find SOMEWHERE nearby for you to
spend the night, if desired.

I'm also investigating camping opportunities. We've got a 100 yard piece of
grass alongside one of our buildings, between us and the airport (it's part
of the "clear area" at the approach end of Rwy 25), that could fit half a
dozen or so tents, and we've got six showers in our rooming house that any
campers could use. Between that and the breakfast restaurant 400 yards
north, I think we've got you campers covered!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call us at 888-9ALEXIS
(888-925-3947) or drop me an email at
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[RST Engineering]

1. What room did you stuff us in this year, Jay?

2. Do you still have the outside antenna in the belfry?

3. Until further notice, let's MONITOR 123.3 MHz. and use it, if we have
to, sparingly.


Jim


>
> Since we are already sold out I am investigating other lodging
> opportunities in the area. We will certainly be able to find SOMEWHERE
> nearby for you to spend the night, if desired.

[Jay Honeck]

RST Engineering wrote:
> 1. What room did you stuff us in this year, Jay?

Well, your lovely wife is in the "Blackbird Suite" -- our 450 sq ft
jacuzzi suite tribute to the SR-71 Blackbird.

I'm not sure where *you* will be sleeping.... ;-)

> 2. Do you still have the outside antenna in the belfry?

You betcha. We play two different Unicoms and two different approach
frequencies continuously.

Remember, though, it's currently receive only. I haven't tried hooking
up my handheld to it.

> 3. Until further notice, let's MONITOR 123.3 MHz. and use it, if we have
> to, sparingly.

Are you talking about at OSH?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[RST Engineering]

>
> Remember, though, it's currently receive only. I haven't tried hooking
> up my handheld to it.

Passive antennas (like that dipole) are reciprocal devices. That is, an
antenna doesn't really know whether it is transmitting or receiving. True,
the receiver is a bit more lenient of a mistuned antenna, but the general
rule of thumb is that if it hears good, it talks good too.


>
>> 3. Until further notice, let's MONITOR 123.3 MHz. and use it, if we have
>> to, sparingly.
>
> Are you talking about at OSH?

Both IOW and OSH. At least until we can be sure that we aren't jamming
somebody else in the vicinity of the airport.

Jim

[Montblack]

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
> Well, your lovely wife is in the "Blackbird Suite" -- our 450 sq ft
> jacuzzi suite tribute to the SR-71 Blackbird.
>
> I'm not sure where *you* will be sleeping.... ;-)


We enjoyed our stay in the Stearman Suite (earlier this spring) for a
number of reasons:

1. Suite was very nice.
2. Suite was very big.
3. Car was right outside our door.
4. We didn't have to wear space suits to bed.


Montblack

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
"Montblack" > wrote:

> 4. We didn't have to wear space suits to bed.

????

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

[RST Engineering]

The SR-71 required the pilot to wear what was, in essence, a space suit.
THe implication was that anybody that stays in the Blackbird Suite has to
wear a space suit while staying in that suite. That would make certain
maneuvers ... interesting to work out.

Jim



"Bob Noel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Montblack" > wrote:
>
>> 4. We didn't have to wear space suits to bed.
>
> ????
>
> --
> Bob Noel
> no one likes an educated mule
>

[Darrel Toepfer]

Bob Noel wrote:
> Montblack wrote:
>
>>4. We didn't have to wear space suits to bed.
>
> ????

SR-71 pilots don't fly in their skivvies...

[Jay Honeck]

> The SR-71 required the pilot to wear what was, in essence, a space suit.
> THe implication was that anybody that stays in the Blackbird Suite has to
> wear a space suit while staying in that suite. That would make certain
> maneuvers ... interesting to work out.

Just wait till our Apollo Suite is done.

Heh, heh, heh...ahem.

;-)

(All we've got to do is get these pesky guests to quit reserving the
danged thing every week, and we'd have it *done* by now!)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[john smith]

>>The SR-71 required the pilot to wear what was, in essence, a space suit.
>>THe implication was that anybody that stays in the Blackbird Suite has to
>>wear a space suit while staying in that suite. That would make certain
>>maneuvers ... interesting to work out.

Jay Honeck wrote:
> Just wait till our Apollo Suite is done.
> Heh, heh, heh...ahem.

Is the anti-gravity decking installed yet?

[Darrel Toepfer]

RST Engineering wrote:

> The SR-71 required the pilot to wear what was, in essence, a space suit.
> THe implication was that anybody that stays in the Blackbird Suite has to
> wear a space suit while staying in that suite. That would make certain
> maneuvers ... interesting to work out.

With IOW under 700' MSL, it won't get you in the mile high club anways...

[RST Engineering]

I taught a very small part of stew school for the airlines. I remember
during coffee break somebody explaining the mile high club to this newhire
trainee ... and she asked how high the XYZ motel was in Idyllwild.

Jim


"Darrel Toepfer" > wrote in message
...
>>
> With IOW under 700' MSL, it won't get you in the mile high club anways...

[Larry Dighera]

On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:10:16 -0700, "RST Engineering"
> wrote in
>::

>she asked how high the XYZ motel was in Idyllwild

It looks like she was a ground crew member of the Mile High Club:
http://www.idyllwildchamber.com/
Elevation:
Idyllwild is about 5,300 feet above sea level. Nearby communities
range from 5,300 feet to 6,500 feet.

You should have sent her here:
http://www.milehighclub.com/

And pinned these on here lapel:
http://www.bushwings.com/frontpag.html

:-)

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
"RST Engineering" > wrote:

> The SR-71 required the pilot to wear what was, in essence, a space suit.

ok, I feel appropriately slow...

--
Bob Noel
no one likes an educated mule

[RST Engineering]

Um, this was back in the '60s, when such things weren't widely advertised.
Besides, I was a 20 year old college junior with a brand new fiancee and
didn't want to rock the boat...

Besides, she wasn't all that hot...

Jim




"Larry Dighera" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:10:16 -0700, "RST Engineering"
> > wrote in
> >::
>
>>she asked how high the XYZ motel was in Idyllwild
>
> It looks like she was a ground crew member of the Mile High Club:
> http://www.idyllwildchamber.com/
> Elevation:
> Idyllwild is about 5,300 feet above sea level. Nearby communities
> range from 5,300 feet to 6,500 feet.
>
> You should have sent her here:
> http://www.milehighclub.com/
>
> And pinned these on here lapel:
> http://www.bushwings.com/frontpag.html
>
> :-)

[Morgans]

> Just wait till our Apollo Suite is done.

What number? 13?

"Houston, we have a problem. Send room service with some Viagra."
--
Jim in NC

[Chris G.]

Darrel Toepfer wrote:
> With IOW under 700' MSL, it won't get you in the mile high club
anways...

The "Mile-High" Club is probably one of those more difficult clubs for
GA pilots to get into given the space available in most GA a/c... In
the 150 that I fly, I barely feel like I fit! <g>

Chris
(No, I'm not THAT fat.... ;)

[Jay Honeck]

> The "Mile-High" Club is probably one of those more difficult clubs for
> GA pilots to get into given the space available in most GA a/c... In
> the 150 that I fly, I barely feel like I fit! <g>

I've checked this out rather extensively, and (it appears to me,
anyway) that nothing less than a Cherokee Six will do.

At least when you're in your 40s, and "flexibility" ain't your middle
name anymore...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[[email protected]]

Chris G. <nospam@noemail> wrote:
> Darrel Toepfer wrote:
> > With IOW under 700' MSL, it won't get you in the mile high club
> anways...

> The "Mile-High" Club is probably one of those more difficult clubs for
> GA pilots to get into given the space available in most GA a/c... In
> the 150 that I fly, I barely feel like I fit! <g>

My Cessna-206... with the 4 rear seats removed is "just the thing"...
just enough room for a quilt, pillows... and a curtain behind the
pilot so no one is distracted. :-)


Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

--
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CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://users.frii.com/jer/
C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor
CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 228 Young Eagles!

[Jay Honeck]

> My Cessna-206... with the 4 rear seats removed is "just the thing"...
> just enough room for a quilt, pillows... and a curtain behind the
> pilot so no one is distracted. :-)

Dang, Jer -- bring it to the inn, and we'll advertise it as a "weekend
special" or sumpin'...

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