Oshkosh 2006 Pix, at last!

[Jay Honeck]

FINALLY got some time to put a quick and dirty Oshkosh 2006 webpage
together.

See it here: http://alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2006.htm

If you want to jump straight to the Wednesday Night North 40 Party, see
it here:
http://alexisparkinn.com/wed_-_north_40_party.htm

I haven't had time to add some videos to this page, yet, and I've got
some pix that others have sent me that I'd like to add -- but otherwise
it's largely complete -- enjoy!

Mary and I had a fantastic time, as always -- and we're already
counting the days down to OSH '07!

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

[Mike Adams[_1_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote:

> FINALLY got some time to put a quick and dirty Oshkosh 2006 webpage
> together.
>
> See it here: http://alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2006.htm
>

> Mary and I had a fantastic time, as always -- and we're already
> counting the days down to OSH '07!

Great pictures, Jay. Thanks for all your planning and hospitality. It was a
great week.

Mike

[BTIZ]

Jay... enjoyed the pictures.. your kids are two of the luckiest kids in the
world..

Glad to see my old buddies showed up with my plane... the B-1 of course..
glad you liked it.
I could not see the serial number but I did see the squadron patch beside
the nose art.

Bill

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> FINALLY got some time to put a quick and dirty Oshkosh 2006 webpage
> together.
>
> See it here: http://alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2006.htm
>
> If you want to jump straight to the Wednesday Night North 40 Party, see
> it here:
> http://alexisparkinn.com/wed_-_north_40_party.htm
>
> I haven't had time to add some videos to this page, yet, and I've got
> some pix that others have sent me that I'd like to add -- but otherwise
> it's largely complete -- enjoy!
>
> Mary and I had a fantastic time, as always -- and we're already
> counting the days down to OSH '07!
>
> Blue skies...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

[Montblack[_1_]]

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
> See it here: http://alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2006.htm


<http://alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/OSH-06/2006_07_28/sFRI%20-%20Joe%20at%20seaplane%20base%207-28-06.jpg>

There are two 'cartoon bubble' images in the head of this 21 Century
Huckleberry Finn:

First - Sawing some logs ....zzzzzz

Second - I'm sorry to do this to you Joe, but let's just say...

"Be careful what you wish for." <g>


Montblack

[john smith]

Substitute "john smith" in captions where appropriate. :-))

[Jay Honeck]

> "Be careful what you wish for." <g>

You're bad. :-)

I was just looking at the pictures again, and was trying to figure out
why some parties at OSH look so impressive, and some (like ours) just
look like a whole bunch of people standing around drinking.

This is it: Tents. They've got 'em, we don't.

I don't mean sleeping tents -- I mean display tents, or gazebo tents,
or whatever you call them. If you look at the Bonanaza guys, and the
Women Fly gals, they've got party tents at their parties. We need 'em
next year.

We've got a medium-sized one that we use for expos and airshows. It
would work fine, just to give the party a "center" -- but, of course, I
can't fit it in the plane.

(Using Lucy Ricado's best "Ricky!" voice) MONTBLACK!?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jay Honeck]

> Great pictures, Jay. Thanks for all your planning and hospitality. It was a
> great week.

You're welcome, Mike -- it was great that you could make it! I hope it
becomes an annual tradition for ya...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jay Honeck]

> Jay... enjoyed the pictures.. your kids are two of the luckiest kids in the
> world..

I'd appreciate it if you could have a talk with them... ;-)

> Glad to see my old buddies showed up with my plane... the B-1 of course..
> glad you liked it.

The B-1 is awesome! I've never quite figured out why the B-52 still
seems to grab most of the glory whenever there's a fight, cuz the B-1
is just soo much more cool.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

I actually looked for one on our pre-party shopping trip to Sam's. They
didn't have one or I would have bought it. Next year. Plus extra guy
wire/rope/cable & stakes so Atlas doesn't end up wearing it. It would have
really sucked to have it all put up just a few hours before the party this
year.
Jim

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
ps.com...
> > "Be careful what you wish for." <g>
>
> You're bad. :-)
>
> I was just looking at the pictures again, and was trying to figure out
> why some parties at OSH look so impressive, and some (like ours) just
> look like a whole bunch of people standing around drinking.
>
> This is it: Tents. They've got 'em, we don't.
>
> I don't mean sleeping tents -- I mean display tents, or gazebo tents,
> or whatever you call them. If you look at the Bonanaza guys, and the
> Women Fly gals, they've got party tents at their parties. We need 'em
> next year.
>
> We've got a medium-sized one that we use for expos and airshows. It
> would work fine, just to give the party a "center" -- but, of course, I
> can't fit it in the plane.
>
> (Using Lucy Ricado's best "Ricky!" voice) MONTBLACK!?
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

[Ron Wanttaja]

On 14 Aug 2006 04:55:17 -0700, "Jay Honeck" > wrote:

> The B-1 is awesome! I've never quite figured out why the B-52 still
> seems to grab most of the glory whenever there's a fight, cuz the B-1
> is just soo much more cool.

It's just old age and treachery overcoming youth and skill. :-)

The B-52 is the only front-line combat aircraft in the world where you can ask
your grandfather for advice on how to fly it.

The B-52s were built right after WWII, the aluminum they're built of came from
thousands of scrapped B-17s, B-24s, and P-51. It literally has combat in its
blood. The B-1's aluminum came from recycled Tab, Fresca, and Lite Beer cans.
The B-1 needs kevlar for structural strength; the only kevlar needed in a B-52
is in the pilot's jockstrap.

The B-52's unofficial nickname (BUFF) incorporates one very dirty word. Its
official nickname, "Stratofortress," conjures images of stout stone walls and
George C. Scott in the War Room, crouching down with his arms extended like
wings, saying, "If the pilot's good, I mean if he's reeeally sharp, he can
barrel that thing in so low, oh it's a sight to see. You wouldn't expect it with
a big ol' plane like a '52, but varrrooom! The jet exhaust... frying chickens in
the barnyard!"

The B-1's unofficial name? "Bone". Probably took a Second Lieutenant all of
five minutes to think of that one. And its official nickname is "Lancer."
Sheesh. Sergeant Garcia led a troop of Lancers, and they never caught Zorro.
The name conjures images of some guy in a frilly chartreuse shirt and purple
capri pants yelling "Yooo-hooo, Lancer, let's go for a cappucino at Starbucks on
the way to the Barbara Streisand film festival!"

Yep, give me a B-52, anytime.... :-)

Ron Wanttaja

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, said:
>The B-1's unofficial name? "Bone". Probably took a Second Lieutenant all of
>five minutes to think of that one. And its official nickname is "Lancer."

Its other unofficial name is "Gold Plated Hangar Queen".


--
Paul Tomblin > http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
I use shell scripts at ork. Some cow-orkers refuse to touch them, their
excuse is usually "I don't understand perl". Their fear of perl is such
that all things unknown are also perl. -- Andrew Dalgleish

[john smith]

In article >,
Ron Wanttaja > wrote:

> The name conjures images of some guy in a frilly chartreuse shirt and purple
> capri pants yelling "Yooo-hooo, Lancer, let's go for a cappucino at Starbucks
> on
> the way to the Barbara Streisand film festival!"

That sounds like that movie where the guy with the baseball bat yells,
"Warriors, come out an playyyy!"

[Michelle P]

Jay Honeck wrote:
> FINALLY got some time to put a quick and dirty Oshkosh 2006 webpage
> together.
>
> See it here: http://alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_2006.htm
>
> If you want to jump straight to the Wednesday Night North 40 Party, see
> it here:
> http://alexisparkinn.com/wed_-_north_40_party.htm
>
> I haven't had time to add some videos to this page, yet, and I've got
> some pix that others have sent me that I'd like to add -- but otherwise
> it's largely complete -- enjoy!
>
> Mary and I had a fantastic time, as always -- and we're already
> counting the days down to OSH '07!
>
> Blue skies...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
I missed the Beach Boys!, Damn. A long as I stay in the airborne fire
fighting business there is not going to be any OSH for me....

Michelle P

[real_name]

In article m>,
"Jay Honeck" > wrote:

> We've got a medium-sized one that we use for expos and airshows. It
> would work fine, just to give the party a "center" -- but, of course, I
> can't fit it in the plane.

Can't fit it? time to upgrade Atlas.... :-)

--
<deliberately left blank>

[ET]

real_name > wrote in news:emailaddress-
:

> In article m>,
> "Jay Honeck" > wrote:
>
>> We've got a medium-sized one that we use for expos and airshows. It
>> would work fine, just to give the party a "center" -- but, of course, I
>> can't fit it in the plane.
>
> Can't fit it? time to upgrade Atlas.... :-)
>

That's what UPS is for, they ferried all of our camping gear to OSH and
back.

--
-- ET >:-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

[Jose[_1_]]

> That's what UPS is for, they ferried all of our camping gear to OSH and
> back.

Somehow, that seems like cheating.

Jose
--
The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

[ET]

Jose > wrote in news:1_2Eg.12417$gY6.781
@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com:

>> That's what UPS is for, they ferried all of our camping gear to OSH and
>> back.
>
> Somehow, that seems like cheating.
>
> Jose

Yeah, The funniest part about it was the looks and comments we got when
people walked by our plane and saw the nice big tent, cots with blowup
matresses, etc.. "How'd you get all that stuff in that little plane???"

--
-- ET >:-)

"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

[Montblack[_1_]]

("Michelle P" wrote)
> I missed the Beach Boys!, Damn. A long as I stay in the airborne fire
> fighting business there is not going to be any OSH for me....


The Dakotas are a little dry this summer. Then there's the (BWCA) Boundary
Waters Canoe Area fires in northern Minnesota. Jim Burns could back-burn
some prairie restoration acres near Stevens Point, Wisconsin. And to bring
you the rest of the way in to OSH - the 1,000-ft 'Wall of Fire'.

There. A hop skip and a jump, and you're at Oshkosh.

A water drop on the final Saturday would have been welcome.


Montblack

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

Oh great... it's the TSA on the phone..... something about some terrorist
plot to light half the country on fire! and they want to know what a
Montblack is... shhh... I'm trying to convince them that it's a pen...
now's your chance to run PM!
Jim

"Montblack" > wrote in message
...
> ("Michelle P" wrote)
> > I missed the Beach Boys!, Damn. A long as I stay in the airborne fire
> > fighting business there is not going to be any OSH for me....
>
>
> The Dakotas are a little dry this summer. Then there's the (BWCA) Boundary
> Waters Canoe Area fires in northern Minnesota. Jim Burns could back-burn
> some prairie restoration acres near Stevens Point, Wisconsin. And to bring
> you the rest of the way in to OSH - the 1,000-ft 'Wall of Fire'.
>
> There. A hop skip and a jump, and you're at Oshkosh.
>
> A water drop on the final Saturday would have been welcome.
>
>
> Montblack
>

[Montblack[_1_]]

("Jim Burns" wrote)
> Oh great... it's the TSA on the phone..... something about some terrorist
> plot to light half the country on fire! and they want to know what a
> Montblack is... shhh... I'm trying to convince them that it's a pen...

So, for fun, you tell 'em, 'Sort of like Black September, but more
July-ish.'

> now's your chance to run PM!

I'll wait here for the Tram, thank you very much.


Montblack
Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired.
My heart is sad and sick.
From where the sun now stands
I will [run] no more forever. - -

[john smith]

In article >,
"Montblack" > wrote:

> So, for fun, you tell 'em, 'Sort of like Black September, but more
> July-ish.'

Don't you mean Brown July-ish?

[Jose[_1_]]

> Oh great... it's the TSA on the phone..... something about some terrorist
> plot to light half the country on fire! and they want to know what a
> Montblack is... shhh... I'm trying to convince them that it's a pen...
> now's your chance to run PM!

Is it blue?

Jose
--
The monkey turns the crank and thinks he's making the music.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

[Mike Adams[_1_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote:

> but, of course, I can't fit it in the plane.
>

Jay, you just need an airplane with some CAPACITY !!

We brought one this year, and it was nice to have, but we were worried
about it in the storms. We ended up getting extra rope and stakes to make
sure it stayed put. If it had broken loose and banged into the airplane it
would have definitely been not worth having!

Mike

[Jay Honeck]

> Yeah, The funniest part about it was the looks and comments we got when
> people walked by our plane and saw the nice big tent, cots with blowup
> matresses, etc.. "How'd you get all that stuff in that little plane???"

We had a group walk past our site the morning after the party, just
gaping at all the grills, tables, and coolers. They just kept looking
at Atlas, and then at the stuff, and then back at Atlas, then back at
the stuff...

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

[Montblack[_1_]]

("Jose" wrote)
> Is it blue?


<http://news.thomasnet.com/images/large/031/31500.jpg>
....sure. Why not?

http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29
The Homeland Security Advisory System

The threat level color coding ...is wrong! <g>

http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html
The Color Wheel - SECONDARY COLORS

"Green" should come before "Blue" ...unless they've changed things since
I've been in 3rd grade.


Mont-black

[BTIZ]

>
> The B-1 is awesome! I've never quite figured out why the B-52 still
> seems to grab most of the glory whenever there's a fight, cuz the B-1
> is just soo much more cool.
> --
>
The B-1 is in and out before you know it.. the B-52 was low and slow, and
now has been relegated to high altitude long range drops.

BT

[BTIZ]

>> Jay... enjoyed the pictures.. your kids are two of the luckiest kids in
>> the
>> world..
>
> I'd appreciate it if you could have a talk with them... ;-)
>

I'd be glad too..

BT

[Jim Burns]

From Ron White.... only 2 levels of security are needed
1: go buy a helmet
2: put on your damn helmet!

Jim

"Montblack" > wrote in message
...
> ("Jose" wrote)
>> Is it blue?
>
>
> <http://news.thomasnet.com/images/large/031/31500.jpg>
> ...sure. Why not?
>
> http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29
> The Homeland Security Advisory System
>
> The threat level color coding ...is wrong! <g>
>
> http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html
> The Color Wheel - SECONDARY COLORS
>
> "Green" should come before "Blue" ...unless they've changed things since
> I've been in 3rd grade.
>
>
> Mont-black

[Newps]

Montblack wrote:

>
>
>
> The Dakotas are a little dry this summer.

I was just in Sioux Falls last Tuesday and Wednesday, I brought a friend
over to Dakota Cub to fly the new cub with leading edge slots that they
are getting a type certificate for. Driving along the freeway and other
roads there are electronic signs that say not to throw cig butts out the
window because of how dry it is. Those people are nuts if they think
that is dry. They had an inch of rain right before we got there.
Everything is green. They don't have a clue what dry is.

[DaveB]

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:48:57 -0600, Newps > wrote:

>
>
>Montblack wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> The Dakotas are a little dry this summer.
>
>I was just in Sioux Falls last Tuesday and Wednesday, I brought a friend
>over to Dakota Cub to fly the new cub with leading edge slots that they
>are getting a type certificate for. Driving along the freeway and other
>roads there are electronic signs that say not to throw cig butts out the
>window because of how dry it is. Those people are nuts if they think
>that is dry. They had an inch of rain right before we got there.
>Everything is green. They don't have a clue what dry is.


you throw your smoke out?

Regards
Daveb

[David J. Zera]

well....The back of my head is in one of your pictures! Monday the 24th (B1
is fast even parked)

Ps...boo I miss the convention as well....:)

Dave Zera
Co-Chair
Safety / Flight Line
AirVenture 2007

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>> Jay... enjoyed the pictures.. your kids are two of the luckiest kids in
>> the
>> world..
>
> I'd appreciate it if you could have a talk with them... ;-)
>
>> Glad to see my old buddies showed up with my plane... the B-1 of course..
>> glad you liked it.
>
> The B-1 is awesome! I've never quite figured out why the B-52 still
> seems to grab most of the glory whenever there's a fight, cuz the B-1
> is just soo much more cool.
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
>

[Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)]

I didn't think it was worth starting a new thread for this question...

I was wondering if the EAA Ornithopter was running at Oshkosh? Did it
operate when I just wasn't around, or did it not come out? I think the
event needs more of those silly things like that and Jerry's One Man
Band. It puts something back on the human scale side of the show
against all the military and corporate exhibits.

[David J. Zera]

Nope!

The Hay's brothers ( the owners of the Ornithopter ) closed their machine
shop and retired and it was to costly to bring any more. (EAA would not cut
them a break in pricing). I will miss them as well......!!

Dave Zera
Co-Chair
Safety / Flight Line
AirVenture 2007
"Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)" > wrote in
message news:qwOFg.4819$SZ3.403@dukeread04...
>I didn't think it was worth starting a new thread for this question...
>
> I was wondering if the EAA Ornithopter was running at Oshkosh? Did it
> operate when I just wasn't around, or did it not come out? I think the
> event needs more of those silly things like that and Jerry's One Man Band.
> It puts something back on the human scale side of the show against all the
> military and corporate exhibits.
>

[[email protected][_1_]]

> The Hay's brothers ( the owners of the Ornithopter ) closed their machine
> shop and retired and it was to costly to bring any more. (EAA would not cut
> them a break in pricing). I will miss them as well......!!

What a shame. My kids have literally grown up with that silly
ornithopter flapping around OSH every July, and both of them (ages 12
and 15) asked "Where's that goofy thing?" at various times during the
week.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Dan[_2_]]

Ron Wanttaja wrote:
> On 14 Aug 2006 04:55:17 -0700, "Jay Honeck" > wrote:
>
>> The B-1 is awesome! I've never quite figured out why the B-52 still
>> seems to grab most of the glory whenever there's a fight, cuz the B-1
>> is just soo much more cool.
>
> It's just old age and treachery overcoming youth and skill. :-)
>
> The B-52 is the only front-line combat aircraft in the world where you can ask
> your grandfather for advice on how to fly it.
>
> The B-52s were built right after WWII, the aluminum they're built of came from
> thousands of scrapped B-17s, B-24s, and P-51. It literally has combat in its
> blood.

Not to pick a nit, but the USAF is only flying B-52H which were made
in the early 1960s.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired