What's your next...?

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

....flying destination?
....reason for flying?
....rating you'll work on?
....flying related goal?

I've been promised that spring is coming. Many of us that have flown very
little or maybe not at all during the last several months will soon be
shaking the cobwebs from our heads and blowing the dust off our wings.

Tell us where you'll be going and what you'll be doing!

My wife has been making preliminary plans to take a short tour with the
first stop at Hershey, PA, then maybe Niagara Falls and onto Cedar Point at
Sandusky, OH, then onward to the in-laws near Grand Rapids, MI. When?
We're not quite sure, but I'm sure it will be after all our snow is gone.

What about you?

Jim

[Peter R.]

On 3/5/2007 6:36:51 PM, "Jim Burns" wrote:

> ...flying destination?

Back home to Syracuse from Buffalo later this week.

> ...reason for flying?

About 95 % is business-related, using the aircraft as a commuting tool.

> ...rating you'll work on?

Commercial, since I believe I already have all non-instructional requirements
met and that have about 400 hours in a complex/high-performance to date.

> ...flying related goal?

Take my three boys on a month-long flying vacation across the US or up into
Canada. Given that the youngest is only two, this most likely won't happen
for at least four more years.



--
Peter

[Paul Riley]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
> On 3/5/2007 6:36:51 PM, "Jim Burns" wrote:
>
>> ...flying destination?
>
> Back home to Syracuse from Buffalo later this week.
>
>> ...reason for flying?
>
> About 95 % is business-related, using the aircraft as a commuting tool.
>
>> ...rating you'll work on?
>
> Commercial, since I believe I already have all non-instructional
> requirements
> met and that have about 400 hours in a complex/high-performance to date.
>
>> ...flying related goal?
>
> Take my three boys on a month-long flying vacation across the US or up
> into
> Canada. Given that the youngest is only two, this most likely won't happen
> for at least four more years.
>
>
>
> --
> Peter

Hey Peter,

Stop in Lawton (LAW or KLAW if you prefer <G>) if you are heading west. I
would really like to meet you and the boys.

With luck, I will still be around the area--72 this July, hope for a lot
more years!! :-)))))))

Regards,
Paul

[cpw]

Instrument...little point in holding a ticket at all in northwestern
lower Michigan without one...it's been a long, cloudy winter.
CPW

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
"Jim Burns" > wrote:

> ...flying destination?

don't know yet.

> ...reason for flying?

I need a reason?

> ...rating you'll work on?

Multi

> ...flying related goal?

Safe take-off followed by safe landing.

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

[tjd]

On Mar 5, 6:36 pm, "Jim Burns" > wrote:
> ...flying destination?
> ...reason for flying?
> ...rating you'll work on?
> ...flying related goal?

KLBE, to have a pre-buy done on a Warrior I'm thinking of buying half
of (although I haven't decided yet if I want the nose or the tail).

My answers to the other two questions have a lot to do with how that
goes, but the preliminary answers are "instrument" and "taking my new
toy to visit as many airports as possible", Otherwise, the answers
are probably "instrument" and "taking a rented skyhawk to as many
airports as I can afford to - as long as I remember to schedule far
enough in advance, get it back before I get nailed for the daily
minimum, and all that other stuff that goes along with renting I hope
I don't have to deal with anymore :)"

todd.

[Denny]

On Mar 5, 6:36 pm, "Jim Burns" > wrote:
> ...flying destination?
> ...reason for flying?
> ...rating you'll work on?
> ...flying related goal?
>
> I've been promised that spring is coming. Many of us that have flown very
> little or maybe not at all during the last several months will soon be
> shaking the cobwebs from our heads and blowing the dust off our wings.
>
> Tell us where you'll be going and what you'll be doing!
>
> My wife has been making preliminary plans to take a short tour with the
> first stop at Hershey, PA, then maybe Niagara Falls and onto Cedar Point at
> Sandusky, OH, then onward to the in-laws near Grand Rapids, MI. When?
> We're not quite sure, but I'm sure it will be after all our snow is gone.
>
> What about you?
>
> Jim

Jim,
I am in up in Saginaw, and we are near Cedar point frequently on
summer weekends.. Give the group notice when you make the trip, maybe
we can share a cuppa joe somewhere...

denny

[Peter R.]

On 3/5/2007 7:03:04 PM, "Paul Riley" wrote:

> Stop in Lawton (LAW or KLAW if you prefer <G>) if you are heading west. I
> would really like to meet you and the boys.

Looks like a nice airport you have there! I'll take you up on that offer when
the time comes.

--
Peter

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

If the engine is strong and young take the nose 1/2.
Jim

"tjd" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> On Mar 5, 6:36 pm, "Jim Burns" > wrote:
> > ...flying destination?
> > ...reason for flying?
> > ...rating you'll work on?
> > ...flying related goal?
>
> KLBE, to have a pre-buy done on a Warrior I'm thinking of buying half
> of (although I haven't decided yet if I want the nose or the tail).
>
> My answers to the other two questions have a lot to do with how that
> goes, but the preliminary answers are "instrument" and "taking my new
> toy to visit as many airports as possible", Otherwise, the answers
> are probably "instrument" and "taking a rented skyhawk to as many
> airports as I can afford to - as long as I remember to schedule far
> enough in advance, get it back before I get nailed for the daily
> minimum, and all that other stuff that goes along with renting I hope
> I don't have to deal with anymore :)"
>
> todd.
>

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

Will do! :)
Jim

"Denny" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> On Mar 5, 6:36 pm, "Jim Burns" > wrote:
> > ...flying destination?
> > ...reason for flying?
> > ...rating you'll work on?
> > ...flying related goal?
> >
> > I've been promised that spring is coming. Many of us that have flown
very
> > little or maybe not at all during the last several months will soon be
> > shaking the cobwebs from our heads and blowing the dust off our wings.
> >
> > Tell us where you'll be going and what you'll be doing!
> >
> > My wife has been making preliminary plans to take a short tour with the
> > first stop at Hershey, PA, then maybe Niagara Falls and onto Cedar Point
at
> > Sandusky, OH, then onward to the in-laws near Grand Rapids, MI. When?
> > We're not quite sure, but I'm sure it will be after all our snow is
gone.
> >
> > What about you?
> >
> > Jim
>
> Jim,
> I am in up in Saginaw, and we are near Cedar point frequently on
> summer weekends.. Give the group notice when you make the trip, maybe
> we can share a cuppa joe somewhere...
>
> denny
>

[Christopher Brian Colohan]

"Jim Burns" > writes:
> ...flying destination?

Bridgeport, Connecticut. If I'm lucky, they'll let me visit them in
the FSS and show me around. :-)

> ...reason for flying?

Need to do a long cross-country solo

> ...rating you'll work on?

Private

> ...flying related goal?

Get that darn private. :-)

Now I just need a day with good weather which my schedule let's me
skip off of work for a bit...

Chris

[Michael Nouak]

"Jim Burns" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
> ...flying destination?

St. Gallen/Altenrhein (LSZR/ACH)

> ...reason for flying?

Work

> ...rating you'll work on?

Don't know but it'll probably be a T/R.

> ...flying related goal?

Buy a 50-hour block on C172 somewhere on the East Coast of the US and fly to
the West Coast and back. No A/P, no Glass. Yeah.

--
Michael Nouak
remove "nospamfor" to reply:

[[email protected]]

On Mar 5, 6:36 pm, "Jim Burns" > wrote:
> ...flying destination?

Probably Cedar Key in Florida

> ...reason for flying?

Paying off my Dad's Christmas present of a $100 hamburger.

> ...rating you'll work on?

I'd like to start on my IR, but money is always an issue...

> ...flying related goal?

Get in 50 hours this year. I'm off to a really slow start and I doubt
it will happen.

>
[snip]

We're in the best part of our flying weather during the winter (cold
dry air makes a happy airplane!) It's been mid-50s and mostly dry and
clear. Soon the tempuratures will rise, and the winds will pick up and
then comes the thunder storms.

John

[Jay Honeck]

> ...flying destination?

Spring break is coming up quickly, and we'll be flying to
Fredericksburg, Texas to check out the only other aviation-themed
hotel (that I know of), the Hangar Hotel. I hear they've done some
remarkable things there, and Mary and I want to see how they do it.

Unless, of course, the usual springtime line of persistent T-storms is
draped between here and there. Then, we'll go....wherever the weather
looks best!

> ...rating you'll work on?

Instrument....someday, I'll finish that up.

> ...flying related goal?

To fly to California, and up the West Coast. We've done it in a car,
did it on a motorcycle....GOTTA do it in the plane.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

"Christopher Brian Colohan" > wrote >
> Now I just need a day with good weather which my schedule let's me
> skip off of work for a bit...

Don't we ALL??!! :) Good luck with the Private. Keep it fun.

Jim

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

> wrote > [snip]
>
> We're in the best part of our flying weather during the winter (cold
> dry air makes a happy airplane!) It's been mid-50s and mostly dry and
> clear...

Winter? mid-50's? *sigh* it's 12 degrees here. How I'd love to be able
to say that it's mid-winter with temps in the mid 50's. ;)

Jim

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message >
>snip<
> To fly to California, and up the West Coast. We've done it in a car,
> did it on a motorcycle....GOTTA do it in the plane.
> --
> Jay Honeck

Now THAT sounds fun! If Tami and I can ever get two consecutive weeks off
during the summer that would be a great trip!

Jim

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

Where in northwestern lower MI? I did my multi and my CFII at Traverse
City. Examiner was a great guy. I had a wonderful time.
Jim

"cpw" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> Instrument...little point in holding a ticket at all in northwestern
> lower Michigan without one...it's been a long, cloudy winter.
> CPW
>

[Morgans[_2_]]

"Jim Burns" > wrote in message
...
> If the engine is strong and young take the nose 1/2.
> Jim

Nah, take the left half. That way if the two partners are flying, you get
to be PIC! <g>
--
Jim in NC

[Marco Leon]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
>> ...flying related goal?
>
> Take my three boys on a month-long flying vacation across the US or up
> into
> Canada. Given that the youngest is only two, this most likely won't happen
> for at least four more years.

Three kids?? Me too. My youngest is 2 months so I'll be a couple of years
behind you. I'd love to take a trip with them to Oshkosh but there's no way
their patience will hold up anytime soon.

Marco

[Marco Leon]

"Christopher Brian Colohan" > wrote in message
.. .
>> ...flying destination?
>
> Bridgeport, Connecticut. If I'm lucky, they'll let me visit them in
> the FSS and show me around. :-)
>
>> ...reason for flying?
>
> Need to do a long cross-country solo

Ahh, did my first solo at BDR. Fine airport with nice controllers.

Good luck.

marco

[Peter R.]

On 3/6/2007 3:20:52 PM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

>
> Three kids?? Me too. My youngest is 2 months so I'll be a couple of years
> behind you. I'd love to take a trip with them to Oshkosh but there's no way
> their patience will hold up anytime soon.

Last June I took my then 8 year old and 6 year old boys on a flight across
the US, from NY to Denver, to spend a week with my brother's family. A
portable DVD player with two screens (ala Target for US $100) on the back of
the front seats that interfaced into the audio panel, a hand-held Nintendo
DS, and a backpack of books (and a porta-potty) held their interests for the
two 3.5 hour legs out and back. We also brought along a light cooler full of
drinks and snacks.

Oshkosh would be an excellent trip with the children but under 5 years old
would be a challenge, I will admit. :).

--
Peter

[Marco Leon]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
> Last June I took my then 8 year old and 6 year old boys on a flight across
> the US, from NY to Denver, to spend a week with my brother's family. A
> portable DVD player with two screens (ala Target for US $100) on the back
> of
> the front seats that interfaced into the audio panel, a hand-held Nintendo
> DS, and a backpack of books (and a porta-potty) held their interests for
> the
> two 3.5 hour legs out and back. We also brought along a light cooler full
> of
> drinks and snacks.
>
> Oshkosh would be an excellent trip with the children but under 5 years old
> would be a challenge, I will admit. :).

Too funny. I had the DVD thing going for a two-hour trip last year with the
two and four year olds. Unfortunately the Warrior doesn't have headrests so
the wife had to hold it for a while... Pretzels and chocolate milk were on
the menu and by the end of the trip, on my Jepps as well. I'm thankful for
the 40 free replacements they allow per year.

Marco

[Peter R.]

On 3/6/2007 4:33:18 PM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

> Pretzels and chocolate milk were on
> the menu and by the end of the trip, on my Jepps as well. I'm thankful for
> the 40 free replacements they allow per year.

Ha, very good! It appears you are the experienced family pilot, too.

--
Peter

[Tony]

On Mar 6, 4:37 pm, "Peter R." > wrote:
> On 3/6/2007 4:33:18 PM, "Marco Leon" wrote:
>
> > Pretzels and chocolate milk were on
> > the menu and by the end of the trip, on my Jepps as well. I'm thankful for
> > the 40 free replacements they allow per year.
>
> Ha, very good! It appears you are the experienced family pilot, too.
>
> --
> Peter

Don't EVER let a 7 year old learn that if he jumps in the back of a
172 he can change the pitch. I thought after that I'd need one of
those tranqullizer dart guns.

Oh, and he also learned if he was alone in back shifting, fast, from
side to side was fun, too.

I'd give almost anything for an hour or two more of those times.

[Marco Leon]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
>
> Ha, very good! It appears you are the experienced family pilot, too.

In keeping with the spirit of this thread, I've started to drool
after...err..I mean look at airplanes with expanded seating capacity. Fixed
gear Saratogas look inviting but those six-figure price tags keep bringing
me back to reality.

Marco

[Jose]

> Instrument....someday, I'll finish that up.

About six months after Mary does. :)

Jose
--
Humans are pack animals. Above all things, they have a deep need to
follow something, be it a leader, a creed, or a mob. Whosoever fully
understands this holds the world in his hands.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

[Grumman 46U]

Jay--

You'll love Fredericksburg and the Hangar Hotel. The food at the cafe
adjacent to the hotel is good, and one sits right on the flight line.
It is a popular place on the weekends.

The town of Fredericksburg is well worth visiting. It is an old Texas
German community with good restaurants and such interesting things as
the Nimitz Museum of the Pacific, which is not to be missed.

Hope you get down here to enjoy our weather and hospitality.

If I know when you're going to be here, I'll find some sort of lame
excuse (like I need one!) to zip over there and say howdy.


Michael
Grumman 46U

On 6 Mar 2007 07:17:14 -0800, "Jay Honeck" > wrote:


>
>Spring break is coming up quickly, and we'll be flying to
>Fredericksburg, Texas to check out the only other aviation-themed
>hotel (that I know of), the Hangar Hotel. I hear they've done some
>remarkable things there, and Mary and I want to see how they do it.
>

[Jay Honeck]

> If I know when you're going to be here, I'll find some sort of lame
> excuse (like I need one!) to zip over there and say howdy.

Thanks, Michael! We'll try to take you up on that.

The plan (at this distant point) is to depart for Texas next Sunday.
Unfortunately we work till noon, so the odds are we won't be off the
ground till nearly 1 PM. Since we'll need to make one fuel stop (it
flight plans at 5:42 hours, assuming 135 knots), I suspect we'll only
make it to Oklahoma City or the Dallas area before stopping for the
night.

Or, we could get an early jump, have a great tail-wind, take advantage
of the extra hour of daylight (thank you, Congress!), and get there by
sundown. Dunno yet, and we won't know until we do it. Either way, we
SHOULD be in Fredericksburg by Monday, late morning.

Now, of course, being March, we could be sitting here under a 3-day
ice storm by Sunday. Or, Texas could be getting his with persistent T-
storms. In which case, we'll head...East. Or West. We don't really
care -- we just want to fly!

Really, once I'm in the cockpit, I'm already where I want to be...

:-)

I count no less than 7 airports around Fredericksburg. Is T82 the
best for us to use?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Montblack]

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
> Or, we could get an early jump, have a great tail-wind, take advantage of
> the extra hour of daylight (thank you, Congress!), and get there by
> sundown.


Are you guys going to get night current - just in case weather is perfect
ahead, but the sun is setting?


Mont-inky-blackness

[Jay Honeck]

> Are you guys going to get night current - just in case weather is perfect
> ahead, but the sun is setting?

We should, but our time-table between today and departure Sunday
doesn't appear to allow for it.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Capt.Doug]

>"Jim Burns" wrote in message
> ...flying destination?
> ...reason for flying?
> ...rating you'll work on?
> ...flying related goal?

I'm going to South Carolina tomorrow, twice. I'm taking the Airbus because
the heat works really good. As soon as the autopilot comes on, I'll take out
my 'Fundamentals of Instructing' because I figure after 28 years of flying,
I might as well get my CFI. I don't have a goal other than making each
flight better than the last. Then I'll do it again on Friday, and again on
Saturday.

D. (beats working for a living)

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

The FOI will be gread for putting you to sleep :)
Congrats on the decision to go after your CFI.
Jim

"Capt.Doug" > wrote in message
...
> >"Jim Burns" wrote in message
> > ...flying destination?
> > ...reason for flying?
> > ...rating you'll work on?
> > ...flying related goal?
>
> I'm going to South Carolina tomorrow, twice. I'm taking the Airbus because
> the heat works really good. As soon as the autopilot comes on, I'll take
out
> my 'Fundamentals of Instructing' because I figure after 28 years of
flying,
> I might as well get my CFI. I don't have a goal other than making each
> flight better than the last. Then I'll do it again on Friday, and again on
> Saturday.
>
> D. (beats working for a living)
>
>

[Peter R.]

On 3/6/2007 5:08:35 PM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

> In keeping with the spirit of this thread, I've started to drool
> after...err..I mean look at airplanes with expanded seating capacity. Fixed
> gear Saratogas look inviting but those six-figure price tags keep bringing
> me back to reality.

Ha... I was not expecting a third child to come along when I purchased my
Bonanza. While the aircraft does have a fifth and sixth seat option, they are
not installed currently and I am a bit hesitant in doing so given that they
are installed in the luggage area. That bridge will need to be crossed
shortly.

--
Peter

[Peter R.]

On 3/7/2007 4:08:24 PM, "Capt.Doug" wrote:

> As soon as the autopilot comes on, I'll take out
> my 'Fundamentals of Instructing' because I figure after 28 years of flying,
> I might as well get my CFI.

Just keep an eye out for VFR aircraft and scan those instruments, please. :)

--
Peter

[Capt.Doug]

>"Peter R." wrote in message
> Just keep an eye out for VFR aircraft and scan those instruments, please.
:)

No worries- I wait until we are in the flight levels before pulling out the
DVD player. Tomorrow's selection is the classic movie "The High and the
Mighty". Also I just bought some external speakers for my MP3 player so we
can jam even louder. Never fails to get a controller to pause on their reply
when they hear Led Zeppelin in the background.

D. (It ain't work when it's fun)

[Marco Leon]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
> Ha... I was not expecting a third child to come along when I purchased my
> Bonanza. While the aircraft does have a fifth and sixth seat option, they
> are
> not installed currently and I am a bit hesitant in doing so given that
> they
> are installed in the luggage area. That bridge will need to be crossed
> shortly.

I'd be leery about putting one of my kids in the "trunk" too. I (and I'm
sure many others here and in r.a.owning) would be interested in your
experience in an upgrade if/when it happens--especially since we have
similar requirements.

Marco

[Grumman 46U]

Jay--

Yep. T82 is Gillespie County, home of the Hangar Hotel and the
"poodle-skirt" style diner. Single runway (5000', 32/14 if I remember
correctly) is in good shape. Field altitude is something like 1700',
so you're in the Hill Country for sure. I haven't parked there
overnight, but my guess is that there is no charge if you're at the
hotel.

You know, of course, that when you're there, you're only a 20-minute
hop to San Antonio, which, if you haven't been there, is a trip well
worth making. I don't know if they're doing tours at Mooney, but if
they are, you're only 10 minutes or so from Kerrville.

You're also correct about the weather. Naturally, it has been
Chamber-of-Commerce perfect this week, with clear skies, wafting
winds, and highs in the 70s. My guess is that you may be in luck on
this end. Having lived in Milwaukee for 7+ years, I fully appreciate
the temptresses controlling the upper Midwest weather at this time of
year. For about a month up there, we always swore that we could see
spring, only to be disappointed with a snow storm or horrendous ice.


Michael
Grumman 46U

On 7 Mar 2007 06:35:05 -0800, "Jay Honeck" > wrote:

...
>
>:-)
>
>I count no less than 7 airports around Fredericksburg. Is T82 the
>best for us to use?

[Peter R.]

On 3/8/2007 6:50:49 AM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

> I (and I'm
> sure many others here and in r.a.owning) would be interested in your
> experience in an upgrade if/when it happens--especially since we have
> similar requirements.

Excluding the low probability of an event that infuses a very large sum of
money into my accounts, I honestly don't think I will ever upgrade to a true
six-place aircraft. Instead, I most likely will try to make it work with the
Bonanza (UPS the luggage, etc.) since the aircraft fits 95% of my missions
now and in the foreseeable future.

If something changes, I will let you know. :)

--
Peter

[Marco Leon]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
>
> Excluding the low probability of an event that infuses a very large sum of
> money into my accounts, I honestly don't think I will ever upgrade to a
> true
> six-place aircraft. Instead, I most likely will try to make it work with
> the
> Bonanza (UPS the luggage, etc.) since the aircraft fits 95% of my missions
> now and in the foreseeable future.
>
> If something changes, I will let you know. :)

Damn! So our financial situations are the same too. I could have posted that
verbatim (except for the "Bonanza" part).

My only hope is to start an IT consulting firm with partners that won't
laugh when I suggest that we need a company airplane to visit clients...

....preferably a six-seater...

Marco

[Steve Foley]

"Marco Leon" > wrote in message
>
> My only hope is to start an IT consulting firm with partners that won't
> laugh when I suggest that we need a company airplane to visit clients...
>
> ...preferably a six-seater...

I'm in. Where do I sign up?

Seriously, I got checked out in a Cherokee-Six five years ago because my
kids were too big to stuff into my Cherokee 140.

I rented it once. My 140 has done everything since.

[Montblack]

("Capt.Doug" wrote)
>Never fails to get a controller to pause on their reply when they hear Led
>Zeppelin in the background.


ATC (to supervisor): We're picking up screams in the cockpit.
Supervisor (listening): Continue monitoring that frequency
Capt. Doug's Airbus: (YouTube link)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31kdfa_iCis
This is a riot!


Montblack

[Marco Leon]

"Steve Foley"

> I'm in. Where do I sign up?
Truth be told, I'm not totally kidding. I have no concrete data but I
imagine the vast majority of aircraft owners with $300K+ airplanes are NOT
working for someone else.

> Seriously, I got checked out in a Cherokee-Six five years ago because my
> kids were too big to stuff into my Cherokee 140.
>
> I rented it once. My 140 has done everything since.

Do you think you would have gone on [even a few] more trips with the family
if you *did* have a Six/Saratoga? I know it's not as easy an answer as it
might seem.

Marco

[Steve Foley]

"Marco Leon" > wrote in message
...
> I have no concrete data but I imagine the vast majority of aircraft owners
> with $300K+ airplanes are NOT working for someone else.
>

I agree.

I've been trying to come up with a flying/consulting idea, but still haven't
worked it out.


> Do you think you would have gone on [even a few] more trips with the
> family if you *did* have a Six/Saratoga? I know it's not as easy an answer
> as it might seem.

Probably not. Mostly because I'm not instrument rated, so my overnight trips
are few and far between. Actually, I've only made three. First one I got
stuck by fog on Cape Cod. #2 was Oshkosh 2001. #2 was the day after I
returned from Oshkosh. My wife and kids had flown commercially to Chicago
and driven from there. I left on Friday morning, but their return fliught
wasn't until Sunday. I spent Saturday night in New Hampshire visiting my
sister and her family.

99% of my flying is done solo.

[Marco Leon]

"Steve Foley"
>
> I've been trying to come up with a flying/consulting idea, but still
> haven't worked it out.

I've pretty much given up on getting involved in an aviation-related
business. I see many similarities among the aviation, music/entertainment,
and sports industries. The ratio of successes to failures in these [what I
call] "passion-based" industries are too dismal and therefore too risky for
my phase of life. I'm more than willing to listen to opportunities but I
don't put any hope in it.

The main requirement in justifying a non-bizjet GA plane in the company is
to have a multi-client base spread over a radius of less than 500-miles.

Marco

[Tony]

Being CEO helps a lot, too.

On Mar 8, 4:48 pm, "Marco Leon" > wrote:
> "Steve Foley"
>
>
>
> > I've been trying to come up with a flying/consulting idea, but still
> > haven't worked it out.
>
> I've pretty much given up on getting involved in an aviation-related
> business. I see many similarities among the aviation, music/entertainment,
> and sports industries. The ratio of successes to failures in these [what I
> call] "passion-based" industries are too dismal and therefore too risky for
> my phase of life. I'm more than willing to listen to opportunities but I
> don't put any hope in it.
>
> The main requirement in justifying a non-bizjet GA plane in the company is
> to have a multi-client base spread over a radius of less than 500-miles.
>
> Marco

[Michelle P]

Jim Burns wrote:
> ...flying destination?
> ...reason for flying?
> ...rating you'll work on?
> ...flying related goal?
>
> I've been promised that spring is coming. Many of us that have flown very
> little or maybe not at all during the last several months will soon be
> shaking the cobwebs from our heads and blowing the dust off our wings.
>
> Tell us where you'll be going and what you'll be doing!
>
> My wife has been making preliminary plans to take a short tour with the
> first stop at Hershey, PA, then maybe Niagara Falls and onto Cedar Point at
> Sandusky, OH, then onward to the in-laws near Grand Rapids, MI. When?
> We're not quite sure, but I'm sure it will be after all our snow is gone.
>
> What about you?
>
> Jim
>
>
>
next flying destination: La Grande, OR (where I work, sometimes)
reason for flying: Work
next rating: ATP AMEL/S (trying for both at the same time)
flying related goal: to retire from airborne fire fighting with ATP
everything.

Michelle P

[Capt.Doug]

>"Montblack" wrote in message> Capt. Doug's Airbus: (YouTube link)
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31kdfa_iCis
> This is a riot!

Heh, heh- how do you replace a keyboard in a laptop? :-)

D.

[Gregg Germain]

Jim Burns wrote:

> ...flying destination?
> ...reason for flying?
> ...rating you'll work on?
> ...flying related goal?
>

*snip*

> What about you?
>
> Jim

1) Get signed off on the Super Decathlon to fly solo

2) continue with acro instruction/practice to prep for this Summer's
Sportsman's level competition

3) Start IFR

Went up in the Decathlon yesterday after a long hiatus. Was snakebit until
yeasterday due to weather, aircraft availability holidays etc.

Not nearly as rusty as I thought I'd be. got back into the groove with the
maneuvers and made 2 great 3 pts and one great wheelie.

Gregg