Meigs Field Today

[Jay Honeck]

http://tinyurl.com/25usmf

It is to weep.

It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
hath wrought.

Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.

It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
times 400K pilots...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[john smith[_2_]]

In article . com>,
Jay Honeck > wrote:

> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf

A grass stip... how retro!

[The Visitor]

It looks like a grat place to build an airport. It would probably be
well used too!





Jay Honeck wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> It is to weep.
>
> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> hath wrought.
>
> Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> times 400K pilots...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

[[email protected]]

On Aug 6, 6:55 am, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> It is to weep.
>
> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> hath wrought.
>
> Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> times 400K pilots...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

What happened to all the boats? Isn't that prime moorage? I wonder
if King Daley decided the boats were a terrorist threat too and booted
them out...

[Mark T. Dame]

wrote:
>
> What happened to all the boats? Isn't that prime moorage? I wonder
> if King Daley decided the boats were a terrorist threat too and booted
> them out...

I think you can carry more explosives on a houseboat than a 172...


-m
--
## Mark T. Dame >
## CP-ASEL-IA, CFI-A, AGI
## <insert tail number here>
## KHAO, KISZ
"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down."
-- Japanese Proverb

[Mark T. Dame]

Jay Honeck wrote:
>
> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> hath wrought.

I was fortunate enough to have one trip into Meigs in November of 2001.
I had my passenger take a few pictures as we made the approach, but it
was just about sunset and it was a bumpy approach, so the photos didn't
really turn out. I was hoping to get another opportunity to take some
better pictures...

The fact that Daley got away with what he did really sets a bad
precedent that should scare every pilot whose airport is under attack
(which seems to be more and more every day).


-m
--
## Mark T. Dame >
## CP-ASEL-IA, CFI-A, AGI
## <insert tail number here>
## KHAO, KISZ
"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down."
-- Japanese Proverb

[Marco Leon]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> It is to weep.
>
> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> hath wrought.
>
> Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> times 400K pilots...

It looks like they've put a concert hall and added a beach area. The boats
still seem to be there and they've converted the FBO to something as well
(maybe an office for the boat mooring?) See
http://local.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.qz9x8s7pzd0d_Untitled%20item___&encType=1
and click on the "Bird's Eye View."

Marco

[Gig 601XL Builder]

Marco Leon wrote:
>> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>>
>> It is to weep.
>>
>> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
>> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
>> hath wrought.
>>
>> Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
>> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
>> if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
>> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>>
>> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
>> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
>> times 400K pilots...
>
> It looks like they've put a concert hall and added a beach area. The
> boats still seem to be there and they've converted the FBO to
> something as well (maybe an office for the boat mooring?) See
> http://local.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.qz9x8s7pzd0d_Untitled%20item___&encType=1
> and click on the "Bird's Eye View."
>
> Marco

There are a few boats there in the photo that Live.com has but you do
realize that that isn't a live image don't you. The original picture that
the tinyurl points to shows no boats at all.

[S Green]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> It is to weep.
>

It will look pretty spectacular when it finished and with all the boats in
dock.

[Gig 601XL Builder]

S Green wrote:
> "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>>
>> It is to weep.
>>
>
> It will look pretty spectacular when it finished and with all the
> boats in dock.

That's the question. Why aren't the boats in the dock now?

[Judah]

"Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net> wrote in
:

> That's the question. Why aren't the boats in the dock now?

Perhaps they are all out at sea. It's Summer, after all!

;)

[Charles Rizzo]

"Marco Leon" > wrote in message
...
> "Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>>
>> It is to weep.
>>
>> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
>> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
>> hath wrought.
>>
>> Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
>> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
>> if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
>> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>>
>> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
>> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
>> times 400K pilots...
>
> It looks like they've put a concert hall and added a beach area. The boats
> still seem to be there and they've converted the FBO to something as well
> (maybe an office for the boat mooring?) See
> http://local.live.com/?v=2&sp=Point.qz9x8s7pzd0d_Untitled%20item___&encType=1
> and click on the "Bird's Eye View."
>
> Marco
>
>
If you scrool out high, the airfield appears.

[skym]

It may be a small protest, but I'm doing it too. Now it's getting
big !!! :)

[Jeff[_1_]]

There's always Flight Sim 2000 :-/


"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> It is to weep.
>
> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> hath wrought.
>
> Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> times 400K pilots...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

[Marco Leon]

"Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net> wrote in message
...
>
> There are a few boats there in the photo that Live.com has but you do
> realize that that isn't a live image don't you. The original picture that
> the tinyurl points to shows no boats at all.

Just curious, what part of my post made you think that I thought it was a
live picture???

Marco

[Marco Leon]

"Charles Rizzo" > wrote in message
...
>
> If you scrool out high, the airfield appears.

Yes, because these images were taken at different times and sometimes the
gap is significant. Even when looking at the "Bird's Eye View," the
different angles may have significant time gaps. I my experience with the
site, the bird's eye views are much more up to date than the aerial
(satellite) views.

Marco

[Gig 601XL Builder]

Marco Leon wrote:
> "Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net> wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> There are a few boats there in the photo that Live.com has but you do
>> realize that that isn't a live image don't you. The original picture
>> that the tinyurl points to shows no boats at all.
>
> Just curious, what part of my post made you think that I thought it
> was a live picture???
>
> Marco


The original photo was assumed to be a "new" photo. To use live.com to
counter it one would assume that you thought it was newer than the original
photo. But it was actually more of a joke than an accusation.

[Marco Leon]

"Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net> wrote in message
...
>
> The original photo was assumed to be a "new" photo. To use live.com to
> counter it one would assume that you thought it was newer than the
> original photo. But it was actually more of a joke than an accusation.

Ahh, OK.

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On Aug 6, 7:55 am, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> It is to weep.
>
> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> hath wrought.
>
> Mary and I haven't been back toChicagosince his terrorist attack on
> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> ifChicagois populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> times 400K pilots...

The downtown streets were empty this summer, missing all those
aviators..NOT
Still hard to make a right turn on Mich. Ave. too many darn peds. &
the traffic aides
don't work weekends.

> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

[[email protected]]

On Aug 6, 10:28 am, wrote:
> On Aug 6, 6:55 am, Jay Honeck > wrote:
>
>
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> > It is to weep.
>
> > It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> > great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> > hath wrought.
>
> > Mary and I haven't been back toChicagosince his terrorist attack on
> > Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> > ifChicagois populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> > someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> > It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> > the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> > times 400K pilots...
> > --
> > Jay Honeck
> > Iowa City, IA
> > Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> > "Your Aviation Destination"
>
> What happened to all the boats? Isn't that prime moorage? I wonder
> if King Daley decided the boats were a terrorist threat too and booted
> them out...

The photo is likely from winter/ early spring, all the harbors are
full and more are on the way. Nyeah Nyeah...JG

[Lou]

Mark my words. It's just a matter of time till that
island becomes a casino.
Lou

[B A R R Y[_2_]]

wrote:
>
> The downtown streets were empty this summer, missing all those
> aviators..NOT

Wait until you see how nice empty city streets are over the long run.

Oh... NOT! <G>

[Skylune]

On Aug 20, 6:23 pm, wrote:
> On Aug 6, 7:55 am, Jay Honeck > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> > It is to weep.
>
> > It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> > great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> > hath wrought.
>
> > Mary and I haven't been back toChicagosince his terrorist attack on
> > Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> > ifChicagois populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> > someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> > It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> > the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> > times 400K pilots...
>
> The downtown streets were empty this summer, missing all those
> aviators..NOT
> Still hard to make a right turn on Mich. Ave. too many darn peds. &
> the traffic aides
> don't work weekends.
>
>
>
> > --
> > Jay Honeck
> > Iowa City, IA
> > Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> > "Your Aviation Destination"- Hide quoted text -
>
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>
> - Show quoted text -

Daley's economic development efforts are paying off!

[[email protected]]

On Aug 20, 8:40 pm, Lou > wrote:
> Mark my words. It's just a matter of time till that
> island becomes a casino.
> Lou

That site is to convoluted for high volume traffic access and too far
from transit.

The old empty central post office sits over I-290, a subway and near
commuter rail. It would be the best choice with potential for a nice
pirate battle on the river..JG

[Phil]

Jay Honeck wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/25usmf
>
> It is to weep.
>
> It is so hard to view that picture. Meigs was *SO* cool, and such a
> great place to land, I just want to cry when I see what King Daley
> hath wrought.
>
> Mary and I haven't been back to Chicago since his terrorist attack on
> Meigs, and we never will return, so long as he's in office. I figure
> if Chicago is populated by people so stupid that they "re-elect"
> someone like Daley, they certainly don't deserve any of our money.
>
> It's a small protest, sure, but I figure it's over $10K by now, given
> the conferences and weekend getaways we've skipped. Multiply that
> times 400K pilots...
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

This happens to airports all over the United States every year. Get used
to it. It's a matter of time until your favorite strip is converted into
a mall or casino.


--
"Religion began when the first scoundrel met the first fool."
—- Voltaire