Cool pilot stuff on the sleigh?

[Jay Honeck]

Okay, enough of this serious stuff. What kind of cool pilot gear are
you gonna put on your wish list for Santa this year?

I need some ideas for Joe -- our new pilot. I'm thinking maybe a
cheapie used handheld GPS, so he can stop following roads everywhere.
(And, of course, more flight time!) For myself, I'm asking Santa for
a vertical card compass and new shoulder harnesses for Atlas.

So how 'bout you? What's the coolest thing out there right now?
Traffic alerting boxes? ANR headsets? (Has anyone tried the new
Lightspeed Zulus yet?)

What do *you* want under your tree on Xmas morn?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Kevin Clarke]

Jay Honeck wrote:
> Okay, enough of this serious stuff. What kind of cool pilot gear are
> you gonna put on your wish list for Santa this year?
>
> I need some ideas for Joe -- our new pilot. I'm thinking maybe a
> cheapie used handheld GPS, so he can stop following roads everywhere.
> (And, of course, more flight time!) For myself, I'm asking Santa for
> a vertical card compass and new shoulder harnesses for Atlas.
>
> So how 'bout you? What's the coolest thing out there right now?
> Traffic alerting boxes? ANR headsets? (Has anyone tried the new
> Lightspeed Zulus yet?)
>
> What do *you* want under your tree on Xmas morn?
>
ICOM A24 radio. I'll feel better with that safety margin in the plane.

KC

[Jim Burns[_2_]]

A friend of mine that owns several Lightspeeds and a Bose test flew a Zulu
for several days and then immediately bought two Zulus. He loves them.
Jim

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> Okay, enough of this serious stuff. What kind of cool pilot gear are
> you gonna put on your wish list for Santa this year?
>
> I need some ideas for Joe -- our new pilot. I'm thinking maybe a
> cheapie used handheld GPS, so he can stop following roads everywhere.
> (And, of course, more flight time!) For myself, I'm asking Santa for
> a vertical card compass and new shoulder harnesses for Atlas.
>
> So how 'bout you? What's the coolest thing out there right now?
> Traffic alerting boxes? ANR headsets? (Has anyone tried the new
> Lightspeed Zulus yet?)
>
> What do *you* want under your tree on Xmas morn?
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

Jay Honeck > wrote in news:4afb3ce6-df4b-4838-8058-
:

> Okay, enough of this serious stuff. What kind of cool pilot gear are
> you gonna put on your wish list for Santa this year?


A new killfile.


Bertie

[Jay Honeck]

> A friend of mine that owns several Lightspeeds and a Bose test flew a Zulu
> for several days and then immediately bought two Zulus. He loves them.

Crap. Something else to buy at OSH '08....

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

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On Nov 29, 10:52 am, Bertie the Bunyip > wrote:
> Jay Honeck > wrote in news:4afb3ce6-df4b-4838-8058-
> :
>
> > Okay, enough of this serious stuff. What kind of cool pilot gear are
> > you gonna put on your wish list for Santa this year?
>

An Evolution Flight Display from from Aspen Avionics.

Regards,
Jerry

[Jay Honeck]

> An Evolution Flight Display from from Aspen Avionics.

Isn't that the "retro-fit glass cockpit" for certificated airplanes?

If so, I agree -- that would be very, very cool.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

Jay Honeck > wrote in news:4bae42d7-b5f2-460e-bf04-
:

>> An Evolution Flight Display from from Aspen Avionics.
>
> Isn't that the "retro-fit glass cockpit" for certificated airplanes?
>
> If so, I agree -- that would be very, very cool.
> --

Yeah, make those pancake breakfasts so much easier to find.


Bertie

[Thomas Borchert]

> An Evolution Flight Display from from Aspen Avionics.
>

If I were you, I'd delay that for about three Christmasses (sp?).

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Longworth[_1_]]

On Nov 29, 7:53 am, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> Okay, enough of this serious stuff. What kind of cool pilot gear are
> you gonna put on your wish list for Santa this year?

I have a long and expensive aviation wish list. For whatever reason
Santa has been sending the bills to my address. I will just have to
narrow down to one relatively inexpensive item, a Pocket CO

http://www.quantumfields.com/Pocketco.html

Hai Longworth

[Jay Honeck]

> > Isn't that the "retro-fit glass cockpit" for certificated airplanes?
>
> > If so, I agree -- that would be very, very cool.
>
> Yeah, make those pancake breakfasts so much easier to find.

We don't attend fly-in breakfasts, which are inevitably held on
Saturday mornings. But for the many long cross-country flights we
make, a glass cockpit would be very handy, indeed. Of course, with
dual moving-map GPS, we already rely almost 100% on "glass" already.

In the end, if we are to maintain the value of our older aircraft,
glass upgrades are inevitable. It's just a matter of time before the
cost drops to a point where it becomes affordable.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]]

Jay Honeck > wrote in news:068d4b8a-adff-4aed-873b-
:

>> > Isn't that the "retro-fit glass cockpit" for certificated airplanes?
>>
>> > If so, I agree -- that would be very, very cool.
>>
>> Yeah, make those pancake breakfasts so much easier to find.
>
> We don't attend fly-in breakfasts, which are inevitably held on
> Saturday mornings. But for the many long cross-country flights we
> make, a glass cockpit would be very handy, indeed. Of course, with
> dual moving-map GPS, we already rely almost 100% on "glass" already.


When I fly VFR, so do I

I like to call it a "window"



Bertie

[Jay Honeck]

> My first choice was the larger Aeromedix unit, but the thing was just
> too large to be installed in my cockpit. They exchanged it for the
> Pocket CO very promptly with no questions.

We have the Aeromedix unit hanging on the pilot-side fuselage wall,
just forward of my left elbow. It's a bit large, but in that position
it's out of the way yet close enough to the pilot to hear any alerts,
even with headsets on.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Matt W. Barrow]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
>> My first choice was the larger Aeromedix unit, but the thing was just
>> too large to be installed in my cockpit. They exchanged it for the
>> Pocket CO very promptly with no questions.
>
> We have the Aeromedix unit hanging on the pilot-side fuselage wall,


Not from the mirror, with the foam dice?

[vincent norris]

> I need some ideas for Joe -- our new pilot. I'm thinking maybe a
> cheapie used handheld GPS, so he can stop following roads everywhere.

Perhaps you're kidding about following roads, Jay; but if you're not,
some instruction in pilotage and dead reckoning would be a much more
useful present than a GPS.

vince norris