So Whudj'all get for Christmas?

[Jay Honeck]

For the plane, of course... ;-)

It was a year for tools, for me. Mary gave me a way cool mini-tool
kit, in a quality carrying case that folds down into a neat 8" x 12"
package. It's full of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, a hammer --
all the stuff you might need in a pinch. Along with my socket set,
we'll have everything we might need on board for an emergency
repair...

For the hangar I got a nice rolling tool box, with locking drawers and
plenty of storage capacity. Our hangar workbench has slowly grown
into a mess over the years, and this will help to organize everything.

Was Santa good to you? Get any cool gadgets?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Marco Leon[_4_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> For the plane, of course... ;-)
>
> For the hangar I got a nice rolling tool box, with locking drawers and
> plenty of storage capacity. Our hangar workbench has slowly grown
> into a mess over the years, and this will help to organize everything.
>
> Was Santa good to you? Get any cool gadgets?

Not exactly for the plane but I got the new Saitek Flight Yoke and Rudder
pedals. The Yoke comes with a separate full-sized (well, for a Piper Warrior
at least) throttle quadrant with throttle, prop and mixture levers--in
color too. The yoke has a metal shaft and a nifty digital clock/timer on the
yoke itself. It takes the time from the PC which I thought was cool until I
realized it was a constant reminder of how late I was actually staying up.
Had the CH Products set before but realized how cheaply they were mad after
the rudders malfunctioned and I took it apart and saw wires the size of a
human hair (no wonder it broke). The Saiteks seem more rugged and are
noticably more accurate in my various simulators (MS FSX, X-Plane, and On
Top 9). I rarely fly them for pure pleasure but seem to always be doing
approaches so I regard the gift as flight-related.

I'm just glad Garmin didn't come out with a GPSMap 596 to make my 496 out of
date...

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.

Marco

[Darrel Toepfer]

Jay Honeck > wrote:

> Get any cool gadgets?

A teevee remote I had to program thru the internet via USB...

[Robert M. Gary]

On Dec 25, 7:19*pm, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> For the plane, of course... *;-)
>
> It was a year for tools, for me. *Mary gave me a way cool mini-tool
> kit, in a quality carrying case that folds down into a neat 8" x 12"
> package. * It's full of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, a hammer --
> all the stuff you might need in a pinch. *Along with my socket set,
> we'll have everything we might need on board for an emergency
> repair...
>
> For the hangar I got a nice rolling tool box, with locking drawers and
> plenty of storage capacity. *Our hangar workbench has slowly grown
> into a mess over the years, and this will help to organize everything.
>
> Was Santa good to you? *Get any cool gadgets?
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

Not sure if it counts as Christmas but I got my O2 system fixed by
Aerox. I had to fly back from Albuqerque two weeks ago, over the
Sierras without O2. Not fun. Its a good thing it wasn't summer because
it can get damn bumpy down low in the summer.

[Steve - KDMW]

On Dec 25, 10:19*pm, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> For the plane, of course... *;-)
>
> It was a year for tools, for me. *Mary gave me a way cool mini-tool
> kit, in a quality carrying case that folds down into a neat 8" x 12"
> package. * It's full of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, a hammer --
> all the stuff you might need in a pinch. *Along with my socket set,
> we'll have everything we might need on board for an emergency
> repair...
>
> For the hangar I got a nice rolling tool box, with locking drawers and
> plenty of storage capacity. *Our hangar workbench has slowly grown
> into a mess over the years, and this will help to organize everything.
>
> Was Santa good to you? *Get any cool gadgets?
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

I got a new flap handle/trimwheel cover for the Warrior. The old one
was cracked.

Who else but an airplane owner would want a funny shaped piece of
plastic for Christmas?

Steve
PA28-151
KDMW

[Steven Barnes]

Thermal long johns & lots of warm clothes for teaching in the winter.
And now it's back into the 40s here...

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> For the plane, of course... ;-)
>
> It was a year for tools, for me. Mary gave me a way cool mini-tool
> kit, in a quality carrying case that folds down into a neat 8" x 12"
> package. It's full of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, a hammer --
> all the stuff you might need in a pinch. Along with my socket set,
> we'll have everything we might need on board for an emergency
> repair...
>
> For the hangar I got a nice rolling tool box, with locking drawers and
> plenty of storage capacity. Our hangar workbench has slowly grown
> into a mess over the years, and this will help to organize everything.
>
> Was Santa good to you? Get any cool gadgets?
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

[B A R R Y]

On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:28:18 -0800 (PST), Steve - KDMW
> wrote:
>
>Who else but an airplane owner would want a funny shaped piece of
>plastic for Christmas?

Who else but an airplane owner would have friends and relatives who
are shocked to find out what said plastic costs?

[Jay Honeck]

> Not exactly for the plane but I got the new Saitek Flight Yoke and Rudder
> pedals. The Yoke comes with a separate full-sized (well, for a Piper Warrior
> at least) throttle quadrant with *throttle, prop and mixture levers--in
> color too. The yoke has a metal shaft and a nifty digital clock/timer on the
> yoke itself. It takes the time from the PC which I thought was cool until I
> realized it was a constant reminder of how late I was actually staying up.
> Had the CH Products set before but realized how cheaply they were mad after
> the rudders malfunctioned and I took it apart and saw wires the size of a
> human hair (no wonder it broke). The Saiteks seem more rugged and are
> noticably more accurate in my various simulators (MS FSX, X-Plane, and On
> Top 9). I rarely fly them for pure pleasure but seem to always be doing
> approaches so I regard the gift as flight-related.

Cool! I've been looking at those for our Kiwi -- thanks for the
PIREP.

(Thank GOD "the Bunyip" hasn't discovered this newsgroup, yet -- or
he'd be ripping us a new you-know-what for talking about sims...)

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

[Jay Honeck]

> > Get any cool gadgets?
>
> A teevee remote I had to program thru the internet via USB...

???

What's *that* about?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jay Honeck]

> >Who else but an airplane owner would want a funny shaped piece of
> >plastic for Christmas?
>
> Who else but an airplane owner would have friends and relatives who
> are shocked to find out what said plastic costs?

ROTFL!

Hey, I bought myself a new "windlace" (a name I didn't know) for
around the door on our Cherokee for Christmas. (It's that rolled
edging that seals the door frame from the inside. Mine is original,
and cracked badly.)

No one in my family would have known what that was, or where to buy
it!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Marco Leon[_4_]]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
> No one in my family would have known what that was, or where to buy
> it!

Jay, you are blessed to have a family where flying doesn't have to be worked
*around* but instead enjoyed *with.*

Merry Chrsitmas.

Marco

[[email protected]]

On Dec 25, 10:19*pm, Jay Honeck > wrote:
> For the plane, of course... *;-)
[snip]
> Was Santa good to you? *Get any cool gadgets?
> --

My wife bought me a new headset (AVCOMM, stereo, a step up from my old
one, but more importantly I now have 3 so I can take 2 people with me
at a time!).

I got a couple of books.

Then my wife blew me away. She gave me a nice letter and a check for
my instrument training!

As soon as this work proposal I'm wokring on is done (mid January),
I'm calling my instructor and mapping out a plan!

John
PP-ASEL

[Darrel Toepfer]

Jay Honeck > wrote:

>> > Get any cool gadgets?
>>
>> A teevee remote I had to program thru the internet via USB...
>
> ???
>
> What's *that* about?

Its k3wl...

[Blanche]

New bathroom sink to replace the rusted, cast iron sink 25+ years old
and fixture.
New kitchen sink to replace worn cast iron sink 25+ years old,
fixture and disposal.
New hot water heater (replacement for 16 year old unit) on order,
probably installed sometime next week.

Oh - you meant for the putt-putt? A new battery. Exciting, right?

[Thomas Borchert]

Jay,

Got a Zulu from my wife. After 3.5 hours yesterday and today (IFR, most
of it in the sunshine on top of really bad murk, I might add) I am
extremely happy with them.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Denny]

Well, in looking around everyone got enough goodies to make them mad
with happiness... I haven't gotten anything special YET but I expect
the Visa and Mastercard statements any day now...

As far as Fat ALbert, ye crusty old mechanic hasn't found room in the
shop but hopes to within a week or so... The Lycoming jugs are piled
with care in hopes that an overhaul soon will be there...

denny

[Jay Honeck]

> Got a Zulu from my wife. After 3.5 hours yesterday and today (IFR, most
> of it in the sunshine on top of really bad murk, I might add) I am
> extremely happy with them.

You suck! (And I mean that in a good way... :-)

I'll be waiting for the "long-term PIREPs" with baited breath. My
next chance to actually try/buy a pair will be (maybe) Sun N Fun or
(for sure) OSH '08...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jay Honeck]

> As far as Fat ALbert, ye crusty old mechanic hasn't found room in the
> shop but hopes to within a week or so... The Lycoming jugs are piled
> with care in hopes that an overhaul soon will be there...

Ah, yes -- the gift that keeps on giving.

You certainly win the "most expensive" competition...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Thomas Borchert]

Jay,

> I'll be waiting for the "long-term PIREPs" with baited breath.
>

That might be detrimental to your health ;-)

We had a Bose in the cockpit, too, and one thing I noticed was that
Lightspeed has completely hidden the wires going from earcup to earcup.
Nice touch! The construction is very sturdy, I expect it to hold up
well. That said, I never had any problems with my 20k, so I do seem to
treat my headsets well.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Jay Honeck]

> Where did you get it and how much AMU?

http://www.planeplastics.com/windlace.asp
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jay Honeck]

> > I'll be waiting for the "long-term PIREPs" with baited breath.
>
> That might be detrimental to your health ;-)

Ahem. Right. Obviously that should be "with bated breath".

Dang chell specker...

;-)

Re: Broken Lightspeeds -- I *did* receive an off-group email from a
former frequent poster who recently bought the Zulu -- and had it go
Tango-Uniform on him within a week (bad ANR). As always, Lightspeed's
customer service was marvelous, and they replaced it instantly -- but
it's kinda scary that this would happen to their flagship model.

I'm willing to write it off to "new model difficulties" until I hear
of more troubles, however.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Thomas Borchert]

Jay,

> but
> it's kinda scary that this would happen to their flagship model.
>

Considering the amount of people on here and the likelyhood that
someone with problems will speak up is so much higher than someone
being satisfied, you'll get a bias towards problems online.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

[Matt Whiting]

Jay Honeck wrote:
> For the plane, of course... ;-)
>
> It was a year for tools, for me. Mary gave me a way cool mini-tool
> kit, in a quality carrying case that folds down into a neat 8" x 12"
> package. It's full of screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, a hammer --
> all the stuff you might need in a pinch. Along with my socket set,
> we'll have everything we might need on board for an emergency
> repair...
>
> For the hangar I got a nice rolling tool box, with locking drawers and
> plenty of storage capacity. Our hangar workbench has slowly grown
> into a mess over the years, and this will help to organize everything.
>
> Was Santa good to you? Get any cool gadgets?

A 1 HP air compressor and Gann's "Fate is the Hunter." I just finished
reading the book and must admit that after reading all of the hype about
it over the years, I was underwhelmed. It had some interesting stories
about the pioneering days of air transport, but I found the writing
style hard to read and follow at times and the book left out a lot of
information or made you run to the end notes to find things. Why
couldn't he just say he flew for American and then later Matson rather
than saying it was an "airline founded by a steamship company" and leave
you to go figure out who it was? Or what is so hard about including the
two actresses names in the text rather than at the end of the book in
the notes section?

Not a bad book, but definitely didn't live up to my expectations.

Matt

[Roger (K8RI)]

On 28 Dec 2007 06:13:18 GMT, Blanche > wrote:

>New bathroom sink to replace the rusted, cast iron sink 25+ years old
>and fixture.
>New kitchen sink to replace worn cast iron sink 25+ years old,
>fixture and disposal.
>New hot water heater (replacement for 16 year old unit) on order,
>probably installed sometime next week.
>
>Oh - you meant for the putt-putt? A new battery. Exciting, right?

Hey! They completed the annual on the Deb for me. <:-)) Albeit a tad
rich this year as there were a number of things that needed to be
fixed, most of which were due to not flying enough.

The big present? They found a piece from the inside of a fuel line
stuck in the fitting where it attaches to the mixture body when
replacing all the hoses. Just another inch or two and it might have
proved a bit of an inconvenience.

Roger

[Jay Honeck]

> The big present? They found a piece from the inside of a fuel line
> stuck in the fitting where it attaches to the mixture body when
> replacing all the hoses. Just another inch or two and it might have
> proved a bit of an inconvenience.

Now THAT is truly a wonderful gift.

How old were the hoses?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Roger (K8RI)]

On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:35:18 -0800 (PST), Jay Honeck
> wrote:

>> The big present? They found a piece from the inside of a fuel line
>> stuck in the fitting where it attaches to the mixture body when
>> replacing all the hoses. Just another inch or two and it might have
>> proved a bit of an inconvenience.
>
>Now THAT is truly a wonderful gift.
>
>How old were the hoses?

They were 5 year, life limited. Let's just say they certainly served
out their useful life. That and I can' imagen how several mechanics
and IAs had missed the date on the bands. The new ones are custom
molded, teflon lined, armored, fireproof, not life limited, and
*expensive*. <:-))

Also I now can read the instruments at night. I used to have to wear a
LED head lamp. OTOH it was not impossible to fly at night. I flew IFR
back from the UP very late at night and managed to read them prior to
the "head lamp". It's wonderful to have a "lighted" panel.

Roger (K8RI)