Hello From Port Aransas, on Mustang Island, TX

Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? How's everyone been?
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856

Jay Honeck wrote:

Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? How's everyone been?

Hi Jay. Yea, still check in here occasionally, but it's mostly a ghost town except for the
troll wars. I hope your new venture is doing well. I read recently on POA that you're
selling the Ercoupe. That's a tough decision, but understandable.

Mike

Hi Mike!

Selling the Ercoupe isn't a tough decision. We bought it (with 2
other partners) so that our kids would have something cheap to fly,
and that mission is now complete. One of the kids never learned to
fly, one is in Afghanistan, and one (my son) is 3rd year Army ROTC at
the University of Iowa, and working at our Iowa City hotel. He hasn't
had time to fly in a year.

As much as I enjoyed flying Sweetie, we've still got Atlas, and that's
more than enough airplane for one family.

PofA is okay, but I miss the old days of rec.aviation. I think I'll
stick around a bit and see if any of the other "old-timers" are still
around!
:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856


On Oct 22, 7:03*pm, Mike Adams wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:
Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? * How's everyone been?

Hi Jay. Yea, still check in here occasionally, but it's mostly a ghost town except for the
troll wars. *I hope your new venture is doing well. I read recently on POA that you're
selling the Ercoupe. That's a tough decision, but understandable.

Mike

On Oct 22, 8:50*pm, Jay Honeck wrote:
Hi Mike!

Selling the Ercoupe isn't a tough decision. *We bought it (with 2
other partners) so that our kids would have something cheap to fly,
and that mission is now complete. *One of the kids never learned to
fly, one is in Afghanistan, and one (my son) is 3rd year Army ROTC at
the University of Iowa, and working at our Iowa City hotel. *He hasn't
had time to fly in a year.

As much as I enjoyed flying Sweetie, we've still got Atlas, and that's
more than enough airplane for one family.

PofA is okay, but I miss the old days of rec.aviation. *I think I'll
stick around a bit and see if any of the other "old-timers" are still
around!
:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856

On Oct 22, 7:03*pm, Mike Adams wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:
Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? * How's everyone been?

Hi Jay. Yea, still check in here occasionally, but it's mostly a ghost town except for the
troll wars. *I hope your new venture is doing well. I read recently on POA that you're
selling the Ercoupe. That's a tough decision, but understandable.

Mike

I still check the thread headers from time to time but seldom post
here any more. I'll check in with a fw of the old timers that have
become friends through the years, but the rest of it for me anyway,
isn't my cup of tea.
Dudley

Hi Dudley!

I've been spending most of my spare time over at PofA for the last
year, but I'm slowly learning that it's a good-ol'-boys network, led
by one guy who wields absolute authority over what is seen -- and not
seen -- on the group.

Although he's mostly a good guy, I'm growing uncomfortable with the
whole concept of being censored by a single guy -- even a well-meaning
one.

So what's new? How's Bea?
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856


On Oct 22, 7:55*pm, Dudley Henriques
wrote:
On Oct 22, 8:50*pm, Jay Honeck wrote:









Hi Mike!

Selling the Ercoupe isn't a tough decision. *We bought it (with 2
other partners) so that our kids would have something cheap to fly,
and that mission is now complete. *One of the kids never learned to
fly, one is in Afghanistan, and one (my son) is 3rd year Army ROTC at
the University of Iowa, and working at our Iowa City hotel. *He hasn't
had time to fly in a year.

As much as I enjoyed flying Sweetie, we've still got Atlas, and that's
more than enough airplane for one family.

PofA is okay, but I miss the old days of rec.aviation. *I think I'll
stick around a bit and see if any of the other "old-timers" are still
around!
:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856

On Oct 22, 7:03*pm, Mike Adams wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:
Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? * How's everyone been?

Hi Jay. Yea, still check in here occasionally, but it's mostly a ghost town except for the
troll wars. *I hope your new venture is doing well. I read recently on POA that you're
selling the Ercoupe. That's a tough decision, but understandable.

Mike

I still check the thread headers from time to time but seldom post
here any more. I'll check in with a fw of the old timers that have
become friends through the years, but the rest of it for me anyway,
isn't my cup of tea.
Dudley

Jay Honeck wrote:
I've been spending most of my spare time over at PofA for the last
year, but I'm slowly learning that it's a good-ol'-boys network, led
by one guy who wields absolute authority over what is seen -- and not
seen -- on the group.

According to his account info, he is 23. A bit green.
Given the light moderation, I think they aren't doing too bad. They just
need some "free advice," of which I have oodles to give.

Although he's mostly a good guy, I'm growing uncomfortable with the
whole concept of being censored by a single guy -- even a well-meaning
one.

Actually they name 6 people on their "MC" but if one of them is doing all
the technical work and paying most of the on-going bills, the other 5 are
just super cargo.

Besides, you did manage to post a message that insulted a subset of pilots
- even if you technically didn't write it, you quoted it. I barely had time
to insult you back. Where's the justice in that?

And you got your courtesy car back from the "jerks". Hopefully the incident
didn't cause any real friction in your family.

On Oct 22, 11:54*pm, Jay Honeck wrote:
Hi Dudley!

I've been spending most of my spare time over at PofA for the last
year, but I'm slowly learning that it's a good-ol'-boys network, led
by one guy who wields absolute authority over what is seen -- and not
seen -- on the group.

Although he's mostly a good guy, I'm growing uncomfortable with the
whole concept of being censored by a single guy -- even a well-meaning
one.

So what's new? *How's Bea?
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856

On Oct 22, 7:55*pm, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

On Oct 22, 8:50*pm, Jay Honeck wrote:

Hi Mike!

Selling the Ercoupe isn't a tough decision. *We bought it (with 2
other partners) so that our kids would have something cheap to fly,
and that mission is now complete. *One of the kids never learned to
fly, one is in Afghanistan, and one (my son) is 3rd year Army ROTC at
the University of Iowa, and working at our Iowa City hotel. *He hasn't
had time to fly in a year.

As much as I enjoyed flying Sweetie, we've still got Atlas, and that's
more than enough airplane for one family.

PofA is okay, but I miss the old days of rec.aviation. *I think I'll
stick around a bit and see if any of the other "old-timers" are still
around!
:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856

On Oct 22, 7:03*pm, Mike Adams wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:
Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? * How's everyone been?

Hi Jay. Yea, still check in here occasionally, but it's mostly a ghost town except for the
troll wars. *I hope your new venture is doing well. I read recently on POA that you're
selling the Ercoupe. That's a tough decision, but understandable.

Mike

I still check the thread headers from time to time but seldom post
here any more. I'll check in with a fw of the old timers that have
become friends through the years, but the rest of it for me anyway,
isn't my cup of tea.
Dudley

Still active in the flight safety business. Bea's doing much better,

On Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:50:41 -0700 (PDT), Jay Honeck wrote:

PofA is okay, but I miss the old days of rec.aviation. I think I'll
stick around a bit and see if any of the other "old-timers" are still
around!
:-)

And here I thought you might be coming back because you needed to
advertise a new hotel.
--
A fireside chat not with Ari!
http://tr.im/holj
Motto: Live To Spooge It!

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
...
Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? How's everyone been?
--
I'm still here, mostly just as a lurker like so many others.

In a way, the bad times have come at a good time, at least for me, because I
have been rather busy with other projects.

Unfortunately, the wrong stuff still gets the most response, and the lack of
overall volume just makes the problem worse!

Peter

Hey Peter,

Sounds like you're not doing any flying nowadays?

(Hey, I know of an Ercoupe for sale....cheap! :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Port Aransas, TX
Pathfinder N56993
Ercoupe N94856

On Oct 22, 7:41*pm, "Peter Dohm" wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message

... Just checking in to rec.aviation for the first time in...I don't
remember when.

Anyone still here? * How's everyone been?
--

I'm still here, mostly just as a lurker like so many others.

In a way, the bad times have come at a good time, at least for me, because I
have been rather busy with other projects.

Unfortunately, the wrong stuff still gets the most response, and the lack of
overall volume just makes the problem worse!

Peter