Sun N Fun - Highs and Lows

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Which service is this one Jay?

It's called "Pilot My-Cast" -- and it's very, very cool.

Streaming weather radar, TAFs, METARs, winds, local conditions -- all for
viewing on my cell phone. Who would ever believe it?

And for ten bucks a month!

I have had that for a year now. It is kind of cool but there are drawbacks.
You only get one METAR/TAF per request. The radar picture isn't that great,
although it does loop for a half hour period. It is really great for VFR
use, especially when you can look at about 40% of the country at a time and
see who is VFR, MVFR, etc.

I have had that for a year now.

You've used "Pilot My-Cast" for a year, and didn't post anything here?

What kinda guy ARE you, anyway?

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

Jay,
If you did not like the way they did things then let them know. If you
liked they way they did some let them know as well.
You can find contact addresses on the web site...
This is a mostly volunteer run event. I was paid nothing for my 12 hours
of work over three days.

Michelle

Jay Honeck wrote:

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Low Points of SNF
*******************************
- The Number One low-point of SNF was the seaplane base -- or rather, our
inability to see it. After searching for some time we finally found the
bus loading area to take us to the seaplane base. The OSH "splash-in" is
always a favorite place for the kids, so we were determined to find it this
year at SNF -- even though they seemingly did their best to make it hard to
find. After waiting 35 minutes for a bus that runs without a schedule, the
driver finally pulled up and off-loaded -- only to haughtily announce that
she had "worked five hours straight and was *required* to take a break" She
then slammed the door in our faces, and drove away. Shaking our heads in
disbelief, we (and dozens of others) walked away -- and never did get to the
seaplane base.



- Camp store rip off. Last year the camp store was run by some non-profit
organization, was well-stocked and fairly priced. This year it was run by
"Cheech and Chong" (even my kids were joking at how stoned they were!), and
the shelves were virtually bare. Worse, the only beer they sold was
Budweiser -- for FIFTEEN DOLLARS a 6-pack!


- Gas lines. At OSH, you put a card on your prop, and the gas truck comes
to fill you up. In Lakeland, the gas trucks don't come to you -- you must
come to THEM. This, of course, makes for a terrible traffic jam, and is
totally illogical and inefficient. The driver told me it was because
"campers had open fires out there" which made fueling unsafe -- but last
year they told me it was because the ground was too soft.

!



--

Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

If you did not like the way they did things then let them know. If you
liked they way they did some let them know as well.
You can find contact addresses on the web site...
This is a mostly volunteer run event. I was paid nothing for my 12 hours
of work over three days.

Our problem was not with the volunteer tram drivers, who were all wonderful.
This problem was with a City of Lakeland bus driver (they apparently just
added a route to the seaplane base for the event), who most assuredly was
being paid -- and she stuck to her union's "5 hours and mandatory break"
schedule to the detriment of the dozens of people who had been waiting in
line.

Too bad. Oh, well -- there's always next year!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Low Points of SNF
*******************************
- The Number One low-point of SNF was the seaplane base -- or rather, our
inability to see it. After searching for some time we finally found the
bus loading area to take us to the seaplane base. The OSH "splash-in" is
always a favorite place for the kids, so we were determined to find it
this
year at SNF -- even though they seemingly did their best to make it hard
to
find. After waiting 35 minutes for a bus that runs without a schedule,
the
driver finally pulled up and off-loaded -- only to haughtily announce
that
she had "worked five hours straight and was *required* to take a break"
She
then slammed the door in our faces, and drove away. Shaking our heads in
disbelief, we (and dozens of others) walked away -- and never did get to
the
seaplane base.



- Camp store rip off. Last year the camp store was run by some
non-profit
organization, was well-stocked and fairly priced. This year it was run
by
"Cheech and Chong" (even my kids were joking at how stoned they were!),
and
the shelves were virtually bare. Worse, the only beer they sold was
Budweiser -- for FIFTEEN DOLLARS a 6-pack!


- Gas lines. At OSH, you put a card on your prop, and the gas truck
comes
to fill you up. In Lakeland, the gas trucks don't come to you -- you
must
come to THEM. This, of course, makes for a terrible traffic jam, and is
totally illogical and inefficient. The driver told me it was because
"campers had open fires out there" which made fueling unsafe -- but last
year they told me it was because the ground was too soft.

!



--

Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

[...] and she stuck to her union's "5 hours and mandatory break"
schedule to the detriment of the dozens of people who had been waiting in
line.


You mean, she obeyed the law?

Jose

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(Teacherjh) wrote in
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[...] and she stuck to her union's "5 hours and mandatory break"
schedule to the detriment of the dozens of people who had been waiting in
line.


You mean, she obeyed the law?

Jose


a "union mandate" is not the law.....

But I'm not sure I would want to be in any vehicle with a frazeled driver
that had been driving stop and go traffic for 5 hrs straight....

--
ET


"A common mistake people make when trying to design something
completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete
fools."---- Douglas Adams

a "union mandate" is not the law.....

A union rule is part of a contract, and has the force of law.

In any case, I find it interesting that Jay so strongly supports unions in
previous posts (IIRC) but has a problem when it inconveniences him in the name
of safety.

Jose

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"ET" wrote in message
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(Teacherjh) wrote in
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But I'm not sure I would want to be in any vehicle with a frazeled driver
that had been driving stop and go traffic for 5 hrs straight....



Heck, on a bad day getting home from the city by car here can take 5
hours...

Hi Jay,

Our problem was not with the volunteer tram drivers, who were all
wonderful. This problem was with a City of Lakeland bus driver (they
apparently just added a route to the seaplane base for the event),
who most assuredly was being paid -- and she stuck to her union's "5
hours and mandatory break" schedule to the detriment of the dozens of
people who had been waiting in line.

I understand your disappointment, but taking breaks for drivers is not
only a "union-question" but also a safety issue. In Europe,
truckdrivers and busdrivers are required by law to take a break after
4,5 hours, and they must not drive more than 10 hours altogether in a
day. For good reason, a lot of disastrous accidents are the result of
overly tired drivers falling asleep at the wheel. I believe there are
also limitations to how long pilots are allowed to fly. Of course, the
bus company should have sent a replacement. Your grudge should be with
them, not the driver, although maybe she could have told you in a
different manner, judging by your post.

Great fun reading your story!

regards,
Friedrich

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Michelle P wrote in message nk.net...
Jay,
If you did not like the way they did things then let them know. If you
liked they way they did some let them know as well.
You can find contact addresses on the web site...
This is a mostly volunteer run event. I was paid nothing for my 12 hours
of work over three days.

Michelle


I had a great time Michelle! Thanks for all the great work you and
the other volunteers did.