What do YOU want for Xmas?

Larry Dighera wrote:

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:36:53 GMT, "Jay Honeck" wrote
What do *you* want for Xmas this year?

A turbine powered Helio Stallion:
http://www.helioaircraft.com/ourplanes_stallion.htm

Wow!

And all I wished for was a (turbo normalized) Cessna 206.

However I'll settle for 40 hours in a rental C-172.

- J.O.-

On 15 Dec 2005 18:09:28 -0800, "cjcampbell"
wrote in
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And um, world peace.

Ah! Even better: World Enlightenment. That would assure world peace
and much more. The first person who needs the gift of enlightenment
is: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/...n.israel.reut/
Iran leader: Move Israel to Europe
Ahmadinejad casts doubt on Holocaust

Thursday, December 8, 2005; Posted: 4:50 p.m. EST (21:50 GMT)

TEHRAN, Iran (Reuters) -- Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has
expressed doubt that the Holocaust occurred and suggested Israel
be moved to Europe.

His comments, reported by Iran's official IRNA news agency from a
news conference he gave on Thursday in the Saudi Arabian city of
Mecca, follows his call in October for Israel to be "wiped off the
map," which sparked widespread international condemnation.

"Some European countries insist on saying that Hitler killed
millions of innocent Jews in furnaces ...

I never expected to see a national leader exceed the embarrassment
that our own confers on our noble nation.

Are you attempting to hijack this aviation related thread Larry? Shame
on you... :^)

Wxworx for my PDA.
Michelle

Jay Honeck wrote:

As usual, that's the question I'm hearing from relatives. Also as usual, I
have no friggin' clue what to tell them -- I need nothing.

Therefore, it's time to open the topic up to the opinions of this newsgroup.
What do *you* want for Xmas this year? What's the latest, greatest,
coolest, must-have aviation thing that I should want under my tree this
year?

I'll list a few things that I'm not likely to receive, just to get the ball
rolling:

1. XM weather for my Lowrance 2000c (According to Lowrance, this is
supposedly "in the works" and "to be ready to roll out at Sun N Fun '06")

2. A new faceplate for my Narco CP-136M audio panel (yes, I'm STILL looking
for one...)

3. A DVD recorder that will let me quickly and easily transfer 15 years of
home movies onto DVD....

Can you add to the list? What do *you* want for Christmas?

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 02:27:13 GMT, John Ousterhout
wrote in
5Cpof.649753$xm3.49850@attbi_s21::

Larry Dighera wrote:

On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 00:36:53 GMT, "Jay Honeck" wrote
What do *you* want for Xmas this year?

A turbine powered Helio Stallion:
http://www.helioaircraft.com/ourplanes_stallion.htm

Wow!

The way I see it, Helio Stallion is a good choice because it is
suitable for about any mission I would expect to fly. But I'm a
little concerned about the weight of the 223 U.S. Gallons of fuel it
burns at 280 pounds/hour. That's 1,680 lbs (7.5 hours @ ~$140/hr)
that reduces over half the useful load, but with full fuel, the
payload is still 1,320 lbs. That's probably enough payload load for
about anything I'd want to do.

Being a conventional gear aircraft, it could operate from unpaved
fields without chewing up the propeller too badly. It would be fun to
drop in on main street in some of the old ghost towns out west. And
the 320 foot takeoff distance would permit me to operate in and out of
my cousin's Mojave ranch.

It would also be useful for my interest in paleontology. The hatch in
the floor would enable me to seriously consider aerial photography.
And the 175 knot cruise speed would speed up my cross country travel
by 40% - 50%. I wander what the insurance premium would be. If the
real estate market doesn't collapse, who knows ...

And all I wished for was a (turbo normalized) Cessna 206.

That's a nice ship too, and probably a lot cheaper to operate.

However I'll settle for 40 hours in a rental C-172.

That would be a useful gift too.

You know what Mick Jagger said, "You can't always get what you want,
but if you try, sometimes you can get what you need." I'm tryin'.

What do *you* want for Christmas?

You gonna get it for me?

I wonder what a DVD recorder has to do with aviation though.

Jose
--
You can choose whom to befriend, but you cannot choose whom to love.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

A nice VFR weekend, preferably THIS weekend, so I don't have to worry about
icing. Have you seen the forecast? It's no longer expected to improve as
fast as I'd hoped. This late fall flying season truly truly sucks.

I'd ask for a "warm" weekend but that would be pushing it, I'd just settle
for a nice sunny VFR weekend for some great cross country flying to see
friends.

Beyond that, I've already submitted my list of little items to Santa....
mostly tools that for some reason I"ve never got around to buying for myself
but kick myself every time I need them.

I'd buy myself one of the XM weather "boxes" if I could get somebody to pay
the subscription each year.... THAT would truly be a XM(mas) present!!!

Jim

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:F_nof.631500$_o.44264@attbi_s71...
As usual, that's the question I'm hearing from relatives. Also as usual,
I
have no friggin' clue what to tell them -- I need nothing.

Therefore, it's time to open the topic up to the opinions of this
newsgroup.
What do *you* want for Xmas this year? What's the latest, greatest,
coolest, must-have aviation thing that I should want under my tree this
year?

I'll list a few things that I'm not likely to receive, just to get the
ball
rolling:

1. XM weather for my Lowrance 2000c (According to Lowrance, this is
supposedly "in the works" and "to be ready to roll out at Sun N Fun '06")

2. A new faceplate for my Narco CP-136M audio panel (yes, I'm STILL
looking
for one...)

3. A DVD recorder that will let me quickly and easily transfer 15 years of
home movies onto DVD....

Can you add to the list? What do *you* want for Christmas?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I'd like a Garim 430... you can wrap it with a Husky.

BT


"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:F_nof.631500$_o.44264@attbi_s71...
As usual, that's the question I'm hearing from relatives. Also as usual,
I have no friggin' clue what to tell them -- I need nothing.

Therefore, it's time to open the topic up to the opinions of this
newsgroup. What do *you* want for Xmas this year? What's the latest,
greatest, coolest, must-have aviation thing that I should want under my
tree this year?

I'll list a few things that I'm not likely to receive, just to get the
ball rolling:

1. XM weather for my Lowrance 2000c (According to Lowrance, this is
supposedly "in the works" and "to be ready to roll out at Sun N Fun '06")

2. A new faceplate for my Narco CP-136M audio panel (yes, I'm STILL
looking for one...)

3. A DVD recorder that will let me quickly and easily transfer 15 years of
home movies onto DVD....

Can you add to the list? What do *you* want for Christmas?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Therefore, it's time to open the topic up to the opinions of this newsgroup.
What do *you* want for Xmas this year?

A Cessna 310 and the money to operate it for a year (next year's funding will be
next year's present).

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:F_nof.631500$_o.44264@attbi_s71...
SNIP

Can you add to the list? What do *you* want for Christmas?
--
Jay Honeck

Anything and everything from:

www.historicaviation.com

Got their catalog and I was like a kid in a candy store.

Jay B