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Old September 28th 13, 10:13 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck[_13_]
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Default Hello from sunny South Texas!

On Sunday, September 22, 2013 3:00:42 PM UTC-5, Morgans wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message

...

Just for the halibut, I thought I would take a look at good ol'


rec.aviation, and was heartened to see some names I still recognize! Glad


to see y'all are still here!




Mary and I are now in sunny South Texas, on an island in the Gulf of


Mexico called Mustang Island. We've created an aviation themed hotel here


called Amelia's Landing, and are now flying an experimental 2-seat RV-8A,


having sold our good ol' Pathfinder ("Atlas") last month, after 11 years


of ownership.




If you're interested, check us out he www.AmeliasLanding.com It's


quite a bit nicer here than Iowa! lol




I will pop back to see if anyone is still alive and/or remembers me!




And hello to you!



I see you in place to place online. Went and got wise with all the

homebuilders and got the RV grin, I see. Good on you.



I, on the other hand, am almost 3 months into time sitting in a wheelchair

from a fall off of a roof of a house I was building. Almost killed me,

literally. 8 broken ribs, deflated lung, fused vertebras T3 through T9, and

broken C1 with over 2 months in a halo. Broken pelvis which is what is

keeping me from walking. Lucky to have almost all of the feeling and

movement in all of my extremities, and hope to make a close to full

recovery.



2013 is a year to put behind me, but I am most thankful to not be pushing

up daises.



Jim in NC


Holy cow, Jim -- and didn't you already have a really bad back? Ugh.

Glad to hear a full recovery is in the cards. I hope flying is in your future, too!?
--
Jay
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Old September 28th 13, 10:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck[_13_]
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Default Hello from sunny South Texas!

On Sunday, September 22, 2013 1:31:37 PM UTC-5, Edwin Johnson wrote:
On 2013-09-22, Jay Honeck wrote:

called Amelia's Landing, and are now flying an experimental 2-seat RV-8A,


having sold our good ol' Pathfinder ("Atlas") last month, after 11 years of




Good to hear from you again, Jay. Be sure and tell Mary hello.



Of course the news to me is the RV-8A. Yes, that is quite different from the

Pathfinder, but bet you are enjoying it.



...Edwin

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"Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes

turned skyward, for there you have been, there you long to

return."-da Vinci http://bellsouthpwp2.net/e/d/edwinljohnson


Hi Edwin!

Yeah, the RV-8 is the most fun you can have with our clothes on. We took some aerobatic lessons last weekend, and are now flying upside down, believe it or not. lol!

Here's a few videos I've shot from the new plane. What a blast to fly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Eh3m...Y3-tHPe_OrVbIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saL96...Y3-tHPe_OrVbIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDjuI...Y3-tHPe_OrVbIQ

You still flying?
--
Jay
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Old September 28th 13, 10:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jay Honeck[_13_]
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Default Hello from sunny South Texas!

On Sunday, September 22, 2013 12:08:16 PM UTC-5, Orval Fairbairn wrote:
In article ,

Skywise wrote:



Jay Honeck wrote in


:




Just for the halibut, I thought I would take a look at good ol'


rec.aviation, and was heartened to see some names I still recognize!


Glad to see y'all are still here!




I recall all the great videos and other stuff you used to host.




Brian




Jay, I hope that your motel is going well.


Hi Orval!

Yep, it's been fantastic. The weather here is amazing, year 'round, and we've managed to double the business in 3.5 years.

We're adding a second story to the lobby building this winter, and ceramic tiling ten more rooms. It's been a lot of work, but so much more fun than Iowa!

:-)
--
Jay
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Old September 29th 13, 04:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Edwin Johnson
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Default Hello from sunny South Texas!

On 2013-09-28, Jay Honeck wrote:
On 2013-09-22, Jay Honeck wrote:


Here's a few videos I've shot from the new plane. What a blast to fly!


Neat videos, Jay. Looks like a beautiful plane and must be fun. I admire the
RVs.

You still flying?


Yes, but not very much because of the expense. Just finished annual
inspection and flew a bit the other day. Nice to be up again.

....Edwin
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"Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes
turned skyward, for there you have been, there you long to
return."-da Vinci http://bellsouthpwp2.net/e/d/edwinljohnson
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Old September 30th 13, 10:05 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Dylan Smith[_2_]
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Default Hello from sunny South Texas!

On 2013-09-22, Jay Honeck wrote:
Just for the halibut, I thought I would take a look at good ol'
rec.aviation, and was heartened to see some names I still recognize!
Glad to see y'all are still here!


Just about :-)

I knew you'd gone to Texas some time ago (some friends in Texas mentioned
it). When I lived in Texas, Mustang Beach was a reasonably popular
destination for us.

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Old September 30th 13, 03:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Morgans[_2_]
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Default Hello from sunny South Texas!



" Holy cow, Jim -- and didn't you already have a really bad back? Ugh.

Glad to hear a full recovery is in the cards. I hope flying is in your
future, too!?
--
Jay


Yep, I hope. I was completely off all of the meds that kept me from holding
a medical, until the latest fall. I have to recover and catch up on a few
things, then the flying can commence!

Jim in NC

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Old October 11th 13, 12:04 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Hello from sunny South Texas!


Hi Jay and Mary and all of the old school here on rec.aviation.

I have been lurking out here for years and dreaming about getting to your hotel in Iowa. Now that you are here in Texas with me. I am going to make that dream come through next summer! Its only about six hours drive time from me in Houston.

I have always Marveled at the work and vision you and Mary have had. Thanks for the memories!
 




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