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So, on to week #3... "I wanna go flying!" sob, sob
I was going to post about our lovely flight to St. Louis this past weekend (just got back today)...but your post convinced me that this would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.... :-) Sorry, Denny -- I feel your pain. Mine starts in March. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Sorry, Denny -- I feel your pain. Mine starts in March. -- Jay Honeck Thanks Jay, it's not a real bad pain, more like a 3 year old throwing a tantrum because he can't have candy for supper... Anyway, the new teflon engine hoses are on... We re-installed the radios yesterday... The squawk list is all tick marked... He is going to test run the engines today and vacuum the floor and wash the belly... Should be good to go for tomorrow afternoon - cept we are spoze to have a wind/rain storm...... He has a really nice F model Aztec he is trying to sell me - his Part 135 machine... Ahhh temptation, get thee behind me! Our Governor, Ms. Granholm, is busily working up a new set of service taxes for airplane mechanics, hair dressers, doctors, etc., in order to fund her spending programs now that the auto industry has ceased being the states cash cow... Steve has recently laid off his part 135 pilot, his mechanic, and his two flight instructors, all his planes are up for sale and I suspect he is 99 & 44/100% of the way to GONE - to Arizona probably.... He says her new taxes are the last straw... Along the way, he has lost 20 pounds from having to do everything himself now... denny |
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Steve has recently laid off his part 135 pilot, his mechanic, and his
two flight instructors, all his planes are up for sale and I suspect he is 99 & 44/100% of the way to GONE - to Arizona probably.... He says her new taxes are the last straw... Along the way, he has lost 20 pounds from having to do everything himself now... That's awful. My sister lives near Lansing, MI, and she regales me with tales of that state's fiscal woes nearly every week. She's a retired school teacher who is worried because their pension fund has been raided by the state in order to fund...who knows what. Technically, her income is now vapor-based. (Of course, we could debate the merits of a system that allowed her to retire -- with full benefits -- at age 55, but perhaps we shouldn't?) It sure sounds like the Michigan Gummint is having a hard time learning to live within its (somewhat diminished) means. I suppose that means that their GA airports will be on the chopping block soon. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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("Denny" wrote)
He has a really nice F model Aztec he is trying to sell me - his Part 135 machine... Ahhh temptation, get thee behind me! "All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them:" So, got a name picked out for the Aztec, yet? g What's the difference in: Fuel burn Speed Useful load Speed Avionics/radios Speed Comfort Insurance Etc. Mont-out-of-the-blackness |
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On Feb 22, 3:10 pm, "Montblack" Y4_NOT!...
wrote: ("Denny" wrote) He has a really nice F model Aztec he is trying to sell me - his Part 135 machine... Ahhh temptation, get thee behind me! So, got a name picked out for the Aztec, yet? g Mont-out-of-the-blackness Ahhh jeez Monty.... You are about as helpful as an alcoholic-on-the- wagon who has drinking buddys who tell him "just one won't hurt".... What's the difference in: Fuel burn Speed Useful load Speed Avionics/radios Speed Comfort Insurance Etc. in order: If ya gotta ask ya can't afford it, pilgrim... Lots faster than Fat Albert the Apache - 165 knots typical Whatever you can get the doors closed on (which is why they are used as lobster haulers) Like sitting in your easy chair at home, and you will not rub shoulders... Well, it's a twin - but not near as bad is if I were ASEL wanting my first twin... It's loaded, Radar and a GNS430, alcohol props, etc... Gets you respect on the ramp at strange airports... Good paint.. Average interior... denny |
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Go for it Denny... the ability to fill the tanks, seats, and baggage is
awesome, and you'll love the extra power. The center seats are on rails, so if the rear bench is empty, the center passengers can slide the seats back and almost disappear from view! I did my initial MEL in an Apache and my first reaction with the Aztec was HOLY CRAP! )) There is a big difference between dual 150/160's to dual 250's. After the carburetor fun that you had last year, you'd probably love the injected engines. We plan for 160ktas in our C model at 23"/2400 rpms burning 25gph between 8000 and 10,000 MSL. We've have found those figures to be quite accurate. Ours will true at 180kts, but at 2500rpms, the extra noise and fuel burn doesn't make it very much fun. There were two different F models with differences centered around the horizontal stab. I'd have to do a little research to remember the difference, anyway, the end result was that Piper changed the stab, nobody liked it, so they changed it back to an older version. I'll add more fuel to the fire and beg you to take it for a spin around the patch, do some single engine work, and some short field takeoffs.... you'll be hooked. Jim "Denny" wrote in message oups.com... On Feb 22, 3:10 pm, "Montblack" Y4_NOT!... wrote: ("Denny" wrote) He has a really nice F model Aztec he is trying to sell me - his Part 135 machine... Ahhh temptation, get thee behind me! So, got a name picked out for the Aztec, yet? g Mont-out-of-the-blackness Ahhh jeez Monty.... You are about as helpful as an alcoholic-on-the- wagon who has drinking buddys who tell him "just one won't hurt".... What's the difference in: Fuel burn Speed Useful load Speed Avionics/radios Speed Comfort Insurance Etc. in order: If ya gotta ask ya can't afford it, pilgrim... Lots faster than Fat Albert the Apache - 165 knots typical Whatever you can get the doors closed on (which is why they are used as lobster haulers) Like sitting in your easy chair at home, and you will not rub shoulders... Well, it's a twin - but not near as bad is if I were ASEL wanting my first twin... It's loaded, Radar and a GNS430, alcohol props, etc... Gets you respect on the ramp at strange airports... Good paint.. Average interior... denny |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
So, on to week #3... "I wanna go flying!" sob, sob I was going to post about our lovely flight to St. Louis this past weekend (just got back today)...but your post convinced me that this would amount to cruel and unusual punishment.... :-) Sorry, Denny -- I feel your pain. Mine starts in March. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Ours is about the same time, but I'm going to suggest to Ron we do it early. The next 3 weekends are shot for us so we might as well do it early, while it's still cold. Margy |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Steve has recently laid off his part 135 pilot, his mechanic, and his two flight instructors, all his planes are up for sale and I suspect he is 99 & 44/100% of the way to GONE - to Arizona probably.... He says her new taxes are the last straw... Along the way, he has lost 20 pounds from having to do everything himself now... That's awful. My sister lives near Lansing, MI, and she regales me with tales of that state's fiscal woes nearly every week. She's a retired school teacher who is worried because their pension fund has been raided by the state in order to fund...who knows what. Technically, her income is now vapor-based. (Of course, we could debate the merits of a system that allowed her to retire -- with full benefits -- at age 55, but perhaps we shouldn't?) Jay, go spend a week in a classroom and then say teachers shouldn't be able to retire with 30 years at full pension. The average life expectancy of a teacher is 5 years in the classroom. Margy (now in museum education and NOT in the classroom) It sure sounds like the Michigan Gummint is having a hard time learning to live within its (somewhat diminished) means. I suppose that means that their GA airports will be on the chopping block soon. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay, go spend a week in a classroom and then say teachers shouldn't be
able to retire with 30 years at full pension. The average life expectancy of a teacher is 5 years in the classroom. Why should we pay any young person to sit around doing nothing? Nowadays, 55 is YOUNG -- VERY young -- and there is simply no way to make paying every 55 year old to sit around doing nothing work, mathematically. Unless you've found some new actuarial tool that I've never seen. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Margy Natalie wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote: Steve has recently laid off his part 135 pilot, his mechanic, and his two flight instructors, all his planes are up for sale and I suspect he is 99 & 44/100% of the way to GONE - to Arizona probably.... He says her new taxes are the last straw... Along the way, he has lost 20 pounds from having to do everything himself now... That's awful. My sister lives near Lansing, MI, and she regales me with tales of that state's fiscal woes nearly every week. She's a retired school teacher who is worried because their pension fund has been raided by the state in order to fund...who knows what. Technically, her income is now vapor-based. (Of course, we could debate the merits of a system that allowed her to retire -- with full benefits -- at age 55, but perhaps we shouldn't?) Jay, go spend a week in a classroom and then say teachers shouldn't be able to retire with 30 years at full pension. The average life expectancy of a teacher is 5 years in the classroom. That is a different problem and is the one that should be addressed, not providing early retirement for teachers. Matt |
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