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Yeah! I'm back online..No thanks to Charley.
Well it's been a week since Charley took out my internet cable line, but I'm
back online today. The damage that Charley did to the planes across the street at Orlando Executive is indeed sad to see. Many of the hangars have also received quite a bit of damage, one even looks like a bomb went off inside. I would like to express my thanks to all the power companies that came to our rescue. I don't have a complete list but I did see the following out of state power companies: Georgia Power, Illinois Power, Duke Power, Sumter Utilities and I'm sure there were others that I didn't see. But thank you all... David PP-ASEL (KORL) |
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Well it's been a week since Charley took out my internet cable line, but
I'm back online today. The damage that Charley did to the planes across the street at Orlando Executive is indeed sad to see. Welcome back. I trust you came through okay, since you didn't mention otherwise? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message ...
Welcome back. I trust you came through okay, since you didn't mention otherwise? My place was just fine, I only lost the internet because it comes to me via cable and a tree took that out when it fell. But I stayed with my daughter and my ex-wife at their house (by their request). In that neighborhood things did not fair as well. The area they live in is known for its towering oak trees and when those larger than the house trees came down they did allot of damage to anything in their path. Its funny to see how many Monday morning quarterbacks are saying what should have been down to avoid the damage to all the planes. The fact is, that many in Tampa (where the storm was to originally come ashore) brought their planes to Orlando for shelter only to be placed directly in the path of the hurricane. I have some pictures posted on my site at: http://www.floridascubadiver.com/hurricane_charley.htm David PP-ASEL (KORL) |
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I have some pictures posted on my site at:
http://www.floridascubadiver.com/hurricane_charley.htm God, those pix are awful. I don't know anything about hurricanes, so you'll excuse my ignorance, but isn't all of Florida pretty much under the gun when a hurricane approaches? Wouldn't it have been better to fly the planes out-of-state? Somewhere like Albany, GA? I mean, from Orlando to Albany is what, 1:45? It would seem like cheap insurance, and a great excuse to go flying somewhere for the weekend? -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 13:02:49 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:
I mean, from Orlando to Albany is what, 1:45? It would seem like cheap insurance, and a great excuse to go flying somewhere for the weekend? if you have your house, car, camping mobile, family, business, etc. in Florida, then it doesn't become a very hard decision wheter to save the plane first or the house + family. just my $0.02 #m -- The more one is absorbed in fighting Evil, the less one is tempted to place the Good in question. (J.P. Sartre) |
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if you have your house, car, camping mobile, family, business, etc. in
Florida, then it doesn't become a very hard decision wheter to save the plane first or the house + family. ??? How are they mutually exclusive? You're not going to be able to do much to save the house -- and the family can go in the plane... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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I mean, from Orlando to Albany is what, 1:45? It would seem like cheap
insurance, and a great excuse to go flying somewhere for the weekend? Bonnie effectively cut off the northerly escape route for most VFR pilots. |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
isn't all of Florida pretty much under the gun when a hurricane approaches? Wouldn't it have been better to fly the planes out-of-state? Charlie's hurricane force winds (74mph & higher) had a 10 mile width. In general, if you are 40 miles sideways from the eye, you are relatively safe. Pilots don't have to fly far to escape a hurricane. As for the damaged planes, I suspect a number of them had the radios and other goodies pulled out before the storm hit. It seems like a waste of aluminum, but an insurance check comes in handy to a retiree on fixed income. Consider this- If I'm sitting in a hotel with my plane secured safely, who is going to keep looters out of my home? Mr. Winchester doesn't work by himself. D. |
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Consider this- If I'm sitting in a hotel with my plane secured safely, who
is going to keep looters out of my home? Mr. Winchester doesn't work by himself. Ah, yes -- the paradise of Flori-duh. I always tend to forget that Iowa (actually, the Midwest) is the exception rather than the rule when it comes to having little or no crime. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
... Pilots don't have to fly far to escape a hurricane. That would be true if anyone actually knew where the hurricane was going to be. But no one does. The weather service actually does provide a forecast of the general region, with a percentage probability that the hurricane will stay within that zone. The high probability zone can actually be quite large, and moving your plane just barely outside that zone still doesn't guarantee that the airplane is safe. Pete |
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