5 Flights to Make Before You Die

I had different take on this...

(in no particular order)
1) First flight
2) First solo
3) First time in the soup
4) First flight in your own airplane
5) First time as private pilot with passenger

Good ones! But I would rank those as different "types" of flights,
rather than places to fly.

If we're talking "types" of flights, I would add:

1. First time you fly when it's absolutely calm, as rock solid as if
you were sitting in front of your computer. Flying seems so natural
and easy!

2. First time you fly over fog. What an amazing change the world
undergoes!

3. First time you see your "glory" on the ground, racing over the
countryside at warp speed.

4. First time you cloud dance, using widely scattered puffies as
pylons in an air race only you can see.

5. First time your kid takes the controls.

Flying presents so many life-enhancing opportunities, it's hard to
list them all!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

1. The Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles National Park.
2. Outback Australia. - Broken Hill - Bridsville - Alice Springs - Ayers
Rock - Oodnadatta - Coober Pedy - Leigh Creek - Wilpena Pound.
3. South- West Tasmania
4. Sydney Harbour
5. Queenstown to Milford Sound.

Flying "Down Under" sounds awesome! I know a couple of American
pilots who were able to take the "outback tours" before the Aussie
gummint shut them down, and they said they were absolutely fantastic.

Any word on whether those tours will be allowed again? I can't
remember the circumstances of their discontinuation, but it was
something to do with security, right?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Matt Whiting wrote:

Alaska.


Yeah, I'll second that. I'd love to have the experience of an
approach and landing into some mountain lake...

I have been to Alaska years ago as a kid and the scenery was
magical from the ground. I'd love to see it all from the air.

North shore Molokai, and/or Na Pali coast on Kauai...

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com...
: We've flown coast to coast, Canada to Mexico, for the last 12 years,
: and we have seen a lot of beautiful sights. There are way more than
: five flights to make before you die -- but these are my Top 5. Can
: you add yours?
:

On 2007-04-08, Jay Honeck wrote:
We've flown coast to coast, Canada to Mexico, for the last 12 years,

you add yours?

My top choice would be Alaska. Whether you go via the coastal route, 'the
trench' (Lake Williston), the Alaska-Canada Highway, or a combination as I
did, it is an experience you will remember always and some of the most
beautiful country ever.

....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

On Apr 8, 7:32 am, "Jay Honeck" wrote:
I had different take on this...

(in no particular order)
1) First flight
2) First solo
3) First time in the soup
4) First flight in your own airplane
5) First time as private pilot with passenger

Good ones! But I would rank those as different "types" of flights,
rather than places to fly.

If we're talking "types" of flights, I would add:

1. First time you fly when it's absolutely calm, as rock solid as if
you were sitting in front of your computer. Flying seems so natural
and easy!

2. First time you fly over fog. What an amazing change the world
undergoes!

3. First time you see your "glory" on the ground, racing over the
countryside at warp speed.

4. First time you cloud dance, using widely scattered puffies as
pylons in an air race only you can see.

5. First time your kid takes the controls.

Flying presents so many life-enhancing opportunities, it's hard to
list them all!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Flight as a full blown north to south, bright orange to dark blue
sunset plays out across the horizon.

Being stalked across two states by a full moon.
--
Gene Seibel
Daughter Becca's Jewelry - http://pad39a.com/stelle_sheen
Because we fly, we envy no one.

Bay area to LA Basin at night, with CAVU weather in the Basin. I did
that trip, from Oakland to El Monte. Coming over the Gorman pass and
seeing the entire LA Basin lit up was just =awesome=.

Jose
--
Get high on gasoline: fly an airplane.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
1. The Great Ocean Road and 12 Apostles National Park.
2. Outback Australia. - Broken Hill - Bridsville - Alice Springs -
Ayers
Rock - Oodnadatta - Coober Pedy - Leigh Creek - Wilpena Pound.
3. South- West Tasmania
4. Sydney Harbour
5. Queenstown to Milford Sound.

Flying "Down Under" sounds awesome! I know a couple of American
pilots who were able to take the "outback tours" before the Aussie
gummint shut them down, and they said they were absolutely fantastic.

Any word on whether those tours will be allowed again? I can't
remember the circumstances of their discontinuation, but it was
something to do with security, right?
--
Jay,
They certainly havent been shut down, but since 9/11 the gummint did do a
few things that supposedly increased security ( or more correctly made the
ignorant masses think they had done something to increase security). I am
not sure exactly what the new requirements are regarding foreign pilots
coming in to do these tours but I am more than happy to assist anyone who is
seriously interested ( if you promise me you are not a terrorist and are not
going to crash your Cesssna 150 into the Sydney Harbour Bridge - you might
scratch it!)
I do recall there are 2 different sets of hoops you have to jump through
depending on how long you wanted to fly here.I dont recall them being too
onerous for a short stay. The biggest problem we had over here was that
they brought in all these new rules before they had all the bureacrats to
enforce them. Like they required student pilots to have a security check
before they flew solo. We then had all these student pilots ready for solo
and having to wait months for the checks.
There is a company called Stawell Air Services ( run by Graham Boatman) who
have been operating these tours for many years.You will find a descripton of
their tours on the web. They are typically about 12 days long, with maybe 2
to 4 flying hours per day , and accomodation , meals and tours all looked
after. I have heard some fantastic reports on them and I am hoping to go on
one myself in the next couple of years.
terry

1. Ocean to ocean. (i.e. San Diego to Boston)

2. Kitty Hawk and First Flight airport

3. Lake Tahoe

4. Anywhere south of San Felipe on the Sea of Cortez

5. Alaska up the Alcan



Jim

I personally would like to make a return trip to Iowa City, which I would
rank as one of the most under rated spots in the country. There are both
great food and lodging to be had there, and the FBO is pleasant and
comfortable. You will never hear complaints about them catering to the
kerosene burners. Fuel prices are reasonable. The town (not really a city
in the true sense) is clean and safe. There are all of the arts and cultural
activities associated with a large university town.

Who could ask for more in a trip?

I personally think Mackinac was a little over rated. It is solely for
tourists, expensive, and a bit tacky. It is hard to distinguish from any
other tourist oriented place when walking in town. It is worth seeing, but
not a great experience, as compared to the Badlands, Yosemite, etc.

The best part is the horse drawn taxi ride.