---------------------------------------------------------- L29-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 08/03/07: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:32 AM - Re: L-29 Musings (Jorgen Nielsen) 2. 02:36 AM - Re: Hydraulic Brakes, Oxy and 'G' suits? (Jorgen Nielsen) 3. 01:33 PM - Re: New Guy (John Cabrera) 4. 02:16 PM - Re: New Guy (Jon Boede) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:32:01 AM PST US From: "Jorgen Nielsen" Subject: RE: L29-List: L-29 Musings Gene this is a great post! My wife has thought I was mad to have an L-29, always refused to fly in it because of risk factor (we have 2 kids). We have flown a lot together in e.g. pipers etc, and she also flew quite a few times in my Yak52. She finally relented some time back and was glowing when she stepped out of the cockpit - she now refuses to fly in any other aircraft, and only wants to fly in the jet! She also never wanted to fly aeros, now the last flight we did together she wanted and ASKED me to fly some aeros! She now understands! _____ From: owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of transmatch@aol.com Sent: 02 August 2007 01:16 PM Subject: L29-List: L-29 Musings Wow! This board really lit up. Thanks to Frank for stirring up some real emotion. I've had my L-29 for a little less than 2 years. Owning it has been one of the most fun things that I have ever done. I have been a pilot all of my life and had some very memorable experiences in my career. Some of the things that I have done have exceeded my wildest expectations. When I was 35 years old I was awarded my first "Around the World" trip. I had been a captain for 8 months and the company that I work for gave me a suit case with $141000.00 in it. I was to start in Paris and fly east with 226 passengers until we got back to Paris. The route was Paris, Muscat (Oman), Katmandu (Nepal), Chiang Mai (Thailand), Singapore, Bali (Indonesia), Sydney (Australia), Auckland (New Zealand), Tahiti, Easter Island, Mexico City, Orlando, Paris. The trip of a lifetime! I got to do it again 6 years later. Why do I bring this up? Am I bragging? No! I was just lucky. The reason that I relate this is that these trips were the highlights of my flying experience. That is until last fall when my wife convinced me to fly our L-29 from our home in St. Louis, Missouri to Wenatchee, Washington. Yes, the fuel was expensive! I told my wife (Jody) to just shred the fuel receipts. But I would do it all over again. She and I had so much fun on that trip that I can't describe it. Selecting the route and fuel stops, flying over the Rocky Mountains in Montana at 16500 ft., getting all kinds of attention and good will at the FBOs where we stopped. When I look back on it I almost can't believe that we did this! I don't know if the freedom to do this will last forever in the USA, but for now we are all very fortunate to have this opportunity. Our L-29 is our baby and we pamper the hell out of it. It is our prize possession. Many times Jody and I will go out to the hangar at night to tinker with the airplane. We set up a table in the hangar and have dinner and work on the L-29. Jody likes polishing on it and cleaning it. My son, who just joined the Army (I tried talking him into the Air Force or Navy but he has chosen the Army Way) never wants any kind of gift except a ride in the L-29. The day before he went off to basic training I asked him what he wanted for a going away present. He said: "You know what I want Dad". So we went out to the airport and wrung out the L-29. Sometimes when leaving the hangar late at night I turn the lights off and begin to go out the door. And then, I just can't help it, I have to turn the lights back on and take another look at our L-29. It is at these times that I still can hardly believe that I am so lucky to own this machine. I did not buy it for an investment. I will never come out ahead financially in regards to buying this airplane. I've already spent any conceivable profit that I might have made on fuel! It's just not the point. The point is the experience.priceless! Frank, enjoy your airplane. It will be what you make of it. Boyce (Rampeyboy?), if you want an L-29 you will find a way to do it and I don't think that you will regret it. But don't let too much time go by. Come to Saint Louis if you need an L-29 fix. I'll give you a ride and the fuel is on me! These airplanes will not be available to fly forever. There will be many pilots that look back and say: "There was a time that you could buy an L-29 for less that 50k and I didn't do it!" What a pity. I apologize for the length of this posting and emoting on this forum. I just wanted to put up another perspective and encourage the new guys to live their dream. Gene Freeman transmatch@aol.com L-29 SN 194557 (N229DD) _____ ="_blank">AOL.com. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:36:53 AM PST US From: "Jorgen Nielsen" Subject: RE: L29-List: Hydraulic Brakes, Oxy and 'G' suits? Hi Greg Thanks - no not yet, will be keeping an eye out for it. That's great, no probs re delay. Regards Jorgen _____ From: owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Colyergreg@aol.com Sent: 02 August 2007 07:57 PM Subject: Re: L29-List: Hydraulic Brakes, Oxy and 'G' suits? Jorgen, Get your stuff yet? It went out about 2 weeks ago. sorry about the delay. Greg AOL.com. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:33:41 PM PST US From: "John Cabrera" Subject: RE: L29-List: New Guy If anyone out there bought any jet warbird because they thought it was a good investment should have their head examined. This is what it is...... Something that is very fun and gratifying to do and few people get to do it. We should all feel very fortunate that we have had the opportunity to live in a country that allows us fly these things around. We should also feel very fortunate that we enjoy a level of income that allows us to fly just for the fun of it. JUST GET OUT THERE... FLY.... AND ENJOY...... John Cabrera -----Original Message----- From: owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of SD737@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:57 PM Subject: Re: L29-List: New Guy You can affort to buy an L-29. The fuel burn/bill/$$$ is a whole different issue. Four hours of flying in the L-29 equals roughly 640 gallons X $4.00 a gallon = $2,560 which equals me on the beach in Mexico on vacation getting DRUNK!!! Hmmm...... four hours of jacking around sweating my ass off in the summer months or a week's vacation?? Let me think about that... Viva Mexico!!!! Happy Flying guys! _____ .. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:16:26 PM PST US From: "Jon Boede" Subject: RE: L29-List: New Guy Many years from now we'll be telling stories like those guys who bought Mustangs after WWII... and we'll be saying, "I can't believe we used to do that!" >From: "John Cabrera" >To: >Subject: RE: L29-List: New Guy >Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:30:56 -0700 > >If anyone out there bought any jet warbird because they thought it was a >good investment should have their head examined. >This is what it is...... Something that is very fun and gratifying >to do and few people get to do it. >We should all feel very fortunate that we have had the opportunity to >live in a country that allows us fly these things around. >We should also feel very fortunate that we enjoy a level of income that >allows us to fly just for the fun of it. > >JUST GET OUT THERE... FLY.... AND ENJOY...... > >John Cabrera > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-l29-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of SD737@aol.com >Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 9:57 PM >To: l29-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: L29-List: New Guy > > >You can affort to buy an L-29. > >The fuel burn/bill/$$$ is a whole different issue. > >Four hours of flying in the L-29 equals roughly 640 gallons X $4.00 a >gallon = $2,560 which equals me on the beach in Mexico on vacation >getting DRUNK!!! > >Hmmm...... four hours of jacking around sweating my ass off in the >summer months or a week's vacation?? > >Let me think about that... > >Viva Mexico!!!! > >Happy Flying guys! > > > _____ > > >. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message l29-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/L29-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/l29-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/l29-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.