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Monday, July 10, 2023
What’s Up by LeRoy Cook
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Thus far, July has delivered much-needed rain, spotty to be sure, and we had a few cool days before settling back into typical summer heat. I was asked “is it hot up there?” by a non-pilot, and the answer I gave was “depends on how the wind blows.” If the wind at 3000 feet is out of the southwest, it’ll bring in warm air aloft, which is the opposite of normal cooling with altitude.
Traffic last week was largely unaffected by the seasonal weather. A chap in a Piper Saratoga RG sat in Wednesday, taking a break to reset his GPS and flight displays that were acting up; good thing it was a nice clear day. A Piper Archer, a Cessna Skyhawk, a Mooney M-20 and a Cirrus also stopped in. Local aircraft observed flying were Les Gorden’s Piper Twin Comanche and North American T-28, the resident AirTractor sprayplane, and Christian Tucker’s Cessna 150. Bob Plunket made a trip to Columbia and Jeff City in a 150, and Gerald Bauer took a 150 up as well.
The sad state of American general aviation manufacturing was pointed out by announcements last week of Kansas City flight school Kilo Charlie Aviation (KC-get it?) purchase of up to 30 Italian-built Technam airplanes, which are cheaper to operate than Pipers and Cessnas with their little Rotax engines. Time was, U.S. planemakers set the standard world-wide; now, our domestic companies only concentrate on business-class jets and turboprops to make money. Loss-leader light trainers, the starter airplanes that bring new pilots into aviation, aren’t considered important—which is a big mistake.
Are battery-powered electric flying machines the answer for training? Slovenia-based Pipistrel (a division of Textron Aviation) is promoting its $223,000 Velis Electro trainer as a good value but its limited endurance and time-consuming recharge doesn’t make it attractive. The FAA has yet to certify any of these electric airplanes for general use.
This week’s brain-teaser asked about a maker of fish-finder equipment that also built aviation GPS receivers. That was Lowrance, who made a portable GPS back in the 1990 time frame. Carl Lowrance visited here often in his Cessna Turbo 210 to haul Virgil Ward to fishing tournaments. Our quiz for next week asks, “how can you tell at a glance when an airplane has a turbocharger on the engine, versus a non-turboed model?” You can send your answers to kochhaus1@gmail.com.
Obituary - James Earl Huey Sr.
James Earl Huey Sr. (Jim) passed away at his home in Butler Missouri at the age of 86 years old.
Jim was born December 18th, 1936, at his grandparents’ home William Huey, & Pearl Robbins -Huey. He was the beloved son & only child of Alvin Earl Huey & Effie Marie Redden Huey.
When Jim was young, he and his family attended First Presbyterian Church of Butler Missouri. He loved dogs and enjoyed many types of pets as a small child. He loved fishing, hunting, archery, camping, boating, swimming and being on the lake. Jim was a Butler High School Graduate, Class of 1955. He married Linda Faye Carroll on March 28th, 1956. They had five children: Diana, James (Jim, Jimmy), Donna, Jeffrey, & Deena. His family was important to him. He was devoted to his children which he raised, his parents, aunts, & uncles.
Jim met Jacqueline Ann Thornton (Jacque) square dancing which they enjoyed until her passing. Jim married Jacque on August 4th, 1967, with friends Marvin & Doris Null by their side. Jim brought his five children to their union, Diana, James, Donna, Jeffrey, & Deena. Jacque brought two children to their union, Susie & David. Jacque & Jim’s combined family consisted of seven children.
He was a rambler with an entrepreneurial spirit and had many business ventures throughout his life. His wife Jacque & son James (Jim) partnered with him in the business J & J Enterprises Fish Farms for over 40 years. Jim was a lifetime member of Elks USA serving at the Bates County Elks Lodge and enjoyed many years of participation. Jim built a lake on his property for his entire family to enjoy, the lake brought him many years of enjoyment. Both Jim & Jacque were devoted to their seven children and have many memories of their times camping, fishing, swimming, and spending time together. They enjoyed being winter Texan’s for over 20 years where they made many friends.
Jim leaves behind their seven loving children; Diana Smith, Harrisonville, James (Jim) Huey & wife Karen, Butler, Donna Burns & John, Harrisonville, Susie Church, Rich Hill, Jeffrey Huey, Archie, David Huey & wife Jackie, Creighton, & Deena Ivers & husband Randy, Harrisonville. Eleven grandchildren; James Shoaf, Harrisonville, Jeremy Huey, California, Joshua Huey, Adrian, Gary Davis, Butler, Lacy Haile, Carthage, Tracy Burns, Butler, Christina Morgan, Harrisonville, Jessica Kihara, Independence, Nicholas Huey, Belton, Jonathan Itzen, Alabama, Tiffany Armstrong, Harrisonville & seventeen great grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his wife Jacqueline Ann Thorton Huey (Jacque) of 54 years of marriage, & his parents Alvin & Effie Huey.
He will be missed by his family & friends.
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