Interestingly, Honda really didn’t dot all the i’s with this airplane. For all the time that they spent developing the Honda Jet, it has some serious flaws, but in true Japanese style, no one is going to lose face by admitting them and trying to fix them.
He is very excited about it, his Dad and I are curating it for him until he gets a little bigger. He was bouncing off the walls earlier this week when his school asked him if he would be the photographer for an outing to The Heard Museum in McKinney. No one outside the class can attend so he is a bit anxious about how to shoot that, but I'm going to walk him through the process and he will do fine. He asked me yesterday if I ever get anxious about a photo shoot........................
Your comment about the Hondajet kept me wondering so I did a little research:
Key IssuesThe most prominent concerns involve:Runway Excursions: Overruns or veer-offs during landing/takeoff, often exacerbated by wet runways, hydroplaning, crosswinds, or pilot technique. Factors like the jet's low wing-to-ground clearance and limited tire contact area contribute to reduced braking effectiveness.
Ground Controllability: Pilot reports highlight challenges in directional control post-touchdown, potentially due to transferable skills from larger jets not fully aligning with the HondaJet's handling.
Other Mechanical/Operational: Isolated cases of nose-gear failures, tire wear, and flap control corrosion, addressed via FAA airworthiness directives (ADs).
No systemic engine or structural failures have been widely reported, and recent upgrades (e.g., autothrottles, emergency autoland certification in October 2025) aim to bolster safety.
He is very excited about it, his Dad and I are curating it for him until he gets a little bigger. He was bouncing off the walls earlier this week when his school asked him if he would be the photographer for an outing to The Heard Museum in McKinney. No one outside the class can attend so he is a bit anxious about how to shoot that, but I'm going to walk him through the process and he will do fine. He asked me yesterday if I ever get anxious about a photo shoot...........................Show more →
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Curious to see what he is going to create in the museum, quite a honor to be asked for that.
How are mom and dad looking at his creative spirit ? They must must be pretty proud I think.
Thanks Guys! I spent a few hours with him yesterday afternoon at the Dallas Zoo. We got there late and they were housing a lot of the animals but we had fun and he was in his element. I just want him to continue to love photography for the craft itself, whatever else happens along the way will be fine. Now that he is getting a reasonable technical base, for a seven year old, I'm working with him on recognizing one composition from another, it's one thing to riddle off a dozen images and walk away, quite another to be patient and wait for that just right expression or shaft of light. Regardless, he is way ahead of the game at this point and I'd say he'll be due for an equipment upgrade in six months to a year, maybe an EOS R6III or something along those lines. I like the "R" for him now, it does enough to help him, but he still needs to understand his settings. Starting him out with the R5 was really too easy, I want him to have to work at it so he understands how he got the image.
He came running in and told me he had photographed "a new species" of Woodpecker! He actually did capture a pretty rare Woodpecker , a Yellow Shafted Flicker.
We had an open house at KTKI yesterday morning. Chandler and I put the Cub on display along with numerous other aircraft. Everyone was surprised by the turnout, about 6,000 people showed up. The event was scheduled for Saturday but the weather looked pretty dicey so they bumped it to Sunday.
So I haven't had a chance to capture any aviation lately, but I have been exercising my new R5II as much as possible in travels both to Hawaii and back to the northeast US.
Well, I did the unthinkable this afternoon. My Hasselblad X2DII-100C came in today and I told them to sell it to someone who really needed it right now. My reasoning is, the Hasselblad 35-100 lens that I want, and have on order, is nowhere in sight at the moment and what good is a $7500 body with a cap on it? The 35-100 may well be something that comes in late this year and that's a bunch of money to have sitting in a box on a shelf until it does. I figure when the lens comes in, I'll be able to get a body somewhere. The demand for that particular new lens is so strong that Blad is not going to be able to fill the pipeline anytime soon, but I'm first on the list for what that is worth.
It sure does Joe. Funny, a lens that I initially passed on has become one of my go to tools.James was trying his hand with it yesterday, he can do it, but it's a handful for him at this point.
I received my RF 24-105 2.8 over the weekend! We have had rain all weekend but based on a few pictures in the house I think it is going to be a great purchase!
