Henning gone west

astanley · Feb 15, 2024

This came across my Facebook feed today. Sad news.

RyanB · Feb 15, 2024

Wow!

This is sad. He was truly an interesting man! I wonder what happened to him?

RIP

Bill · Feb 15, 2024

Pilawt · Feb 15, 2024

"Interesting" persona online, very pleasant fellow in person. Had a beer with him in a little pub in Coronado CA in 2007.

SixPapaCharlie · Feb 15, 2024

Whoa!

Bill · Feb 15, 2024

I have to say I’m wondering how he traveled west. I’m hoping it was something “Henning worthy” and not something normal.

eman1200 · Feb 15, 2024

sad news. glad I got some henning time when I first joined poa.

RyanB · Feb 15, 2024

Bill said:
I have to say I’m wondering how he traveled west. I’m hoping it was something “Henning worthy” and not something normal.

Ditto.

FORANE · Feb 15, 2024

Should I remove my tag?

What happened to Henning? I had left for a few years.

www.pilotsofamerica.com

Post #3, for posterity.

Dave Theisen · Feb 15, 2024

Bill said:
I have to say I’m wondering how he traveled west. I’m hoping it was something “Henning worthy” and not something normal.

I think he faked his own death for the insurance money.

R.I.P. sir.

Brad Z · Feb 15, 2024

Henning was certainly a legend on the avation web forums a decade ago. I never met him in person but somehow managed to connect with him on Facebook. While some of his posts came across as Dos Equis ad material, he always had interesting, if not thought provoking takes on whatever issue was at hand. More recently, some of his FB posts were a bit out there. I'm not sure what happened, but I think suspect he'd get a kick out of us pondering if his passing was part of grand conspiracy, or perhaps even faked. Nevertheless, my thoughts are with his close friends and family...Godspeed.

G-Man · Feb 15, 2024

Whoa, indeed. He seemed larger than life and, therefore, at least semi-immortal.
R.I.P.

FastEddieB · Feb 15, 2024

Somewhere I still have a screenshot of a post of his where he said he could do a better job than the German pilot who intentionally crashed a commercial jet, killing all onboard. And that he’d be doing the doomed passengers a favor by providing them with a quick and painless death. I remember exactly where and when I read that post and the feeling it gave me In the pit of my stomach.

THAT is my primary recollection of Henning.

jsstevens · Feb 15, 2024

CAVU Henning. I had a few exchanges (all pleasant) with him on the red board before here. He was a character for sure.

Jim K · Feb 15, 2024

It's funny, he was gone well before my time here, but I still have heard stories and bumped into his posts in old threads. Reading the obit in the OP makes you almost believe all his stories might have been true...

murphey · Feb 15, 2024

Pilawt said:
"Interesting" persona online, very pleasant fellow in person. Had a beer with him in a little pub in Coronado CA in 2007.

Had a great POA dinner when he was in Denver, many years ago. Mari, Mark, maybe Nate - a full table having a grand time.

Last FB post was Jan 21 this year.

hindsight2020 · Feb 15, 2024

Aw man, he was certainly larger than life. Yeah he wasnt everybodys cup of tea on here (nobody is, really), i always appreciated the aspirational nature to his musings. RIP Henning, the world is duller without him.

Doc Holliday · Feb 15, 2024

This says it all

Should I remove my tag?

What happened to Henning? I had left for a few years.

www.pilotsofamerica.com

TCABM · Feb 15, 2024

iHenning. Rest in peace; a man of many exploits, questionable and otherwise.

Glad I had the chance to interact with him here, seems there was always something to learn if he posted something. May not have been what you thought it was though ….

topgun260 · Feb 15, 2024

His posts were almost always interesting.
I searched for an obituary on Google but wasn't able to find one.
He was apparently fairly active on Quora.
Facebook page
Interesting page - https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-s...-im-going-drinking-said-henning-42264932.html
There is quite a bit on Google if you search for "Henning Heinemann". Not sure how old some of the photos are but he didn't appear to be that advanced in years.

SixPapaCharlie · Feb 15, 2024

Does anyone have the list (I think from the purple board) of all of his outrageous claims?
My favorite was having relations with a woman while airborne standing on the skid of a helicopter.

eman1200 · Feb 15, 2024

SixPapaCharlie said:
Does anyone have the list (I think from the purple board) of all of his outrageous claims?
My favorite was having relations with a woman while airborne standing on the skid of a helicopter.

Coupl’a posts up homes.

Lndwarrior · Feb 15, 2024

I liked Henning. I learned a lot from him.

Blue skies and tailwind, Henning.

Anymouse · Feb 15, 2024

Checkout_my_Six · Feb 16, 2024

Everything Has Its Time

3 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

Hope to see you on the other side.....in the loving arms of our just creator.

GeorgeC · Feb 16, 2024

Tailwinds and WOT, may he be at peace.

Salty · Feb 16, 2024

Checkout_my_Six said:
Everything Has Its Time
3 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.

Hope to see you on the other side.....in the loving arms of our just creator.

I heard that Henning wrote that.

DJTorrente · Feb 16, 2024

Anymouse said:
Just swinging by to update my epic post. I figured this would be good place to put it. Me and Henning had several meet ups and we always had a good time together. When asked about of list of things Henning has never done, I used to joke that there was only one item on that list. It was "hold a job for more than a year."

I'll definitely miss hearing about his adventures.

Here's a short list of his exploits...

The most disappointing thing to me is how many of those links gave gone dead. I remember him from the red board days, we may have met once at an AOPA convention (in Hartford or Philly?) during the 'aughts. Farewell, Captain.

CJones · Feb 16, 2024

Well darn. Henning was one of the 'old school' red board dudes that migrated through all the pilot social media frenzy years ago. I'm sure he went out with his boots on.

Ted · Feb 16, 2024

I have to say, this is one of those ones that is both surprising and not at all surprising. Henning was one of those larger than life folks who you knew would die eventually, and you'd never be surprised to hear he died with all of his various exploits, but part of you expected it would never happen. At least, that's how it was for me.

Before he left Florida he once met my son and me while I was flying a Cloud Nine trip in the MU-2 and we got lunch. He was drunk and being too loud in the restaurant, but pleasant to be around.

I don't know how old he would've been now, but not in the full old phase of life (something I suspect he wanted to avoid). It would be interesting to hear how he died, but he'd probably want us wondering.

And I definitely don't discount the idea that he faked his death to collect insurance money.

Assuming he is actually dead, RIP Henning.

SoonerAviator · Feb 16, 2024

What a character. If nothing else, he was effective at stirring up conversation and debate. I only remember him a bit from the Red Board before moving over to PoA. His list of exploits is pretty impressive, even if embellished. RIP sir.

pmanton · Feb 16, 2024

Wow. RIP
Wasn't he "asked" to leave POA?

DJTorrente · Feb 16, 2024

He led the kind of life (or at least convincingly told the kind of tales) that could easily have inspired this character:

David7700 · Feb 16, 2024

Ted said:
I have to say, this is one of those ones that is both surprising and not at all surprising. Henning was one of those larger than life folks who you knew would die eventually, and you'd never be surprised to hear he died with all of his various exploits, but part of you expected it would never happen. At least, that's how it was for me.

Before he left Florida he once met my son and me while I was flying a Cloud Nine trip in the MU-2 and we got lunch. He was drunk and being too loud in the restaurant, but pleasant to be around.

I don't know how old he would've been now, but not in the full old phase of life (something I suspect he wanted to avoid). It would be interesting to hear how he died, but he'd probably want us wondering.

And I definitely don't discount the idea that he faked his death to collect insurance money.

Assuming he is actually dead, RIP Henning.

He was 59 according to posts on Facebook.

Ted · Feb 16, 2024

David7700 said:
He was 59 according to posts on Facebook.

Sounds about right.

PaulMillner · Feb 16, 2024

topgun260 said:
but he didn't appear to be that advanced in years.

Henning Ludwig Heinemann, born August 1965

So only 58 years old.

Paul

SFDukie · Feb 16, 2024

Wow.
Interesting character. Clearly broadly knowledgeable.
Read his posts dating back to the old AOPA red board.
Condolences to his daughter, in particular. She’s a young adult? (Recall a profile pic in a convertible with her in the passenger seat, as a small child)
Godspeed.

frfly172 · Feb 16, 2024

Gone much to early,I always enjoyed his posts,he could inspire spirited conversation. RIP

Bill · Feb 16, 2024

In some ways, the world is a little duller and dimmer with the news of his passing. I met a good number of PoAers in my early years on this board, but Henning waa not one of them. My loss unfortunately.

X3 Skier · Feb 16, 2024

One of the first (of many) characters I enjoyed of POA. especially the Nuclear Submarine Power Plant idea.

RIP

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