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Vintage Snazzy (so my adult children say)
What made it traumatic????So I did it. I flew the Fisk arrival.
Never. Again.
What made it traumatic????So I did it. I flew the Fisk arrival.
Never. Again.
I read this in Bon Jovi's voiceWe're half way
But did you die? Even a little?So I did it. I flew the Fisk arrival.
Never. Again.
36 closed, and they had a massive group coming into the arrival, so I decided to cancel so tower wouldn't have to sequence me in. Well I got in behind the group, and of course they were flying 80 knots, so I was super mushy and in their wake turbulence, so I turned around and went back. Then I wound up behind an rv, also flying 80 knots, so I got above him and made it work.What made it traumatic????
Definitely a little.But did you die? Even a little?
What happened to make it never again ? I’ll admit flying in IFR is way easier (except getting a slot)So I did it. I flew the Fisk arrival.
Never. Again.
Translation, you don't know what you're missing.you'll miss out on all the je ne sais quoi.
Airport is closed. Black smoke down by 36 though seemingly off to the side.
Weather has been really good, so arrivals have been spaced out over several days rather than the entire world trying to arrive in a single afternoon.What's different this year? Conga line yesterday was noticably absent.
Feels like there were about 3/4 of the normal number of planes parked along 36.
N40 seems full but it feels really light this year. Typically on Sundays I like to park it at one end of the runway and watch the people land but they're just didn't seem to be a lot of people coming in.
That's roughly my stomping grounds,. During the day / evening try C77, cool little airport with a lot of vintage planes on-field, choice of paved or grass strips. Otherwise KRFD / Emery Air is 24/7 full serve -- long runways, class D, with a TRSA (don't see too many of those around!). If those are still too far away from OSH, try KJVL.1. What is best fuel stop option within 45 min south of arrival
1. KBUU or 57c have cheap gas.1. What is best fuel stop option within 45 min south of arrival?
2. If we start the arrival at 1pm, what are the odds of us getting in before the airshow?
3. Will VPENV probably be the start point?
1. I liked KUNU.First day of epic TPA-OSH group trip was a comedy of errors. Late departure and too many stops led to us getting caught by occluded front in Alabama. We got separated. One aircraft left early and made it all the way in to OSH. After some very tactical VFR flying, I made it to Rough River, KY. Third aircraft got stuck in Alabama but finally made it barely into TN.
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Plan for tomorrow is launch early and rendezvous in southern WI to gas up and shoot the Fisk arrival. Questions:
1. What is best fuel stop option within 45 min south of arrival?
2. If we start the arrival at 1pm, what are the odds of us getting in before the airshow?
3. Will VPENV probably be the start point?
I have a few thoughts/questions.
My first time to OSH was back in 2019 with my Dad. He didn't want to camp, so we stayed at the dorms. That was OK, but I felt like we were missing out on a lot by staying off site, and it would have been nice to have a place to go to during the day to recharge a bit. Transportation back and forth was a pain as well.
I went this year and camped next to my airplane. Got a good spot in the North 40 right next to the Mooney mass arrival crowd (their tails are on backwards!). I liked being at the show, and having a "home base" right on the airport. But I don't like tent camping, especially in the summer. My last night there I literally had dreams about taking a shower the next morning. Everything was wet, and couldn't sit out bare footed due to ants. Two days/nights isn't enough time to get the full OSH experience.
I want to go back, and spend longer. But I want AC when I am sleeping and a better bed. Yeah, I'm soft, sue me.
So what are my choices? HGI on the airport is way more money than I want to spend, so that is out. That seems to leave my last option to be renting an RV. What are my options? I could find one semi-local, and drive it in, but I like the experience of flying in, and having to take the airlines with all the stuff I want to have with me for the week sounds like a pain. I understand there are services that will set up an RV for you on site. Has anyone done that, and if so how well did it work?
Any other options I'm missing?
We're going to pop over to the arch for the photo then sprint over to the forums to catch what we can on the talksAt the SOS tent, and it has been brought up that both @Martin Pauly and @rwellner98 are both presenting at 10:00. Can we push it a little later?