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Thanks, but we've already got our advance team on the ground in OSH, and after so many years we've got this party on autopilot. Of course, if it storms, we might need help holding the big chalet down. [emoji3] Sent from my SM-T380 using Tapatalk

So the party is Wednesday -- what day is everyone planning to arrive in OSH? Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk

Thanks! We have a lot of fun with it at Oshkosh. :)

They are here! Remember, the first 40 get a shirt! :-) Sent from my moto z3 using Tapatalk

Your setup from last year is in the OSH Trailer. I expect with new batteries, everything will be great! Your presence is the only thing we need this year! :)

Everyone is welcome at the HOPS Party! Back in the day, the rec.aviation groups were what united our very scattered group of pilots. We were from all over the U.S. (mostly) and the world. POA, Facebook, and half a dozen other web-based groups have taken its place, but the sentiment is the...

The shirts are ordered...so you know what THAT means! This is your official invitation to our annual HOPS Party in the North 40 during Oshkosh Airventure. ("HOPS" stands for "Homebuilt, Owning, Piloting, and Student" -- the old rec.aviation Usenet groups that pre-date the modern internet.)...

I've been looking for an EV since 2012. The Model 3 represents the fact that EVs have finally evolved to the point where they are not just practical -- they are AWESOME cars. We were finally able to obtain a test drive in March, after unsuccessfully trying to get one, off and on, for several...

I wouldn't expect you to understand what having an open mind is like. When you start to learn by past experience, your views will evolve. Some never figure that out. Never owned a Dakota, by the way.

Salty, I like the way you think. It's refreshing to see someone honorable and trying to do the right thing. After we were destroyed by Hurricane Harvey, we had two sets of contractors here, working 7 days a week, for 5 months. I made sure that my contractor was on top of the legalities of...

Sadly, not anymore. After 17 years of being the only hotel in America to offer pilots a free car to use, we have sold our last one -- the Lexus. Why? Disuse. It hadn't moved in months, and there is nothing worse for a car on an island surrounded by salt water than not using it. The...

No kidding. It is possible to walk into any established business with the detailed specifications that ADA lists (maximum slope of ramps, height of hand rails, width of doors, clear space around toilets, etc.) and bring that business to its knees armed with only a tape measure and a level...

Weird, isn't it? I haven't been here for months, and I just happen to look at "New Posts" in passing (without even bothering to sign in), and see poor Bryan's tale of woe. All on our 5-year-anniversary week. It brought back many bad memories! Oh, I never mentioned -- the damned pool lift...

This week was the 5 year anniversary of the installation of our "$10,000 Monument to Government Stupidity" -- a pool lift -- after settling a bogus ADA lawsuit out of court, and the rage I feel at the memory of this travesty is just as strong as the day it happened. Therefore, this topic is...

Any idea what their hours are? Last I checked, they were very limited. Sent from my SM-T713 using Tapatalk

You probably won't see this again. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2103259033029995&id=280086355347281 Sent from my SM-T713 using Tapatalk

An interesting aside about FBO T-shirts. Back in the mid-90s Mary and I noticed that few FBOs sold "stuff" that was unique to their airport. We were flying a lot, and wanted something to remember each airport by. So,we had the idea of marketing custom T-shirts to FBOs around the Midwest...

Okay, now that's funny! The data plate on the frame is Ford. The engine is Willys. The title is Willys. The unavailability of Ford parts story is HILARIOUS. By contract, every Ford and Willys part had to be 100% the same and interchangeable, just like the B-24 Liberator parts Ford built...

Like all WWII Jeeps, Sparky is a Franken-Jeep. He's a Ford GPW with a Willys engine and other parts. All Ford and Willys parts were 100% interchangeable, and the boys in the motor pool didn't care which part they grabbed. 76 years on, the only "pure" Willys MBs or "pure" Ford GPWs are the...

For the 9th year in a row, we will be giving away the ENTIRE hotel to American veterans and active duty personnel on Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2018. That's right, if you are a veteran or on active duty, your stay at Amelias Landing Hotel is FREE on YOUR day. No strings attached...