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Suspiciously similar imho.

In my case, coming from DFW area, it's around 5 hours of total flight time, so very doable in a single day, taking off early in the morning and arriving around noon, with 1 stop for fuel. Based on your comment, it may be easier to find an ifr slot for the weekend after the show starts then.

And get a huge pay bump doing that.

Fair enough.

I posted there, but here it gets more eyeballs... :-)

Joining this thread. What are your recommendations on tie-down spikes?

Good points. I was thinking about a stop right after clearing the craziness as well. Stretch your legs, refuel if needed then fly back home.

You bring an interesting point. First, that an IFR reservation may not be easy to get. Second, the 22 NOTAM talks about you should plan to arrive early, like between 7am and 8am CDT. I was thinking about taking off early like 6am CDT and fly all the way there to arrive before they shutdown for...

Good to know. Thanks!

Thanks! Part of my plan is to practice spot landings, flying and maneuvering at 90 knots. I'm also going to fly the VFR route in MSFS 2020 multiple times to get familiar with the terrain features.

I'm going to read the 2022 notam this weekend. I don't think the 2023 notam is out yet. My initial plan is to go vfr but have IFR as a backup in case the weather goes crap but still doable. I'm assuming departing on Monday morning should be no issue. And yes, plan B would be to go to FLD or ATW...

Hello all! I'm planning to go to Oshkosh for the first time this year. I'm instrument rated, with 350 TT and will be camping, arriving on Friday 28 and leaving on Monday 31st. I'm flying from North Texas. Any good tips on routes? Vfr vs ifr? Will there be space still on that day typically...

Exactly what I did.

On my check ride, the DPE turned off the Aspen and covered the backup vacuum-driven AI, despite me saying the plane had a backup vacuum pump... I had to fly the RNAV on AS, TC, altimeter, VSI and compass. His argument was: " not all planes you fly will be this nice, be prepared"

I didn't know that was possible. Thanks, I'll do some research on it .

MSFS 2020 sucked when it launched and for a year or so. Now, I find it pretty good, comparable to Xplane11/12, although I prefer the UI in xplane. Flight dynamics in MSFS2020 are actually not bad, IMHO. Now, I think you can't compare MSFS 2020 played with a game controller to another sim played...

They work great for me. At night, it's more difficult to see overhead switches or something in the periphery but doable.

I'm very happy with an iPad Mini. It doesn't get in the way, I can mount it on the yoke and it doesn't block the panel, the battery lasts a long time and I can zoom in to read details if needed. My only regret is buying the wifi version instead of the cellular one for the GPS.

Exactly! Next meeting I'll just say "Southwest" when there's hesitancy in upgrading systems...

What?? That was a brand-new plane! Geez... what a waste of a great airplane. RIP to all involved.