IFR near to but not directly to OSH?

[tsts4]

OK so we're planning to fly up from Virginia tomorrow morning. I'm looking at tomorrow's weather and western Indiana and most of Illinois looks like IFR may be the best bet until north of Chicago. I don't want to go IFR to OSH (don't have a reservation to do so). If I read the NOTAM right it would appear that I can file to a fix no closer than 60NM out, cancel at that point and proceed VFR to OSH -- is that correct? Any comments or recommendations on this course of action?

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Is there any way to be in line for cancelled reservations? Or check periodically on availability?
(I got a res. one year; made it a lot easier)

 

[roncachamp]

OK so we're planning to fly up from Virginia tomorrow morning. I'm looking at tomorrow's weather and western Indiana and most of Illinois looks like IFR may be the best bet until north of Chicago. I don't want to go IFR to OSH (don't have a reservation to do so). If I read the NOTAM right it would appear that I can file to a fix no closer than 60NM out, cancel at that point and proceed VFR to OSH -- is that correct? Any comments or recommendations on this course of action?

You can file to a point outside the RIPON sector of Milwaukee approach without a reservation. Also, Chicago approach won't work thruflights. Assuming you want to avoid flying over Lake Michigan, I'd recommend KUNU as a destination with routing that gets you to IKK and then V128 to JVL direct UNU. If the weather is good, cancel before you get to KUNU and join the VFR arrival stream. If the weather is crappy land at KUNU and wait for good weather.

 

[roncachamp]

Is there any way to be in line for cancelled reservations? Or check periodically on availability?

I don't think so. I worked the OSH sector as a ZAU controller for nine years. I don't recall anyone ever calling to cancel an IFR reservation. It's not that all the folks with reservations made it to OSH, they just didn't call and cancel their reservations.

 

[tsts4]

You can file to a point outside the RIPON sector of Milwaukee approach without a reservation. Also, Chicago approach won't work thruflights. Assuming you want to avoid flying over Lake Michigan, I'd recommend KUNU as a destination with routing that gets you to IKK and then V128 to JVL direct UNU. If the weather is good, cancel before you get to KUNU and join the VFR arrival stream. If the weather is crappy land at KUNU and wait for good weather.

Perfect -- Thanks!

 

[asgcpa]

KPWK. Then VFR to OSH via KBUU, 57C, RIPON, FISKE, KOSH

 

[nddons]

Calling MarkZ, calling MarkZ.

Mark told me about his experience in doing this a few years ago, and apparently had an issue with those nice MKE controllers. Apparently they didn't like Mark's Chicaaago accent or something.

 

[MarkZ]

Two years ago I had an IFR reservation to OSH via BAE RIPON. I turned to RIPON after BAE, and MKE assigned a 360 heading after they noticed the turn. I cancelled...it was severe clear and we were only 35 miles from RIPON. I don't think you need to call anyone to cancel your IFR reservation.

 

[sourdough44]

Tomorrow became today. Once past IN the weather looks great. Plan on runway 27.

 

[tsts4]

Epilogue

So I flew both to and back from OSH IFR. I did not use the STMP Reservation procedures as I had planned to actually arrive and depart OSH VFR. I had absolutely no issues at all. Per advice here and over on VAF, I filed from my fuel stop to KUNU going up. I got one amendment enroute that kicked me out further West (SMARS int) around Chicago, but that was OK. About 100NM South of KUNU I was told to standby for a 2nd amendment at which point I cancelled but Madison Approach kept me on the same sqawk and provided VFR flight following without me asking for it. I was still on it 25NM south of Ripon when I asked about turning the transponder to standby at which point he terminated radar services and I completed the Ripon VFR arrival. Not sure if I hadn't asked the question how long he'd have let me motor on towards Ripon.

For the flight back I filed the routing identified in the NOTAM for a SE course to my fuel stop in Ohio, departed VFR (along with a whole bunch of other folks due to the Meridian crash) and picked my clearance up in the air per the NOTAM. Easy peasy.