Wisconsin Lunch Meet Up: May 11 @ KMFI (Marshfield, WI)

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@WannFly and @Sinistar have been wanting to fly into Wisconsin and meet any fellow POA'ers. We find your ways strange, yet interesting :)

@flyingcheesehead, @Radar Contact, @Mtns2Skies and any other interested Packer Fans?

Now @WannFly is making things complicated (which he always does :)) as he's flying from KFAR (Fargo) so he requested something around 300nm max.

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Location: (KMFI) Marshfield, Wisconsin
Date: Saturday May 11th
Time: 1130am
Lunch: Libby McNeil's (https://hotelmarshfield.com/food-drink/)
FBO: Duffy's (http://duffysaircraft.com/)
Fuel: Self Serve 100LL @ $4.49
Runways: 16/43 (5002x100 asphalt) & 5/23 (3597x100 asphalt)
Alternate Date: Saturday Math 18th
Airspace Gotcha's: Under a MOA and small Restricted Area about 10nm south.

Right now there's a good chance my wife will join. She'll probably dibs left seat on the outbound leg, drink wine, get silly and make me fly back :) So there might be a lady or two along for lunch.

NOTE: Sunday May 12th is Mother's Day.

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I'll use this to hold the list of who's going:

Confirmed:
@WannFly (+1 lady mystery passenger :))
@Sinistar (+2 wife & daughter)
@FredFenster (+1 kid)
@masloki (+1)
@EdFred (Sat 5/11, alternates don't work)
@Radar Contact (Breakfast run vs lunch due to work)
@vontresc
@painless
@Badger (If he can make it up from Florida first)

Unconfirmed:
@Radar Contact

Maybe
@JB1842 (Doctor stuff comes first)
@Mtns2Skies (We want to see the Skywagon!)
 
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How about Labor Day Saturday at 6Y9?
 
EdFred said:
How about Labor Day Saturday at 6Y9?
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I already know I can't make that date, maybe you can start another thread for that one. I was hoping to meetup in May before all the summer fly-in's get going.
 
Only my ex and @sinister finds me complicated... sigh



Lol
 
If around I’d throw in, the more central the better. Boscobel is another with 2 courtesy cars, cheaper fuel, & nice facilities.
 
Most of WI is under a 2hr flight for me. But the Fargo wrench sort of limits the possibilities. JVL would otherwise be a good spot.

LNL has REALLY good (but pricey) steakhouse adjacent, but that would have to be a dinner time get together.
 
I just started a new job and I'm inching closer to the end of my instrument so I'm going to be super non-commital and give a good ol' "we'll see" :) But go on and have fun kids!
 
EdFred said:
Most of WI is under a 2hr flight for me. But the Fargo wrench sort of limits the possibilities. JVL would otherwise be a good spot.

LNL has REALLY good (but pricey) steakhouse adjacent, but that would have to be a dinner time get together.
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Your LNL idea got me to thinking...what about Voyager's (9WN2). I know its on the west side but I have heard good things about it.
 
Or how about Marshfield (KMFI). That's 309nm for our Fargo flier and he just skirts the MSP bravo. I see a decently rated hotel restaurant just 4 blocks away so its a quick walk and no crew car needed. Two nice runways and self serve 100LL if you need fuel. BONUS: If the MOA's are active we'll all be scrambling (pun intended).
 
Sinistar said:
Or how about Marshfield (KMFI). That's 309nm for our Fargo flier and he just skirts the MSP bravo. I see a decently rated hotel restaurant just 4 blocks away so its a quick walk and no crew car needed. Two nice runways and self serve 100LL if you need fuel. BONUS: If the MOA's are active we'll all be scrambling (pun intended).
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I like KMFI option, but 4 blocks is too long to walk, someone might have to carry me . If we are going to any “pilot controlled” airport, be advised I only fly one approach, straight in 5 miles.
 
I will try to join. Plane reserved for the 11th.

Any food near 4r5? I’ve been there a couple times, but can’t recall if the walk to town is onerous.
 
Troska said:
I will try to join. Plane reserved for the 11th.

Any food near 4r5? I’ve been there a couple times, but can’t recall if the walk to town is onerous.
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Madeline Island: I'll ask my wife, she's flown up there in her Chief but it was a few years back.
 
I asked my wife about Madeline island. She loves the flight. But if its for something like lunch I guess its a pretty long walk. Healthy! But not time/schedule friendly if you have limited time for the stop.
 
Okay, I'm gonna call it:

Location: (KMFI) Marshfield, Wisconsin
Date: Saturday May 11th
Time: 1130am
Backup Date: Saturday May 18th (same time)

NOTES:
- We need to stay away from Sunday May 12th since its Mother's Day.
- I can start a separate conversation to share cell phone #'s if needed.

...I will update the first post and clean it up!
 
Flown in there a number of times. Had a friend who lives nearby (well, he still lives there, just don't consider him a friend anymore).
 
EdFred said:
Flown in there a number of times. Had a friend who lives nearby (well, he still lives there, just don't consider him a friend anymore).
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We just won't invite him then...unless you want to be friends again :)
 
If it's the 11th, I'll see about making it. If it's the 18th/19th, I'm gonna be on the other side of the world flying airplanes.
 
Sinistar said:
So dumb question: Are these MOA's active on weekends?
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no idea, will ask MSP Center and go from there, my flight route also goes through a Restricted Area, last time i flew through it IFR, it wasnt active and it was Saturday
 
Once we get closer to the fly in date, I would like to discuss what kind of pattern entry y’all are doing and which is best. I will do my usual straight in, and call it a practice RNAV approach
 
Radar Contact said:
I'll try to make it but it may be for breakfast. May just have to see ya'll as blips on the ADS-B screen. I usually have to work Saturday afternoon's. :)
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Sure hope we can catch you before you blast off for work. As it gets closer, maybe we can all bump up our arrivals a bit to say Hi.

@Radar Contact, if you fly up for breakfast what is your NLT time to depart back for work?
 
Sinistar said:
So dumb question: Are these MOA's active on weekends?
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Generally no. In fact, it's fairly rare for them to be active at all.

The R-areas, though... Steer well clear of those when they're active, they have firing ranges there! Pretty neat to see them light the place up with tracers when they're active at night. :)
 
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