RAP & RAH Oshkosh field frequency

I think we could coexist with Vette on 123.3 with handhelds on the field
during Oshkosh, but I just did a fairly detailed search for 123.5 and found
no takers within twenty miles.

THEREFORE, let's make that rah/rap on field coordination frequency 123.5 and
don't give your kids the transceiver to play with.

I'm also going to use it for the Kitplanes airborne coordination cover page
photo shoots this year. No reason to cob up Vette when there is another
frequency available.

Jim

123.5 it is. See you guys next week. I can't wait. First Oshkosh.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
I think we could coexist with Vette on 123.3 with handhelds on the field
during Oshkosh, but I just did a fairly detailed search for 123.5 and found
no takers within twenty miles.

THEREFORE, let's make that rah/rap on field coordination frequency 123.5
and don't give your kids the transceiver to play with.

I'm also going to use it for the Kitplanes airborne coordination cover
page photo shoots this year. No reason to cob up Vette when there is
another frequency available.

Jim

In rec.aviation.owning RST Engineering wrote:
: THEREFORE, let's make that rah/rap on field coordination frequency 123.5 and
: don't give your kids the transceiver to play with.

OK! Just so the old STS handheld holds up....

: I'm also going to use it for the Kitplanes airborne coordination cover page
: photo shoots this year. No reason to cob up Vette when there is another
: frequency available.

Do you do the photo shoots out of your 182? Or do you borrow the EAA 210?
(Aside) 2 years ago I saw a Seneca-load of folks shooting pics of Sean Tucker
afther the airshow. Tucker was doing steep bank turns over Aeroshell Sq.
while a mess of people were hanging out of the back doors of the Seneca
snapping pics. It looked like the job to have!
--
Aaron C.

Finnally decided to quit reading about Oshkosh and want to expereince
it myself. What is the most important thing to expereince?

In a previous article, "HamGuy" said:
Finnally decided to quit reading about Oshkosh and want to expereince
it myself. What is the most important thing to expereince?

The credit card bills afterwards. Oh wait, that's not the most important,
that's the most shocking.

To me the best part of the week was shutting down my engine and looking
out at the thousands of planes parked around me, and saying "I'm finally
here!"


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"I'm fairly sure Linux exists principally because writing an operating system
probably seems like a good way to pass the bignum months of darkness in
Finland" - Rodger Donaldson

On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 13:06:25 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, "HamGuy" said:
Finnally decided to quit reading about Oshkosh and want to expereince
it myself. What is the most important thing to expereince?

The credit card bills afterwards. Oh wait, that's not the most important,
that's the most shocking.

To me the best part of the week was shutting down my engine and looking
out at the thousands of planes parked around me, and saying "I'm finally
here!"

I've only been once, flew in with the Waco group in '95. Now that I
know what it's like, I'm not really inclined to visit again until I
finish my airplane and have something to talk about while I'm there.

I remember how we slotted in behind everyone after turning right over
Ripon and a few minutes later being able to literally see the landing
pattern, right to the end of the runway because it was clearly defined
by the 20 or 30 airplanes in front of us tracing the line from the
extended downwind, through base and to final.

Things got very busy as we approached on final, with airplanes taking
the runway in front of us and launching right up to short final,
including what appeared to be a T-28. At that point, an Albatross
took the runway and we had to add power and lift up over him, then
settle in front. We pulled off onto the right side of the runway on
the grass and seconds later the Albatross thundered by behind us.

A guy on a scooter showed up on our left wing and guided us to the
Theater in the Woods where the other Wacos were parking or had parked.

We had to pass through the crowd to get to it, there were many
thousands it seemed, lined up along the flight line watching the many
landing aircraft.

Quite the thrill to be a part of something so big, even if you weren't
really a part, just coming in to enjoy it.

Corky Scott

Paul Tomblin wrote:
To me the best part of the week was shutting down my engine and looking
out at the thousands of planes parked around me, and saying "I'm finally
here!"

For me, that's a close second to hearing the tower controller's "Good
job, welcome to Oshkosh" when you put it on the appropriate dot/numbers.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

Jack Allison wrote:
For me, that's a close second to hearing the tower controller's "Good
job, welcome to Oshkosh" when you put it on the appropriate dot/numbers.

NOTE: Short final, keep your hand cocked on the throttle, ready to push
it up smoothly and quickly. (power, pitch, flaps, gear)
Depending upon what and who you may be following, if they decide to land
on what is beneath them instead of where they have been directed ahead
of them, you must be ready to go around.
Decision time is not, "Oh, look at that! He/she just landed where I was
told to."
It is a mile back, when you are watching the aircraft ahead of you and
observing how well they maintain airspeed and separation.
If you are catching up to them, and you are still two or three airplanes
from the threshold, your decision is already made.
Your Arrow will not slow down with the 172's and stay in the air.
Push it up, initiate a climb, sidestep to the right while cleaning up so
you can keep an eye on things ahead and beneath you, then break into a
climbing turn to join an appropriate downwind. Watch for traffic and
maintain any separation.
You are a low wing aircraft so you will want to fly/cross under any
traffic on your climbout so you can maintain visual contact. Kick it out
wide for separation. Tower will see what has happened and sequence you
back into the flow.
Do not hesitate to go around. You do not need to say anything on the
radio unless asked. Just follow Tower's instructions.

Or the controller laughing in the background. There's at least two
aircraft that won't get to OSH. One was a Piper Clipper. This genius
ran out of gas and landed about 15 SW of here yesterday. Perfect
landing but after putting in a few gallons so he could get to the real
airport but lost control on takeoff, bending the gear up pretty good.
Today a Mooney requested an intersection departure right where two
runways intersect. When cleared for takeoff he took the wrong runway,
the one with 1100 feet remaining. It was 96 degrees. Slammed on the
brakes and blew a tire. So after he fixes the tire he'll have to deal
with FSDO on his runway incursion. Let the moron parade continue.




Jack Allison wrote:
Paul Tomblin wrote:

To me the best part of the week was shutting down my engine and looking
out at the thousands of planes parked around me, and saying "I'm finally
here!"


For me, that's a close second to hearing the tower controller's "Good
job, welcome to Oshkosh" when you put it on the appropriate dot/numbers.

Morons indeed. I had a canard pusher zip between the glider I was flying
and the tow plane 200 feet ahead near Boulder, CO this morning. It wasn't
an aircraft I recognized so I assume it was headed for OSH. I didn't get
the "N" number so he won't hear about it.

Bill Daniels


"Newps" wrote in message
...
Or the controller laughing in the background. There's at least two
aircraft that won't get to OSH. One was a Piper Clipper. This genius
ran out of gas and landed about 15 SW of here yesterday. Perfect
landing but after putting in a few gallons so he could get to the real
airport but lost control on takeoff, bending the gear up pretty good.
Today a Mooney requested an intersection departure right where two
runways intersect. When cleared for takeoff he took the wrong runway,
the one with 1100 feet remaining. It was 96 degrees. Slammed on the
brakes and blew a tire. So after he fixes the tire he'll have to deal
with FSDO on his runway incursion. Let the moron parade continue.




Jack Allison wrote:
Paul Tomblin wrote:

To me the best part of the week was shutting down my engine and looking
out at the thousands of planes parked around me, and saying "I'm
finally
here!"


For me, that's a close second to hearing the tower controller's "Good
job, welcome to Oshkosh" when you put it on the appropriate dot/numbers.