Osh Kosh 2007 - airport & accomodation

Marc CYBW wrote:
I believe you guys have convinced me to do the camping thing.
Cool! As everyone has said, it really is great. The one year we didn't
camp, I really missed it.

So, how early before the event does the field open for camping?
Not sure, others can comment here. I'm wouldn't be surprised if some
volunteers start arriving a week or more before the event.

And do they allow Canadian beer? :-)

Absolutely. However, the only way MontBlack (or any designated Honeck
campsite representative) will allow Canadian beer to enter the cooler is
via a taste test...might require a couple of bottles so plan
accordingly. :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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

In a previous article, Jack Allison said:
Absolutely. However, the only way MontBlack (or any designated Honeck
campsite representative) will allow Canadian beer to enter the cooler is
via a taste test...might require a couple of bottles so plan
accordingly. :-)

I forget, didn't we bring some Sleemans last time? That's pretty great
stuff.

--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
Real programmers don't comment their code. It was hard to write, it
should be hard to understand.

Sleemans. Hmmm.

I think a full "flight" of Big Rock, Calgary's finest, is in order. Warthog;
Traditional; McNally's; Grasshopper .......




"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, Jack Allison
said:
Absolutely. However, the only way MontBlack (or any designated Honeck
campsite representative) will allow Canadian beer to enter the cooler is
via a taste test...might require a couple of bottles so plan
accordingly. :-)

I forget, didn't we bring some Sleemans last time? That's pretty great
stuff.

--
Paul Tomblin http://blog.xcski.com/
Real programmers don't comment their code. It was hard to write, it
should be hard to understand.

I think a full "flight" of Big Rock, Calgary's finest, is in order. Warthog;
Traditional; McNally's; Grasshopper .......

Whoooaaaa, Marc. You keep this up, and we'll name you a
co-grand-poobah of the annual Rec.Aviation party! It's always held
Wednesday during OSH, so plan accordingly...

;-)

Just so you know what this is about, here are some pix from the last
several years.

Here was the 2006 edition, our biggest one yet:

http://alexisparkinn.com/wed_-_north_40_party.htm

....and the 2005 edition: http://alexisparkinn.com/wednesday1.htm

....and the 2004 edition: http://alexisparkinn.com/newsgroup_party.htm

....and the quintessential photo of THE rec.aviation party of all time,
from 2003: http://tinyurl.com/yzao2d

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Marc CYBW wrote:

I think a full "flight" of Big Rock, Calgary's finest, is in order. Warthog;
Traditional; McNally's; Grasshopper .......

Hmmm, looks like that C182 useful load is going to come in handy! Two
years ago, with just two of us in the Arrow, I managed to bring a case
of local stuff. No such luck last year with four adults aboard ("Hello,
MontBlack camping gear delivery service? Yes, we'd like a full
compliment of camping gear please...")


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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

The problem, of course, is that US Customs takes a dim view of anything more
than a few beers being "imported"; I don't remember the actual number.

Jim


"Jack Allison" wrote in message
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Marc CYBW wrote:

I think a full "flight" of Big Rock, Calgary's finest, is in order.
Warthog; Traditional; McNally's; Grasshopper .......

Hmmm, looks like that C182 useful load is going to come in handy! Two
years ago, with just two of us in the Arrow, I managed to bring a case of
local stuff. No such luck last year with four adults aboard ("Hello,
MontBlack camping gear delivery service? Yes, we'd like a full compliment
of camping gear please...")

Marc:

Go back thru Google groups for threads about camping at OSH. Jay, of
course, is the Resident Grand Master of camping there. He can offer
a very large number of suggestions that you should take as gospel
and believe every one of them if you're going to camp.

As for spot landings -- that's less of a problem than the realization
that there are airplanes *really close* and I mean REALLY CLOSE TO YOU
as you come in over RIPON and thru the entire approach and landing.