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That would have been 1995 ... the year Gail and I met at Oshkosh. As I
recall, we had trouble sleeping also ... but probably not for the same reason {;-) Jim There was an OSH a few years ago that generated some I Survived Oshkosh _ _ _ _ t-shirts. Don't recall the year? |
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Airport closes just before sunset at about 1900. Period. DO NOT try to
extricate yourself from a parking spot and find a runway in the dark with literally thousands of people lounging, walking, relaxing or milling about. It is an accident waiting to happen. We used to try and park aircraft in the dark in the bad old days, and it was not worth the risk to anyone. If you want to leave, wait until the am and leave when the airport reopens just after sunrise. Regards, Ryan Madison, WI Co-Chairman, EAA Flight Line Operations Tedstriker wrote: On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:53:26 -0400, "Morgans" wrote: "Tedstriker" wrote in message g it it the top of my tent. If it's muggy all night, I might just blast off and fly my homebuilt somewhere and get an air conditioned hotel room. Gotta leave by 19:00, so you have to decide well before then. Also, you might arrive the next day, to find that the field is full. I wouldn't risk it, if it were me, for the seldom problem of not cooling off at night. Do they close the airport to departues at 19:00? or is that just how soon to leave to get somewhere else before dark? that woud be a bummer if one left by air, to go to a hotel, then couldn't get back in to the fly-in. But I don't think I'll have that problem, being in a homebuilt/showplane. They usually want all those they can get. And mine qualifies for that front and center parking area they've reserved for past champions, and those with over a thousand hours total time. Mine has about 1,650. |
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Tedstriker wrote:
For anyone that has actually slept in a tent at OSH, does it cool off enough at night to sleep comfortably? If it's muggy all night, I might just blast off and fly my homebuilt somewhere and get an air conditioned hotel room. My plane is fast, so even if I have to go as far as Milwalkee, it's no big deal. I just don't want to make reservations, then have to deal with not being able to make it due to weather enroute from SC. If I wait around until it's dark, and late, then find out it's too hot to sleep well, im stuck in misery, misery misery. Sweating all night. The two nights I camped there the evening temps were in the upper 60s and very comfortable. The third night, it thunderstormed and blew down many tents. Fortunately, I was in the dorms that night! :-) Also, I was lucky in that my tent didn't get blown down, but it was one of few that survived. I think it was the rail road spikes that I use for tent pegs that helped. My friend was kidding me about the weight when we loaded the Skylane as I carry them in an ammo box and the box weighs probably 25 lbs. However, when we got to the grounds that morning and saw my tent stil standing strong and saw the other people setting up their tents, drying out their sleeping bags, etc., he stopped kidding me about my tent pegs. Flying in and out each day probably isn't a bad option, but when the traffic is heavy, you may spend a while getting in and out each time. Hard to be an air conditioned hotel room though in the summer in OSH. Matt |
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RST Engineering wrote:
That would have been 1995 ... the year Gail and I met at Oshkosh. As I recall, we had trouble sleeping also ... but probably not for the same reason {;-) Yes, 1995 had some wicked storms. Uh, Jim, that isn't called sleeping. :-) Matt |
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The Tower and field closes at 8 P.M. according to the NOTAM
-- Cy Galley - Chair, AirVenture Emergency Aircraft Repair - for 34 years! A Service Project of Chapter 75 EAA Safety Programs Editor - TC EAA Sport Pilot "Tedstriker" wrote in message ... On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 22:53:26 -0400, "Morgans" wrote: "Tedstriker" wrote in message g it it the top of my tent. If it's muggy all night, I might just blast off and fly my homebuilt somewhere and get an air conditioned hotel room. Gotta leave by 19:00, so you have to decide well before then. Also, you might arrive the next day, to find that the field is full. I wouldn't risk it, if it were me, for the seldom problem of not cooling off at night. Do they close the airport to departues at 19:00? or is that just how soon to leave to get somewhere else before dark? that woud be a bummer if one left by air, to go to a hotel, then couldn't get back in to the fly-in. But I don't think I'll have that problem, being in a homebuilt/showplane. They usually want all those they can get. And mine qualifies for that front and center parking area they've reserved for past champions, and those with over a thousand hours total time. Mine has about 1,650. |
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"Tedstriker" wrote Do they close the airport to departues at 19:00? or is that just how soon to leave to get somewhere else before dark? Yes, the airport is closed to arrivals and departures. that woud be a bummer if one left by air, to go to a hotel, then couldn't get back in to the fly-in. But I don't think I'll have that problem, being in a homebuilt/showplane. They usually want all those they can get. And mine qualifies for that front and center parking area they've reserved for past champions, and those with over a thousand hours total time. Mine has about 1,650. Yea, you will have a parking spot, but I don't know where people that come with showplanes, sleep. -- Jim in NC |
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"Cy Galley" wrote in message newsBKqe.37615 The Tower and field closes at 8 P.M. according to the NOTAM Damn, I hate it when my memory goes to hell! I should have looked it up, rather than relying on memory. Sorry, OP. -- Jim in NC |
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On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 23:44:43 -0400, Ron Natalie
wrote: Roger wrote: BTW, what color is your Navion, Ron? Dark blue. There hare pictures on Honeck's web site or http://www.margynatalie.com When I was going through the Oshkosh photos the other night I came across some that were shot near dark with the pyrotechnic displays (bomb runs) and there is one of a guy standing in a Navion watching the display, but as I recall that one was mostly white with blue trim. It would have been parked to the East and just north of the Quonset hut "as I recall". Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 20:09:37 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote: "Tedstriker" wrote Do they close the airport to departues at 19:00? or is that just how soon to leave to get somewhere else before dark? Yes, the airport is closed to arrivals and departures. that woud be a bummer if one left by air, to go to a hotel, then couldn't get back in to the fly-in. But I don't think I'll have that problem, being in a homebuilt/showplane. They usually want all those they can get. And mine qualifies for that front and center parking area they've reserved for past champions, and those with over a thousand hours total time. Mine has about 1,650. Yea, you will have a parking spot, but I don't know where people that come with showplanes, sleep. Show plane camping which is (or was) the same area as the Antique/Classic/Contemporary. I've seen many a spot reserved in there, so I suppose you could stake out your spot, and come back to it. A Cozy parked next to me did that twice. They had a nice air conditioned room at a friends place about a half hour flight out. Me? I just don't enjoy flying that Ripon Arrival. I don't mind flying close to other airplanes, but I want it to be with some one I know well doing the flying. At least the Deb has a wide speed range and a low stall speed coupled with relatively light wing loading. I've never had a problem getting out, BUT you have to be ready to leave at the end of the air show. That means packed up, with the plane pulled out into the space between the rows. You have to wait for the ground crew to spot you and then guide you to the taxiway. No engine starting until the ground crew tells you to start. That is done with the plane pulled out into the area between the rows of planes and pointed parallel to the rows so you don't blow any one away when you do start. the year it was so hot and dry, you couldn't see more than about 50 feet behind me when I started the Deb. It took darn near two pails of water to wash the windows before leaving. I file IFR, but usually put the pink sheet of paper on the floor and depart VFR. If you are nice and polite and contact the ground crew ahead of time and are ready to go as soon as the field opens you can be one of the first out. Early on you don't have the rush to get out as you do on Saturday and Sunday. You need to have your shh... er ... stuff together, radios on frequency, watch the flag men, and be ready to do what you are told, when you are told and it'll run smooth as clock work. They are usually either two or three deep at the hold and two abreast. They alternate left and right sides. When they say go, you firewall it and had out. Depending on speed watch for passing traffic or being passed. If departure is on 36 that right turn just before the tower can be interesting if you are on the left. :-)) You do learn to "stay on your side of the runway" until about time to turn. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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