flygirl34q
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Wooo hooo! Outta here and headed to the BIG show!
For those flying in, might be a good idea to pick up 3 boards - 1 in thick, 12 in x 12 in, and angled at one end (like a tiny ramp) to put under the wheels so you don't get stuck in the mud.
Brian:
doesn't matter what your sign reads, the airplane will be parked where the ground crew puts it based on the condition of the field.
I guess I'm lucky to have made it in. It sounds like they closed GA arrivals after the airshow pretty quickly.
Well our Cherokee's to Osh arrival ended up being on a Bus!
Well our Cherokee's to Osh arrival ended up being on a Bus! We parked over at Waupaca all week and did get formation flying training in but never did get to take it to Osh. We did have a lot of fun and met a bunch of really nice folks (Cherokee, Cessna, and Bo owners). Thanks Pete (Manager at Waupaca) for doing a wonderful job with us all. You really did go way beyond your job description and we all appreciate it.
We flew home to Wings (KOM) in Philly yesterday with a hop from Waupaca to Ashtabula County, then into Wings; stopped at the Steakhouse for a big steak and bigger beer, then home to bed.
Even without the formation arrival, we still had a ton of fun. See ya'll in a year.
We went lakeside around the Chicago Bravo on the way in, and over the Bravo on the way back. I would have gone over on the way in, but winds topside were screaming.
I went over Lake Erie and Lake Michigan both directions. I flew IFR so Airnav has a good visual on the routing. My only "issue" with my routing happened on the way back yesterday when Detroit tried to vector me 50 miles south to stay out of their departure corridor. When I complained, they give me a little bit of a turn to the SE before finally letting me go direct to Ashtabula, OH.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight_...parturetime=1280242980&arrivaltime=1280256000
If I am not mistaken I would say that the photo shows a head on shot of my aircraft with me and my pal leading the formation in. Pity it wasn't in to Oshkosh, but that is just how things go.
Were you VFR over the top of the Bravo? I've heard they won't give you that clearance if you were IFR.
Sorry for the dumb questions, but I really appreciate hearing about the great long XC use of GA aircraft.
So how much of a swamp is Camp Scholler still? Last reports I heard it was still "spongy" at best and battling a major infestation of mosquitos.
No, it's spongy at worst, and just fine in most places.
As for the skeeters, well, you're camping in Wisconsin. The skeeters have N numbers here. But, bring bug spray and you'll be fine - I got bit a couple of times the first night, but the bug spray has kept them away quite well since.