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Old 07-24-2017, 08:17 PM
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Apparently atis and Fisk were turning away all campers despite only GAC being full?

Big crowd around the 12is this morn.


Incorrect. Atis this morning stated GA full but other camping open.

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Old 07-25-2017, 09:55 AM
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I heard temp of 19 C on the KOSH ATIS. That's 66 F! Wow, what a good year to go to Oshkosh! No wonder they are having large crowds.

Have any numbers on total attendance been published?
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Old 07-26-2017, 07:56 AM
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Old 07-27-2017, 05:43 AM
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Planning on arriving this morning. Just an early check to see if boots on the ground see anything? Missed last year and looking forward to getting there if only for a day.
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Old 07-27-2017, 11:17 AM
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Plenty of space as folks are starting to leave.
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Old 07-28-2017, 06:46 PM
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I had a great first-time experience flying to Osh. The -9A performed flawlessly at maybe 10-20 lb. over gross, with a rearward cg well within limits. Increased pitch sensitivity was not an issue at all, but I made the mistake (once!) of standing on the step at the same time as my co-pilot, resulting in a static tail strike. Just a little rash on the rudder cap, nothing a little touch-up paint won't fix!

From our base at Cable (CCB) in the Los Angeles Area, we cruised at 9500' and shot for a ground speed of 170 mph or so; 145 ktas at about 7.0-7.2 gph. We had enough tailwind to bump the ground speed to 185 mph or so at times.

We planned for 3.2-hour legs or so, stopping in Gallup, NM; Garden City, KS; and overnighting at Carroll, IA with friends of my co-pilot. From there, an easy 2.5 hours to Osh, with a stop at Baraboo/Wisconsin Dells for fuel so we wouldn't need to summon the fuel truck at AirVenture. Hospitality at these little Midwest airports is incredible; three times we were offered free hangar space and courtesy cars. Friendly folk, for sure!

Ripon wasn't too busy at our 6 pm Saturday arrival...maybe four planes looking to get in the queue. Our first attempt had us behind an L-19 doing about 70 kts, so we peeled off and rejoined at Ripon, where we found ourselves about a mile in trail of a 172 or something. At Fisk, we were assigned the approach I was hoping for: Fisk Ave. to a left base for 36L. Going very smoothly on base until the tower had us looking for a Marchetti doing a straight-in approach. We spotted him and did a funky tight S-turn to open up spacing.

I was assigned the purple dot, but mid-approach it was extended to the yellow, so I flew 10 feet off the deck at 65 kts and was able to put it down right on the pigment.

We left Tuesday night to get out before a storm, launching at about 6:30. We made Carroll, IA in time for a twilight landing to stay with our friends again. I hope Don at KCIN reads this...he and his wife were so accommodating and generous, and their airport is a beauty. Fantastic runway lights and taxiway lights! He's building an RV-7 that I didn't get a chance to see.

The next day was clear skies and smooth air, and we gave 'er a little more throttle to deal with mild headwinds. 155 ktas at 8.0 gph. A stop at Hays, KS (KHYS) and then to Dalhart (KDHT) in the Texas Panhandle. We opted to stay there for the night, as the air was getting bumpy, and it would be a good launching point for a pre-sunrise departure to get through the thunderstorm-prone New Mexico and Arizona. Drove into town with a courtesy car and had a nice meal at the Great Wall Chinese buffet, a nice change from the Pringles/beef jerky menu en route.

We awoke to significant T-storm activity, and drove to the airport a little later than we had planned. We saw a break in the weather to the south, so we launched to do an end-run around that weather. We had to dodge a couple more storms, with enough precip to keep the plane clean until we broke out into sunny skies. A fuel stop in Winslow AZ, and then a little diversion east of Flagstaff to check out Meteor Crater. Cool! I really enjoyed this leg of the trip, as we were at 8500' but only about 2000 ft agl, and really boogeying so there was a sense of speed as the ground rolled beneath us.

Big fun. We accrued 26 Hobbs hours, landed at 10 new airports, went to AirVenture and got the T-shirt. Several in fact. Met a lot of neat people, including Dan Horton and Paul Dye, and had a great time with my co-pilot Tom Wilson, whose vastly greater experience helped me with weather decisions and other aspects of flight planning. What a way to spend a week!
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Old 07-28-2017, 07:11 PM
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....had a great time with my co-pilot Tom Wilson, whose vastly greater experience helped me with weather decisions and other aspects of flight planning. What a way to spend a week!
I'm guessing tall Tom would appreciate a -14 for the next trip. Bit tight in there was it? Bet he took off his boots

I bugged out first thing Wednesday morning, while the overcast was high. First time for a straight out launch on 18R; just a short taxi from HBC, and gone. Cheap gas at East Troy, then nonstop to south Alabama, dodging the usual Dixie thunderstorm welcome. Ran about 183 KTAS on 8.4 at 11.5K; I was hauling three cases of Spotted Cow.
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Old 07-28-2017, 07:25 PM
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Smart guy, that Horton fellow departing on Wednesday.

We left late morning on Thursday and spent ALL day playing an airborne version of Frogger, avoiding thunderstorms, IMC, etc. in a wood propped, VFR RV-6. Fly a while, land, launch, fly, turn around, land, talk with the FSS, consult local radar, hop in, fly, dodge, etc... We landed at home (just NW of Atlanta) at about 9:30.
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Old 07-28-2017, 07:32 PM
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Good to hear you're back safe, Dan. Fantastic speed/economy numbers for your craft!!!

Loafers in, cowboy boots out for Tom. Actually, the -9A wasn't too cramped considering the combined 450 lb. of humans stuffed in the seats. We both test-sat in the -14 at the Van's booth and it didn't feel that much wider. The latch mechanism for the tip-up on the -14 gets in the way of elbow room too, and the fact you can't get a slider canopy ruled out the -14 entirely for me.

I've got a minimalist interior in my plane (seat cushions, armrest pads and a lot of painted metal) so that helps with elbow room too.
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Old 07-29-2017, 07:23 AM
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Good morning from Home after sleeping in my own bed for the first time in a week. We arrived Sat. afternoon with little excitement and left Friday morning. I think we've concluded that this is one day more than needed for us.

Being on "the island" (over the creek, across the bridge,...) was a new experience for us. Back at home, TC measured the distance to the beautiful new HBC pavilion at 1/4 mile each way. That means it is a 1/2 mile for the daily half bag of ice. I think she measured that to be twice as far as the furthest "normal" HBC parking from previous years. Many times, that precluded us from being a part of the intended community. Way fewer trips to HBC central just to see what's shaking or who is around to chat with. That effected Tanya's 'fun meter'. We found that those that had no interest in hanging out at the pavilion to chat with anyone that would walk by thought camping on the island was great. On the other hand, it was pretty weird to step out of the tent and be downtown at show center. That was neat.

The "receiving line" at HB HQ for doughnuts was just plain weird, and made sugar acquisition time take longer.

This isn't our first rodeo, but I enjoy learning new Oshkosh tricks each year. How do you get your dog into the show? Either put it in a pink baby carriage and walk right in, or slap a "service dog in training" vest on it. For the latter, we saw a couple that were totally true and more than a couple that I called complete BS.

For the first time, we went to see a movie at the fly-in Theater Tuesday evening. "Sully" was playing, which we hadn't seen. That was a neat experience. I'm not one for thick crowds and usually run the opposite direction. This qualified. I got 'lost' after getting up from our seat and had to call my wingman for directions back through the crowd. I was shocked that she actually answered the phone.

How do you get your hands on a new QT Halo headset, given that they are always out of stock? Show up at Phil's booth at OSH on Monday morning 9am. You'll find him with his receipt book out, writing as fast as he can to take your money. Below the table is the mother load of product that you'll soon realize he's been stockpiling so he has something to sell at the show . I've been using mine for 10yrs and picked up another.

Finally, this was the year that we've finally started to congeal a plan to upgrade the RV9 instrument panel. We've been talking about it for a couple years, but with the original GRT equipment visibly beginning to fail (don't PM me), it will be GRT out, G3X IN. I've had a new instrument panel hanging on the shop wall for a decade just waiting for the big upgrade which shall begin this morning. The logistics officer has approved about 80% of the project. I was relying on Stein to sell the other 20% but he didn't quite fully complete his end of the deal (just kidding, Stein and his guys are great. I think they need a booth babe help sell!). I guess I'll just have to accept the heat for the last 20% as "scope creep".

We had a great time at OSH '17. It was great to see all the usual suspects and many new ones. See ya' next year if not sooner!

(We could really use a Mod. to fix John's image above. Slap a size tag on that sucker.)
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