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08-01-2017, 08:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Maple Grove, MN
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World record RV taxi duration? 1.5 hours...Oshkosh
Last Thursday, I flew the 6A from my home base in the northern suburbs of Minneapolis to Oshkosh. I left at about 7:30am, expecting about a 1.5 hour flight, including the Ripon/Fisk approach. All went well, and I followed a couple other aircraft up the tracks. The three planes ahead of me were sent to the 36 approach, but I was told to continue NW to join a close right downwind for 27. Winds were something like 030 at 8, so a slight tailwind. I landed (I hope no one has video of the final approach...), and was instructed to exit the runway to the right. I had my HBP sign in the windscreen, and was directed to proceed back east on the taxiway which parallels 27, just on the north side of 27. The intention is to get us back east far enough to take the taxiway south, join runway 23, then west on the taxiway to HBP. Except... there were about a million departures going on, as many who wished to leave Wednesday evening, but were delayed overnight due to weather, ended up leaving Thursday morning. I was in line with planes departing 27 as well. It took almost an hour to get back east far enough to get to the head of the line. The controller then proceeded to clear me for takeoff on 27. I keyed my mike and said "no sir, I landed and am trying to get to HBP!". "Alpha Pop, proceed down runway 27 and exit to the right."
OK, this is reminding me of one of those sci-fi movies where time keeps repeating itself!
Upon my second runway exiting, I told the first flag person "hello again, remember me?". I saw some t-hangars directly north, and firmly announced to this friendly guy that I was going to taxi over to them and shut down, which I did. Anyway, I and the plane cooled down a bit, and after maybe 20 minutes I started up, taxied back to join the conga line. By this time, those directing traffic towards rwy 27 had realized what was going on, and kept the departing taxiing planes on the right side of the taxiway, allowing those of us going south to be able to.
To be clear, no one was at fault, it was just one of those "stuff happens" moments. Or hours.
Total hobbs time until landing: 1.5 hours. Total hobbs time: 3.0
The oil temperature stabilized at 230F, the cylinders stayed below 360 or so. About 1000 rpm seemed to be optimal for managing these temperatures. I kept the boost pump on the entire time, as I didn't dare not to! I had a long departure taxi time at Sun-n-Fun once, but this was a new personal record.

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Alex Peterson
RV6A N66AP 1700+ hours
KADC, Wadena, MN
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08-01-2017, 08:28 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Ramona, CA
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And I thought we had it bad on Sunday. We arrived on 27 just as the Mooney mass arrival came in on 36. We turned north off of 27, then were directed back on to the grass next to the taxiway and watched all 51 Mooney's taxi in front of us. After that, we were back on the taxiway and allowed after another delay due to arrivals to cross 27. We logged 30 minutes of taxi time before we made it to HBP.
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08-01-2017, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Broken Arrow OK
Posts: 183
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Know the Feeling
8 years ago I was flying a Cessna Aerobat. Flew in with and behind some light sport aircraft that were OK'd to park at the Ultralite field but I was assured by one of the more vocal friends in the group that I would be able to park my Cessna by the SeaPlanes S of the Ultralite Field. After a lengthy Taxi to just East of the Ultralite field, a flagman noticed I didn't have floats (this wasn't going to be as easy as they said and if I had some cardboard I would have jumped out and made some). I asked about vintage and the flagman put his hand on his hat and went back and looked at the dataplate while braving my prop-wash. Radioed the serial number in and we sneered at each other for about 5 minutes. the radio call came back......I was DENIED.
Taxied all the way over to the Hilton on the N. Side of 27.
Your taxi map isn't that bad considering. Not certain it was a full 1.5 hrs, but close.
it was my first time and I learned a lot......those that talk the most usually know the least.
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08-02-2017, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
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Look at the positives Alex - you can call the Guinness folks and apply for the record!!
When we do photo or test missions in the mornings at OSH, we usually recover on 27, and I always sort of try to touch down on the left side of teh runway so that a left exit is the quickest way to clear the pavement. I just sort of fade off that way, and the ensuing taxi becomes much shorter, since we're always headed back to the show area. I really like getting the first dot because you can turn off directly on to the paved 23 - assuming they have left room!
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08-03-2017, 06:39 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Southampton, Ont
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Oshkosh taxiing
Alex, I'm sorry to say I have you beat. Can't remember the year (maybe 2010)but I taxied my Cardinal for 2 hours mostly due to a lot of aircraft and poor VFR weather. Had a similar experience a few years before that too, well over an hour running the engine on the ground. I now fly into Sheboygan WI to attend the show because of circumstance beyond anyone's control.
Rick
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08-03-2017, 06:45 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
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Alex, you not running an EarthX battery by chance are you?
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and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
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08-03-2017, 07:15 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Maple Grove, MN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larkrv10
Alex, I'm sorry to say I have you beat. Can't remember the year (maybe 2010)but I taxied my Cardinal for 2 hours mostly due to a lot of aircraft and poor VFR weather. Had a similar experience a few years before that too, well over an hour running the engine on the ground. I now fly into Sheboygan WI to attend the show because of circumstance beyond anyone's control.
Rick
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Always a party pooper... ha! This still might hold as an RV record!
Quote:
Originally Posted by BillL
Alex, you not running an EarthX battery by chance are you?
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Nope - PC680 recently moved to front, lower right side of the firewall.
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RV6A N66AP 1700+ hours
KADC, Wadena, MN
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08-03-2017, 07:54 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 08A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexPeterson
Always a party pooper... ha!
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This year I set a personal record for the shortest taxi times. Landed Friday on 36L, straight to HBC, nobody to follow but the parking crew. Departed Wednesday from the first intersection (blue dot, Brown Arch) on 18R. May have waited 30 seconds at the warbird intersection. The one RV in front of me got a near instant departure, and I was maybe 15 seconds in position and hold.
Heck, I waited longer for an escort out of HBC than it took to taxi out and fly past Fond du Lac.
BTW, interesting sight on the way out. I was southbound at 1300 and watched a DC-3 go by northbound, higher and 300 yards to the left. Cool. Only at OSH.
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08-03-2017, 08:12 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BillL
Alex, you not running an EarthX battery by chance are you?
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What is the significance of running a EarthX battery for the long taxi?
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08-03-2017, 08:28 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Edgewater, FL. KSFB
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I watched arrivals on Sunday as a form of entertainment and noticed all 27 arrivals had to exit the runway to the North. It seems all the rain made the South side of 27 unusable.
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