Oshkosh is coming!

scard · #1 04-17-2014, 05:50 PM

I've said it before and I'll say it again... Oshkosh is coming!!! Yee, haw! They get better with each year because we take control of our own experience. This one is going to be no different, only better. I promise, there will be nobody in front of my airplane trying to accost you with dog rescue information as you walk by this year. Stop, have a beer, or some snacks from the cooler, in the shade of the wing or the horizontal stab around airshow time

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I'll show you mine if you show me yours. It will be well worn by the time the end of July comes around. I'm pleased that I'm only about one day behind. It will be referenced during many random conversations in the evenings among loved ones, many phone calls with friends, a few dinner parties (we only invite 'airplane people' you know), and many online comments just trying my best to keep my mouth shut (no promises).

bruceh · #2 04-17-2014, 06:06 PM

At least they got the right type of airplane on the cover!

Neal@F14 · #3 04-17-2014, 06:55 PM

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At least they got the right type of airplane on the cover!

Yep. It's an RV-6, short tail, slider. The "right type" indeed!

Epepperman · #4 04-17-2014, 06:58 PM

I am not going until Team Aerodynamix goes.

DanH · #5 04-17-2014, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Epepperman

I am not going until Team Aerodynamix goes.

More Spotted Cow for me

Lionclaw · #6 04-17-2014, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DanH

More Spotted Cow for me

I'd go just for that! I had a blast at last year's social!

Paul K · #7 04-17-2014, 08:04 PM

Yes, Sweet memories. Looking forward to HBC this year.

scard · #8 04-17-2014, 08:12 PM

Sorry, Shiner comes from TX in N4822C. Same deal, even trade at any time

We're optimizing our useful load at this time

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Gash · #9 04-17-2014, 11:38 PM

Can't wait. See you all there!

Vlad · #10 05-16-2014, 07:02 PM

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SCARD SEZ

We headed to the airport at about 1015 this morning to get fuel. Launched on an IFR flight plan to shoot instrument approaches in beautiful VFR weather. 3 into Lago Vista, one into Georgetown. It sounded like we were training a new Austin Approach controller as part of our exercise. Non-smooth weather like today provides extra training value. In total, we shot four approaches today between us. We 'have' shot about 10 in one day. Talk about a long day. Anyway, the final approach was into Georgetown with a circle to land. As Tanya chocked the airplane in front of our 'other' hangar, I ran to the head.
By now it is approaching 1pm. I grabbed our packed lunch out of the back of the airplane and Tanya and I scarfed down a sandwich during Falcon's brief of our 4 ship departure headed to McGregor for more formation practice. A little wing exercise along the way (Cookie's leg). Land up the road at McGregor to meet up with three more of Falcon Flight 'north'. Briefed up a 7-ship practice for the 50-ship in Phoenix next weekend. I hopped in Taco's RV7A as I will be flying it for the show. This was all about exercise for me to fine tune myself into the fixed pitch prop. What a silly contraption! In reality, my CS prop / 160hp is actually a very close match to his fixed pitch / 180hp. Amazingly similar in real formation exercise.
Flew the mission and landed back at McGregor for me to hop back out of Taco's airplane and back into ours. Launched Scoot Flight as a 2-ship and immediately cleared Taco back off northbound while we continued in smooth air at 6500' southbound. An overhead back at home at our airpark and you can stick a fork in us. About 1600 now. Time for beer and pizza. Very much looking forward to the big event next weekend in Phoenix. That is a day of RV flying, and we didn't even really go anywhere.