RVs To Oshkosh?

flyingdefinescontent · #1 05-05-2006, 11:26 PM

Is there a scheduled arrival for RVs to Oshkosh as they do with the Bonanzas, Mooneys, and now Cessnas?

I'd sure hate to miss that...

Fly safe,
Carey

RatMan · #2 05-06-2006, 12:10 AM

From what I've seen, it'll start on the 22nd or 23rd and end on the 30th! Acres and acres of RV's, hundreds of them, REALLY! It's RV heaven.

Rat

sprucemoose · #3 05-06-2006, 07:53 AM

No, there is not a mass arrival planned for RVs. Doesn't mean it couldn't happen some year, but it hasn't before and isn't planned this year.

RV6_flyer · #4 05-06-2006, 07:28 PM

Jeff:

You have worked in the RV parking area at AirVenture the past several years. There is one group of RVs that shown up together the past several years on Sunday Afternoon. Two of the last 3 years, I landed in formation with them as a flight of 12. Yes we landed in Fingertip Strong Right with four airplanes touching down in formation at the same time. Falcon put 12 airplanes safely on the runway in less space than 3 typically airplanes take to land. You have saved parking spaces together so that we could fly in the Showcase during the week. There are enough RV Formation qualified pilots that it could happen in the future. I do not see the formation pilots doing this with newbies. I would not want to do this with a group that has not had some training and practiced together.

Gary "Condor" Sobek

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Originally Posted by sprucemoose

No, there is not a mass arrival planned for RVs. Doesn't mean it couldn't happen some year, but it hasn't before and isn't planned this year.

mark manda · #5 05-06-2006, 08:09 PM

That place is so crowded, I think it's great that they can even find a place for all of them to park together.

In 2003 the RV corral just about filled up. IIRC

I ran into DanC at the Flabob pump yesterday so we went and did some formation flying practice; so i could fly off his wing and work on position.

DanC says he's attending OSH for the first time this year.

btw-- condor flight looked good at Redlands Airshow today. I overheard a woman near me at the hamburger stand say, "That's SO cool." I saw people in tears during the Missing Man fly-by.

(but that white and red plane just doesn't match those silver ones.

)

If I go-- I'll have to fly the sixty yr old Cessna 140 due to gas prices.

flyeyes · #6 05-06-2006, 08:58 PM

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If I go-- I'll have to fly the sixty yr old Cessna 140 due to gas prices.

Hi Mark

I suspect that was tongue-in-cheek, but I bet miles-per-gallon favors the RV.

The 140 I flew the most burned around 5 gph for about 80 knots cruise. The RV needs around 10 for 175 knots (lean of peak).

Today I flew a 404 nm total roundtrip (M01-CPS-M01) on 22.5 gallons. My small SUV would have required almost 10 hours and about 30 gallons of premium autogas. You've gotta love these airplanes :-D

James Freeman

sprucemoose · #7 05-06-2006, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RV6_flyer

There is one group of RVs that shown up together the past several years on Sunday Afternoon.

Gary,

You are refering, of course, to Falcon Flight. We do make special arrangements for them to arrive en mass and park together, as it makes it much easier on all of us to get them in/out for their daily fly-bys.

As for the mass arrivals- I think what Carey was refering to is something like the Mooney and Bonanza groups have been doing for years. They all meet and stage at an airport a short distance away, then arrive en mass. They typically string out at around 1000 foot spacing and land staggered. It makes for some spectacular airplane watching at times, but is certainly less intense that a four ship led by Stu (been there, done that, got the card.) While this certainly could happen, there are some logistic problems with it that we face in homebuilt parking that the Bonanza and Mooney groups do not face.

You planning on coming again this year? I'll save you a spot...

dan · #8 05-07-2006, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mark manda

If I go-- I'll have to fly the sixty yr old Cessna 140 due to gas prices.

That's false economy if I ever heard it...you should be able to get at least 25-30 miles per gallon (no wind) with your -7A. My RV-7 economy peaks around 35 statute miles per gallon and is still doing 135 knots true! Your -7A should do as well if you run it right.

I doubt your 140 could do so well!

dan · #9 05-07-2006, 12:16 AM

BTW...if you don't believe me about the economy thing, check this page out: http://www.rvproject.com/20060419.html Note the "MILES/GAL" display. On a trip up to Sacramento when I was running waaaay early, I decided to see where exactly the economy peaks. In my airplane in those particular conditions, it was at 15" @ 2250 RPM, about 75 LOP. 4.8 gph, 170 mph (148 knot) ground speed, for 35.4 mpg. That was flying INTO very light headwinds.

When your Cessna 140 is burning 4.8 gph, I know for a fact it's not doing 170 mph over the ground in any wind conditions!!!

mark manda · #10 05-07-2006, 01:11 AM

So help me out here-- my C-140 burns max. 4 gph, usually 3.75 gph at 95 mph. 22 gal tanks.

LarryL 6A O-360 just got back from a round trip, actually a month ago before gas prices piked, and IIRC it cost him $750 round trip to somewhere around Milwaukee.

What's it going to cost?
I still flight plan for 10 gph in the RV.
5 in the C-140.

last time I went-- st.george, Farmington, ALBur, Garden city, reedsburg Osh. 1600 miles?