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Old 05-04-2012, 12:48 PM
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Mark, I have a question about airspeed. I have never flown that long distance in a group. Do you fly at an airspeed that will work for different HP planes? My 9A is a 150 HP and not exactly a speed demon.
Jim,
The slowest plane flies as fast as he feels comfortable with and the others match that
speed, up to a point

If you can do 155kts that would be ok.

Mark
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Old 05-04-2012, 02:21 PM
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I'm a North 40 fan. This will be year 9 for me. It's about as quiet as it gets for camping, the new shower house with real toilets is great, charging station for your phone and tablet, and the people are nice. Plenty of buses around the N40 and into town just a few steps away. You are also right on the flight line for 9/27. Walk through in the evening and if saying hi to people along the way (walking through not on the road) I'll bet you can't make it all the way through without being offered some refreshment. There are usually a few RV's parked out there so you won't be alone. The other easy thing from the North 40 is morning flights. We usually go up two or three morning then right back to our spot.
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Old 05-04-2012, 04:58 PM
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Looking forward to flying Miss Sandy to OSH the week before (probably Thursday). I volunteered in HBC last year and had a great time. I think I'll camp again near the fence and pretty close to the Bar and lights. Ususally they secure around 11PM. I hope to klast the whole week wx permitting.
I'll be flying out of KLZU NE of Atlanta, so any company would be fine by me.
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Old 05-04-2012, 05:13 PM
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OK I got the HBC area identified and if you google KOSH the satellite photos were taken during Airventure week (Year??)
It's Airventure 2011
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Old 05-04-2012, 07:48 PM
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Jim,
The slowest plane flies as fast as he feels comfortable with and the others match that
speed, up to a point

If you can do 155kts that would be ok.

Mark
Mark, can you stand another plane in your gaggle? I could meet you in Rushton and we could move on from there. Osh First timer here.
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Old 05-04-2012, 08:46 PM
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Mark, can you stand another plane in your gaggle? I could meet you in Rushton and we could move on from there. Osh First timer here.
Alton,
We'll be leaving at just about sunrise from Ruston. That's as soon as David Bray can get up here from Natchez, MS. in "High Cotton" his RV-8.

It's a bit out of your way but you are sure welcome to join us. You'll need to spend the night here though to make it work, I think.

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Old 05-05-2012, 01:09 AM
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. . . It's a bit out of your way but you are sure welcome to join us. You'll need to spend the night here though to make it work, I think.

Mark
Mark, I didn't think it would be that far out of the way. I crunched the numbers and it turns out to be 20 gallons of fuel out of the way. I will have to take the direct route. See ya there.
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Default Looking ahead

I know this is a little premature but I have some AirVenture camping questions. For the first time, I have the opportunity to camp at AirVenture. I have been reading the previous threads but I have a few questions.

In reading other posts, one person says that camp stoves aren't allowed in HBC but the rules I read indicate that only open fires (i.e., wood fires) and charcoal fires are not allowed. If somebody wants to cook at their campsite in HBC using a camp stove, is this allowed? I notice that some of you camp in Camp Scholler. Do you fly in and then camp at Scholler and in that way you can cook there? If I arrive on Saturday, how far will I have to walk toting my gear?

I plan on bringing a tent (10 pounds), cot (3 pounds), 2 chairs (11 pounds total), sleeping bag and mattress pad and a soft-sided cooler.

Just a few questions for starters. I will have more no doubt
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Old 01-21-2014, 05:01 PM
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I meant to say that I will fly in and camp at HBC or Camp Scholler
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Old 01-21-2014, 05:25 PM
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Not much cooking I've ever seen going on in HBC. Most RVs (except 10s) are far too weight and volume limited on baggage carrying capacity to bring a camping stove since food is readily available in numerous places all over.

Over in the North 40, there are plenty of campsites with camping stoves, the spamcan drivers tend to carry in a lot of supplies and camping gear... and if you know or meet up with the right folks there, you can often mooch.... uhh I mean find yourself invited for supper and some cold, tasty adult beverages

There's also now a cantina that sells food and beer in the N40 too, and if you don't mind a bit of a walk from HBC, for supper and evening drinks and entertainment there's always the SOS Brothers beer tent near the museum that has very good food.

Camp Scholler is a really long way from HBC. You might want to look at that with Google Earth before considering carrying your entire campsite from HBC to Scholler.

EDIT: This is what EAA says about stoves in the aircraft camping areas: Careful use of white gas or propane fired camp stoves is allowed in aircraft camping, provided they are used in an area well away from parked aircraft, and that the stove is attended at all times. It is strongly recommended that aircraft near the stove be checked for any fuel fumes or leakage, and the stove be elevated above ground level.
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