rv7boy
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Studying the NOTAM
I've got my signs made, and have been studying the 2012 NOTAM. It has occurred to me that just because one has flown the RIPON VFR approaches to Oshkosh many times, it's still a good idea to read and study the current NOTAM. IIRC, I have been a passenger on the following approaches in different years: 9, 27, and 18R. I have been PIC on approaches to 9 and 27. As i studied the different approaches, i realized that I have never flown an approach to either 36L or 36R.
AND... I just noticed that there are TWO totally different VFR approaches to 18R. I'll let you study the NOTAM to see what I'm talking about.
There are many subtle notes that have been added or modified through the years, so it would be time well spent to study and highlight your copy of the NOTAM before next week.
Also, the previous comment about taking a pit stop about an hour before arriving at Oshkosh is a good one. The very best experience of all the approaches into Oshkosh I had was in 2006, when due to scuzzy weather on the way north, I decided to stay overnight in northern Illinois. In the morning the weather was CAVU and I arrived at Ripon just after 7:00 AM, and there was absolutely no one other than the Controllers on the frequency from Ripon to touchdown at Oshkosh. It was beautiful.
I've got my signs made, and have been studying the 2012 NOTAM. It has occurred to me that just because one has flown the RIPON VFR approaches to Oshkosh many times, it's still a good idea to read and study the current NOTAM. IIRC, I have been a passenger on the following approaches in different years: 9, 27, and 18R. I have been PIC on approaches to 9 and 27. As i studied the different approaches, i realized that I have never flown an approach to either 36L or 36R.
AND... I just noticed that there are TWO totally different VFR approaches to 18R. I'll let you study the NOTAM to see what I'm talking about.
There are many subtle notes that have been added or modified through the years, so it would be time well spent to study and highlight your copy of the NOTAM before next week.
Also, the previous comment about taking a pit stop about an hour before arriving at Oshkosh is a good one. The very best experience of all the approaches into Oshkosh I had was in 2006, when due to scuzzy weather on the way north, I decided to stay overnight in northern Illinois. In the morning the weather was CAVU and I arrived at Ripon just after 7:00 AM, and there was absolutely no one other than the Controllers on the frequency from Ripon to touchdown at Oshkosh. It was beautiful.
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