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KOSH PIREP…Smoke?

I saw Cirrus on FR24 today that blasted into the conga line by basically diving down from high altitude right over the line outside of Fisk and he blew right thru the 2300 pattern and into the 1800 pattern and cut in front of dozens of other airplanes following the procedure. He came in from the south and completely ignored the procedure. It was a miracle he didn’t descend on top of someone.

I was so sad when they cleared him past Fisk. He got a free pass to the front.
 
I saw Cirrus on FR24 today that blasted into the conga line…
A Cirrus driver… are we surprised? But, stupid pilot tricks are spread across the GA fleet. I watched a Piper Aerostar fly the warbird arrival yesterday; this is neither a warbird nor a turbine, yet this dude decided to do what he wants. Selfish.

Then there’s the Beech Baron 55 aviator that flew the arrival at 1800 feet and 90 knots… I wanna buy that guy a beer!!
 
ok, did Paul's checkin turn into the official arrival rant?
I did this poker run for well over a decade each year, albeit with two pilots onboard, using every card in the deck.
I had to punch out for a few years, but what changed?

See ya tomorrow on the field.
 
We got in yesterday afternoon around 13:45 CDT IFR. A couple of hours out the field went VFR but we stayed IFR. I hate the VFR arrival with a passion for all of the issues mentioned above and as a result we’ve flown in IFR the past 8 years as it’s simpler and safer. This was our 12th year flying in altogether and it maybe our last as the allure of flying in has lost a lot of its luster.

Anyway, the west wind has really done a good job blowing the smoke out. On the ground it’s not noticeable at all, except for maybe a slight haze.

A Cirrus driver… are we surprised? But, stupid pilot tricks are spread across the GA fleet. I watched a Piper Aerostar fly the warbird arrival yesterday; this is neither a warbird nor a turbine, yet this dude decided to do what he wants. Selfish.

Then there’s the Beech Baron 55 aviator that flew the arrival at 1800 feet and 90 knots… I wanna buy that guy a beer!!
Unfortunately there are idiots that figure the rules are for others in all walks of life including those in this one.
 
Been there, done that, in the 2018 fur ball on Sunday afternoon. Exactly as Paul describes. Didn't dare turn right, turn left, or go up or down, because I was completely enclosed by other aircraft in all directions. My recollection is that based on the 2018 mayhem, a blue ribbon commission (or some such entity) was formed to study the situation and come up with a plan. IIRC, the Fond du Lac diversion was established, to handle overload conditions. Then, some time later that gave way to the Endeavor Bridge transition. Effectively moving the fur ball out to Endeavor. Not sure what the solution is, but it might be similar to lawn watering. If your N number ends in even number, plan to arrive on even dates, starting on Friday. If N-number ends in odd number, then plan to arrive on odd dates. Either the inflow rate has to be throttled back (such as N-number selection), or the outflow on the runway needs to be increased (in the form of ATC using all the dots on the runway, like they used to do).

Was at show center, yellow dot, Rwy 36 all day today, and the landing instructions never deviated from "land on the yellow dot". Even at mid-day with VFR conditions under very good visibility conditions. Question: has ATC been inclined to avoid the NOTAM described "multi-dot" for assignment of landing slots, that provides for "high outflow" of aircraft from the system, so that high inflow at Endeavor can be accommodated? lr172 describes it well in post #92.
 
This is not the forum to discuss the demise of civilized society or climate change. The EAA and FAA will have to decide on how to handle self-centered pilots flying into Oshkosh, and they better do it quick!
 
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