Oshkosh in Winter

For those who have only seen Oshkosh in the blazing heat of summer,
here's what landing on Rwy 27 looks like at this time of year:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?O24B42F3A

To see all the pix from our overnight stay, see:

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_in_winter_2004.htm

Quite a difference between July and December!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Great pictures, Jay. I've been there in March (to talk with the Sonex
people). Quite a change from the fly-in. I'd love to take my
7-year-old, but the trip would be a bit too long (8-10 hours in the
172). The hang glider sim looks cool. I tried that in Kitty Hawk (the
real thing, not a sim). Ate a lot of sand. No rudder on those damned
things :-).

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For those who have only seen Oshkosh in the blazing heat of summer,
here's what landing on Rwy 27 looks like at this time of year:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?O24B42F3A

To see all the pix from our overnight stay, see:

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/oshkosh_in_winter_2004.htm

Quite a difference between July and December!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



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The hang glider sim looks cool.

When I first saw that sim, I thought "how stupid!"

Then my son tried it, and had a terrible time hitting the spot. I figured
if HE had a terrible time (at 14, he's a video game whiz, of course) it must
be really tough, and what chance would I have?

Well, I had a blast with that thing, and was able to "bull's-eye" it every
time. Since we were at the museum at the slowest time of year, we had the
sim virtually (sorry!) to ourselves, and were able to "fly" it to our
heart's content.

I really want to try the real thing now!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote

The hang glider sim looks cool.

I really want to try the real thing now!
--
Jay Honeck

Just make sure you don't do any "zero G" pushovers. I have read that they
are very hazardous to your health.
--
Jim in NC

Hmmm, who painted the grass white Jay? :-) Just seeing all that wide
open space and wondering where all the tents/planes are is an amazing thing.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL, IA Student, airplane partnership student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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