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Oshkosh flight planning
Decision time: I have a choice of a 2.5 hr leg and a 1.5 hr leg,
refuelling in Saginaw MI, or a 3.0 hr leg and a 1.0 hr leg, refuelling in Muskegeon MI. Advantages of Muskegeon: - might be easier to hit my arrival window after only a 1 hour flight than a 1.5 hour flight - arrive with more fuel in case they make me cancel IFR and join the herd doing RIPON-FISK VFR arrivals Advantages of Saginaw: - Free hotdogs - I'll already be at cruise altitude before going feet wet over Lake Michigan What do you think? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Microsoft - Just say No. |
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Plan to arrive at OSH after a short leg with ,ore fuel in
the tanks. Leave early from your first departure point so you're ahead of schedule. Plan your last leg at low cruise power, much easier to adjust your ATA if you have a 20-25 knot speed buffer. You're spending a lot of money, free hotdogs, but some good food for $10. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P "Paul Tomblin" wrote in message ... | Decision time: I have a choice of a 2.5 hr leg and a 1.5 hr leg, | refuelling in Saginaw MI, or a 3.0 hr leg and a 1.0 hr leg, refuelling in | Muskegeon MI. | | Advantages of Muskegeon: | - might be easier to hit my arrival window after only a 1 hour flight | than a 1.5 hour flight | - arrive with more fuel in case they make me cancel IFR and join the herd | doing RIPON-FISK VFR arrivals | Advantages of Saginaw: | - Free hotdogs | - I'll already be at cruise altitude before going feet wet over Lake | Michigan | | What do you think? | | -- | Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ | Microsoft - Just say No. |
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Paul Tomblin wrote:
Decision time: I have a choice of a 2.5 hr leg and a 1.5 hr leg, refuelling in Saginaw MI, or a 3.0 hr leg and a 1.0 hr leg, refuelling in Muskegeon MI. Advantages of Muskegeon: - might be easier to hit my arrival window after only a 1 hour flight than a 1.5 hour flight - arrive with more fuel in case they make me cancel IFR and join the herd doing RIPON-FISK VFR arrivals Advantages of Saginaw: - Free hotdogs - I'll already be at cruise altitude before going feet wet over Lake Michigan ....and you'll be going feet-wet drawing fuel from a proven good fuel source vs. a tank that you just filled. What do you think? |
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(Paul Tomblin) wrote: Decision time: I have a choice of a 2.5 hr leg and a 1.5 hr leg, refuelling in Saginaw MI, or a 3.0 hr leg and a 1.0 hr leg, refuelling in Muskegeon MI. Advantages of Muskegeon: - might be easier to hit my arrival window after only a 1 hour flight than a 1.5 hour flight - arrive with more fuel in case they make me cancel IFR and join the herd doing RIPON-FISK VFR arrivals Advantages of Saginaw: - Free hotdogs - I'll already be at cruise altitude before going feet wet over Lake Michigan What do you think? Advantage of Saginaw... you are already at altitude when you cross the lake. |
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I'd do Saginaw so you don't have to climb over the lake or circle over MKG
while you climb, plus the known fuel quality issue. If you're early you can ask for a vector, say towards Green Bay, for timing your arrival at FISK. If you're late, OSH will still be there waiting for you. Jim "Paul Tomblin" wrote in message ... Decision time: I have a choice of a 2.5 hr leg and a 1.5 hr leg, refuelling in Saginaw MI, or a 3.0 hr leg and a 1.0 hr leg, refuelling in Muskegeon MI. Advantages of Muskegeon: - might be easier to hit my arrival window after only a 1 hour flight than a 1.5 hour flight - arrive with more fuel in case they make me cancel IFR and join the herd doing RIPON-FISK VFR arrivals Advantages of Saginaw: - Free hotdogs - I'll already be at cruise altitude before going feet wet over Lake Michigan What do you think? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Microsoft - Just say No. |
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Jim Burns wrote:
I'd do Saginaw so you don't have to climb over the lake or circle over MKG while you climb, plus the known fuel quality issue. If you're early you can ask for a vector, say towards Green Bay, for timing your arrival at FISK. If you're late, OSH will still be there waiting for you. I've only gone IFR into OSH one time, I was a little outside my reservation window. No questions asked, it was just like any other IFR arrival. I think unless things are really crazy they will forgive a small miscalculation in your reservation. There are probably a lot of no-shows on the reservations. DGB Jim "Paul Tomblin" wrote in message ... Decision time: I have a choice of a 2.5 hr leg and a 1.5 hr leg, refuelling in Saginaw MI, or a 3.0 hr leg and a 1.0 hr leg, refuelling in Muskegeon MI. Advantages of Muskegeon: - might be easier to hit my arrival window after only a 1 hour flight than a 1.5 hour flight - arrive with more fuel in case they make me cancel IFR and join the herd doing RIPON-FISK VFR arrivals Advantages of Saginaw: - Free hotdogs - I'll already be at cruise altitude before going feet wet over Lake Michigan What do you think? -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Microsoft - Just say No. |
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Saginaw KHYX is my airport... Self serve fuel... 24 hour weather
machine in the lobby... Courtesy car if needed... Plenty of time to climb to altitude as you go to Ludington for the hop across.. This allows you to go across the narrow point... WIth a bit of planning you are never out of reach of shore on the glide... cheers ... denny Paul Tomblin wrote: Decision time: I have a choice of a 2.5 hr leg and a 1.5 hr leg, refuelling in Saginaw MI, or a 3.0 hr leg and a 1.0 hr leg, refuelling in Muskegeon MI. |
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Just a parenthetical note from someone who has been going to the EAA
fly-in since before it was Oshkosh... For those who are going there for the day (or even more), consider landing at Fond-Du-Lac and riding the bus... Less hassle, less traffic buzzing you from behind, less taxi in 90 deg. heat, lots to recommend it... denny |
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In article . com,
"Denny" wrote: Just a parenthetical note from someone who has been going to the EAA fly-in since before it was Oshkosh... For those who are going there for the day (or even more), consider landing at Fond-Du-Lac and riding the bus... Less hassle, less traffic buzzing you from behind, less taxi in 90 deg. heat, lots to recommend it... Not necessarily! Depending on the day and time, watch for HEAVY warbird activity! |
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john smith wrote:
In article . com, "Denny" wrote: Just a parenthetical note from someone who has been going to the EAA fly-in since before it was Oshkosh... For those who are going there for the day (or even more), consider landing at Fond-Du-Lac and riding the bus... Less hassle, less traffic buzzing you from behind, less taxi in 90 deg. heat, lots to recommend it... Not necessarily! Depending on the day and time, watch for HEAVY warbird activity! Too many airplanes in too little airspace at both airports. |
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