GOO to OSH on gasahol

"RST Engineering" wrote

Some of my missions are annual inspections and the toolbox with all my
"annual" tools takes up about as much space as your average three-suit
suitcase and weighs in the vicinity of seventy pounds.

The "Oshkosh Trip" annual mission needs Gail's traveler clothes bag, my
clothes bag, all the "stuff" I bring with me to make my forums come to
life, the handouts, and all the rest of it. Two people and the back
seat/baggage area are full to the hatrack with "stuff".

S'owkay?

Jim

Yep-urr!

I completely understand your reasons for flying at 0 AGL, but it is a pity
that has to happen.

At least you are going. I won't be, 'cause my back can't stand sitting in a
vehicle for a 1,000 mile one way trip.

Next year, I hope.
--
Jim in NC

RST Engineering wrote:
I have good news and I have bad news.

The good news is that Gail and I are going to go from Grass Valley to
Oshkosh (via Iowa City) next month burning nothing but ethanol-laced
gasahol.

The bad news is that we are going to do it in a Subaru wagon.

Any chance you'll take the wrong exit on the way home and come visit
your new neighbors in Oregon? It sure was nice to see you last summer...

Hmmmm...lessee...two 12 hour driving days plus a 6 hour day to the Saturday
party in IOW then another 6 hours to OSH on Sunday, a forum on Monday, an
author's dinner Monday night, a forum on Wednesday, the Wednesday evening
RAH North 40 party, up early on Thursday, 3 more 12 hour driving days back
to Californicate ...

Maybe not this year {;-), but it was really great to see y'all at your
??sister's?? house last year. Where did you and Oyster move back TO??

Jim

--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, with chocolate in one hand and wine in
the other, loudly proclaiming 'WOO HOO What a Ride!'"
--Unknown


"Stella Starr" wrote in message
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Any chance you'll take the wrong exit on the way home and come visit your
new neighbors in Oregon? It sure was nice to see you last summer...

"RST Engineering" wrote in message
...
Hmmmm...lessee...two 12 hour driving days plus a 6 hour day to the
Saturday party in IOW then another 6 hours to OSH on Sunday, a forum on
Monday, an author's dinner Monday night, a forum on Wednesday, the
Wednesday evening RAH North 40 party, up early on Thursday, 3 more 12 hour
driving days back to Californicate ...

Maybe not this year {;-), but it was really great to see y'all at your
??sister's?? house last year. Where did you and Oyster move back TO??

Jim

You should take flying lessons, and fly to Oshkosh. You would save a TON of
time.

running and ducking

Yeah, and I'll bet my students would be better off, too, if I really had a
pilot certificate.

{;-)

Jim

--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, with chocolate in one hand and wine in
the other, loudly proclaiming 'WOO HOO What a Ride!'"
--Unknown


"El Maximo" wrote in message
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You should take flying lessons, and fly to Oshkosh. You would save a TON
of time.

running and ducking

("RST Engineering" wrote)
Hmmmm...lessee...two 12 hour driving days plus a 6 hour day to the
Saturday party in IOW then another 6 hours to OSH on Sunday, a forum on
Monday, an author's dinner Monday night, a forum on Wednesday, the
Wednesday evening RAH North 40 party, up early on Thursday, 3 more 12 hour
driving days back to Californicate ...


What's your "IFR" return route, i-90 thru the Black Hills?

Either way, you'll miss ANE (Twin Cities). Drat.


Paul-Mont

On Jun 23, 11:01 am, "RST Engineering"
wrote:
I have good news and I have bad news.

The good news is that Gail and I are going to go from Grass Valley to
Oshkosh (via Iowa City) next month burning nothing but ethanol-laced
gasahol.

The bad news is that we are going to do it in a Subaru wagon.

Simple math. With the advent of gasahol the only place I can get real
gasoline for the 182 with any degree of confidence is from the Mighty Grape
in IOW. Even then, on-airport "real gasoline" on our route (if AirNav is to
be believed) hovers somewhere between $3.50 and $4 a gallon IF they still
have it. The O-470 was designed back in the days when gasoline was a dime a
gallon and the least costly parameter to worry about. The bottom line is
that fuel costs alone (again using AirNav as a source) for the round trip
GOO-OSH would be $1500.

www.gasbuddy.comshows autogas at $2.98 a gallon (and coming down a few
pennies a week) average on our route and round trip gasoline will run around
$500. Extra time? One day going and one day coming home. I dunno about
y'all, but spending a thousand extra dollars for the privilege of being
thoroughly thrashed by afternoon turbulence isn't clever in my mind.

Do we think the concatenation of all these macro decisions will result
in any parking places at OSH this year?

Bill Hale




Yes, I still love the joy and beauty of flight. That sputtering cough as
the engine fires up early on a cool clear morning is one that I'll never get
tired of. But cross country (literally) at 100 knots burning 10 gallons an
hour isn't my cup of tea any more.

Jim

--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, with chocolate in one hand and wine in
the other, loudly proclaiming 'WOO HOO What a Ride!'"
--Unknown

Well, if airplane attendance is down, say, 25% like it was at SNF & the
Piper gig, then we could park automobiles down in the South 40 (aka
FondDuLac North) by the ultralights and get about four to six automobile
spaces for each airplane space that isn't being used.

Howzat?

Jim

--
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in
a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside,
thoroughly used up, totally worn out, with chocolate in one hand and wine in
the other, loudly proclaiming 'WOO HOO What a Ride!'"
--Unknown
" wrote in message
ups.com...

Do we think the concatenation of all these macro decisions will result
in any parking places at OSH this year?

Bill Hale

Hey Jim,

Any smoke from the Tahoe fire making it your way? I suspect that it
won't since the prevailing winds should take it into Nevada, but since
California tends to suck, I thought it might drift your way... :-)

Dean

Bummer Jim, no Left Coast convoy this year...but I can understand the
cost/time tradeoff. I have it a little better burning roughly 8 gph,
cruising a tad faster, and getting to split the costs two ways. For me,
I figure about 250 gallons of 100ll.

As strange as it sounds, a long x-c drive is something I'd like to
do...someday. Maybe only once :-)