Semi - NORDO in a Champ to Oshkosh - Misc questions

This is my one pet peeve... the "pilots" flying "modern" aircraft behind
you will go nuts trying to stay behind you.
EAA simply has to come up with a separate procedure for radio equipped
aircraft which are not capable of flying 80 kts.
In level flight in my Champ, I MAY get 80 mph/68 kts at max power!

I agree. I've been that guy, stuck behind a Champ going 80 mph, and it's,
er, interesting.

Here it is, 95 degrees, I'm flying an at-gross, under-powered Warrior, my
head's on a swivel, I'm trying to see the stupid flashing strobes on the
ground, and DANG if I'm not stuck behind a guy going 80 mph instead of 80
knots.

And here I had always assumed that they were just mis-reading the scale on
their airspeed indicator...

;-)

Luckily, nowadays, with our Pathfinder's 235 horses, slow flight behind the
power curve is much easier and safer, no matter what we're carrying -- but
it would still be nice if the Champs could use the ultralight field approach
into OSH (or one of their own)...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"