OSH N40 Camping with Cessna reservations

I'll place money on less planes being there, than last year. Gas prices
always seem to keep some away.

I hope you're wrong, but I'll bet you're right. It seems like
everywhere we go, now, we're either the only plane flying, or one of
just a hand-full...

My son and I just got back from Madeline Island -- camping on a
beautiful, 3000-foot paved strip on a gorgeous island in Lake Superior.
We had perfect summer weather, at the peak of the tourist season,
camped with the plane for nearly 3 days -- and counted the number of
arrivals and departures on ONE hand.

:-(
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I work the north 40 flight line ops, parking.

The cessnas will be at the west end of 9/27, north and south of the
runway, but as mentioned, you need to make a reservation with the folks
who are organizing it. The mass arrivals are Saturday afternoon, with
the cessnas scheduled to arrive at 2 times, 2pm and 3pm. There are also
the bonnies arrive at 1PM, and mooneys at 4PM, so anybody else may well
want to avoid arriving saturday afternoon if at all possible!!

With that said, it does take awhile to fill up the north 40 camping, so
if you arrive through sunday, you should be able to get a space.

Personally, I think they are way overestimating the numbers of cessnas
that want to park in the reserved areas. 500 planes is a heck of a lot!

John

Hmm... 500 reserved spots... how far east of the "west end 9/27" shower
building would that put the beginning of the other North 40 parking/campers?
Jim

"John T" wrote in message
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I work the north 40 flight line ops, parking.

The cessnas will be at the west end of 9/27, north and south of the
runway, but as mentioned, you need to make a reservation with the folks
who are organizing it. The mass arrivals are Saturday afternoon, with the
cessnas scheduled to arrive at 2 times, 2pm and 3pm. There are also the
bonnies arrive at 1PM, and mooneys at 4PM, so anybody else may well want
to avoid arriving saturday afternoon if at all possible!!

With that said, it does take awhile to fill up the north 40 camping, so if
you arrive through sunday, you should be able to get a space.

Personally, I think they are way overestimating the numbers of cessnas
that want to park in the reserved areas. 500 planes is a heck of a lot!

John

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
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Hmm... 500 reserved spots... how far east of the "west end 9/27" shower
building would that put the beginning of the other North 40
parking/campers?
Jim

My guess would be 20 to 25 rows, IF they all come, and IF they don't want to
park down at vinage, or camp with their non Cessna friend in the non
reserved section. My guess is that this will be a big bust, with perhaps
200 planes parked in the reserved area, so that might put them about even
with the shower.

Of course, this is a big time WAG! g
--
Jim in NC

My guess is that this will be a big bust, with perhaps
200 planes parked in the reserved area, so that might put them about even
with the shower.

Hey, to get a campsite near the showers (but not TOO near), I'll paint
"Cessna" on the side of Atlas!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
My guess is that this will be a big bust, with perhaps
200 planes parked in the reserved area, so that might put them about
even
with the shower.

Hey, to get a campsite near the showers (but not TOO near), I'll paint
"Cessna" on the side of Atlas!

Yeah, that's the ticket! All you have to do, is taxi upside down, right?
g

Wasn't there an airshow biplane with wheels on both sides?
--
Jim in NC

In article ,
"Morgans" wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
My guess is that this will be a big bust, with perhaps
200 planes parked in the reserved area, so that might put them about
even
with the shower.

Hey, to get a campsite near the showers (but not TOO near), I'll paint
"Cessna" on the side of Atlas!

Yeah, that's the ticket! All you have to do, is taxi upside down, right?
g

Wasn't there an airshow biplane with wheels on both sides?

Craig 'something' in California has a Pitts with landing gear on top and
on the bottom.

Jay Honeck wrote:

Hey, to get a campsite near the showers (but not TOO near), I'll paint
"Cessna" on the side of Atlas!

Have you no shame? Nope, didn't think so. And it's Cezzzzzzna (at
least to a Piper owner) :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Arrow N2104T

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

Hey, to get a campsite near the showers (but not TOO near), I'll paint
"Cessna" on the side of Atlas!

Have you no shame? Nope, didn't think so. And it's Cezzzzzzna (at
least to a Piper owner) :-)

Hey, by "Day Four" on the flight line, the distance to the showers
becomes "flight-critical" -- at least to my feet and back!

:-)

Cezzzzzzna. I *like* that!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

If you know what row the showers are (or the nearby row), you can make a
window sign with saying "row xxx". the parkers will usually accomodate
you if there is room.

John