OSH '08 Redux -- The Torch Has been Passed, Part II

In article Ntulk.228230$TT4.147257@attbi_s22,
"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Hand shakes and hugs all around, we had our easiest departure ever,
literally taxiing about three blocks, waiting a few minutes, and being waved
off of Rwy 9, arcing smoothly out over Lake Winnebago behind Atlas'
wonderfully powerful O-540. Despite the heavy load, we quickly overtook the
aircraft ahead of us, reached the edge of Oshkosh airspace, and made a
beeline for home...

Coincidentally, Jack and I were taxiing out of our campsite at the same
time and watched Atlas cross the perimeter road. We paralleled each
other on opposite sides of the clear zone to the deparature end of R09.
We managed to get off ahead of you by having fewer aircraft ahead of us
on the south side.

We enjoyed a brief twenty minute flight to Dodge county Airport where we
camped Saturday evening. We got in the tent just before the mosquitos
made their appearance.

Sunday morning we were up at 5:00 AM, packed and in the air at 5:45 AM,
winging our way to Chicago Midway. While packing to depart I happened to
look off to the western sky and watched a light show of cloud to cloud
lightning dancing across a large buildup. Once airborne with the GPS 496
receiving weather, I noted that the buildups I had observed were from a
storm over 75 miles away. One simply doesn't experience such clarity in
the midwest, but such were the conditions on that day.

We were cleared to land MDW R04L after the initial call to the tower 20
miles out. It was an in-and-out this time and only cost Jack $7.50 this
time. Jack went out the land-side door with the shuttle driver to the
terminal while I went out the airside door to my plane.

Departure was right turn on course. Once the 496 had update the weather,
I checked winds aloft and found that 6000 feet would give me a tailwind.
Once clear of the CDAS I called Gary Tower for transition clearance and
began my climb. Level at 6 and on course, I called South Bend approach
for VFR flight following, dialed in my squawk and turned the autopilot
on. The frequency was quiet, the ride was smooth and the groundspeed
ranged from 135-140 kts.

One hour thirty minutes later I was riding the OSU ILS to R09R.
What a great day to fly. What a fantastic week we had at OSH.