RAP & RAH Oshkosh field frequency

Thanks for all the replies. I Plan on Spending Wendesday thru Sunday
there camping out. Hope to see many of you there

HAMGUY

Or the controller laughing in the background. There's at least two
aircraft that won't get to OSH. One was a Piper Clipper. This genius
ran out of gas and landed about 15 SW of here yesterday. Perfect
landing but after putting in a few gallons so he could get to the real
airport but lost control on takeoff, bending the gear up pretty good.
Today a Mooney requested an intersection departure right where two
runways intersect. When cleared for takeoff he took the wrong runway,
the one with 1100 feet remaining. It was 96 degrees. Slammed on the
brakes and blew a tire. So after he fixes the tire he'll have to deal
with FSDO on his runway incursion. Let the moron parade continue.




Jack Allison wrote:
Paul Tomblin wrote:

To me the best part of the week was shutting down my engine and looking
out at the thousands of planes parked around me, and saying "I'm finally
here!"


For me, that's a close second to hearing the tower controller's "Good
job, welcome to Oshkosh" when you put it on the appropriate dot/numbers.

What is the most important thing to expereince?

Geez, you guys missed the obvious: It's the rec.aviation party on Wednesday
night!

;-)

Hamguy, just look up our "N" number (by going to the North 40 airplane
camping check-in booth, and giving them my "N" number or last name) and come
on out to meet a bunch of us on Wednesday night after the airshow. We'll
have food, drink, and plenty of hangar lying, er, flying...

Last year we had about 40 rec.aviation nuts stop in...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Morons indeed. I had a canard pusher zip between the glider I was flying
and the tow plane 200 feet ahead near Boulder, CO this morning. It wasn't
an aircraft I recognized so I assume it was headed for OSH. I didn't get
the "N" number so he won't hear about it.

Bill Daniels


"Newps" wrote in message
...
Or the controller laughing in the background. There's at least two
aircraft that won't get to OSH. One was a Piper Clipper. This genius
ran out of gas and landed about 15 SW of here yesterday. Perfect
landing but after putting in a few gallons so he could get to the real
airport but lost control on takeoff, bending the gear up pretty good.
Today a Mooney requested an intersection departure right where two
runways intersect. When cleared for takeoff he took the wrong runway,
the one with 1100 feet remaining. It was 96 degrees. Slammed on the
brakes and blew a tire. So after he fixes the tire he'll have to deal
with FSDO on his runway incursion. Let the moron parade continue.




Jack Allison wrote:
Paul Tomblin wrote:

To me the best part of the week was shutting down my engine and looking
out at the thousands of planes parked around me, and saying "I'm
finally
here!"


For me, that's a close second to hearing the tower controller's "Good
job, welcome to Oshkosh" when you put it on the appropriate dot/numbers.

"Bill Daniels" wrote in message
...
Morons indeed. I had a canard pusher zip between the glider I was flying
and the tow plane 200 feet ahead near Boulder, CO this morning. It wasn't
an aircraft I recognized so I assume it was headed for OSH. I didn't get
the "N" number so he won't hear about it.


It hit 105 in Boulder today. It must take forever for the tow plane to get
you up. How is it flying a glider in this weather? Better or worse than cold
for finding lift - or is overall temp not an issue?

Michael

"Michael 182" wrote in message
...

"Bill Daniels" wrote in message
...
Morons indeed. I had a canard pusher zip between the glider I was
flying
and the tow plane 200 feet ahead near Boulder, CO this morning. It
wasn't
an aircraft I recognized so I assume it was headed for OSH. I didn't
get
the "N" number so he won't hear about it.


It hit 105 in Boulder today. It must take forever for the tow plane to get
you up. How is it flying a glider in this weather? Better or worse than
cold
for finding lift - or is overall temp not an issue?

Michael

Today was booming 1000FPM thermals to above 18,000'. (I stopped climbing at
17,999) I was crying that I had to fly rides instead of rigging my Nimbus
and trying for a 1000Km out and back.

The old Pawnees struggle pretty hard but they can tow a 2-32 with three
people in it to at least 10,500'.

For good thermals, we just need a steep temperature lapse rate and a
relatively dry atmosphere to avoid thunderstorms and today we got it. The
thunderbumpers held off until after 6PM today. Hot and dry weather is
usually good.

We've had a long string of 600 mile + cross countries in gliders this year.
A couple of guys flew from just south of Denver to Moriarty east of
Albuquerque and returned to land at their home airport. No bad for running
on empty.

If you want to see some GPS flight logs look at:
http://www2.onlinecontest.org/olcphp...olc-usa&spr=en

Select earlier dates for earlier flights.

Bill Daniels

Michael 182 wrote:

"Bill Daniels" wrote in message
Morons indeed. I had a canard pusher zip between the glider I was flying
and the tow plane 200 feet ahead near Boulder, CO this morning. It wasn't
an aircraft I recognized so I assume it was headed for OSH. I didn't get
the "N" number so he won't hear about it.


It hit 105 in Boulder today. It must take forever for the tow plane to get
you up. How is it flying a glider in this weather? Better or worse than cold
for finding lift - or is overall temp not an issue?

Dunno about the gliders, but I'm leaving at 6 am on Sat. for Iowa
City from Front Range (about 50 sm from Boulder) to try and avoid
the heat at altitude. Around here, my 180 hp engine is pushing
maybe 103 hp.

Newps wrote:

Or the controller laughing in the background.

Those idiot controllers would do better to stop laughing and start
concentrating on their job. I've witnessed far too many controller
****-ups at OSH. Best to lose the party atmosphere at Fisk, on the
moocows, and in the tower and start doing their job.

Jim K wrote:
Newps wrote:


Or the controller laughing in the background.


Those idiot controllers would do better to stop laughing and start
concentrating on their job. I've witnessed far too many controller
****-ups at OSH. Best to lose the party atmosphere at Fisk, on the
moocows, and in the tower and start doing their job.

With 50,000 EAA types you're lucky it isn't raining aluminum and tube
and fabric.

Thanks Jay, Have wanted to meet you guys since reading about your hotel
last year. Take Care!