OSH for the uninitiated...

RST Engineering wrote:

You could, but I suspect you'd like to fly efficiently.

minor snipage

Ah, I get the picture now. Yes, efficient is good, especially on an
approx. 1500 nm cross country. Sure, we could hop scotch and plan on
Alliance or wherever makes sense as a final destination for day 1.

I'm going to call the folks at Alliance this week to check on cargas and
tell them we plan RON on Friday and to please hold onto the airport vehicle
for us. I'd sort of like to get there early enough to take a trip out to
Autohenge about ten miles west of Alliance.

How many of your chairs are going to have butts in them?
Front two seats with butts, the rear two with misc. flying and camping
gear. With full tanks, I figure we'll be about 100 pounds under max.
gross. Better than two years ago in the 172SP, not as good as last year
in the 182.

Naah...let's keep it on the ng. Maybe we can rustle up another convoy-er or
two. Will you have your instrument ticket by that time?
I wish. I seriously looked at pushing things harder in order to finish
by OSH this year. It was possible but would have meant really pushing
harder than I'd care to do right now, to the point where it wouldn't
have been a lot of fun and way too many other priorities would take a
back seat. So, it's another VFR trip this year. I'll probably do a
couple of hours under the hood along the way since my brother is a
qualified safety pilot.

Jav H. - here's your chance to join the convoy :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student
Arrow N2104T

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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

"Jack Allison" wrote

I have to drive to Oshkosh and I'm afraid
to get wet. I could camp near a couple of really great looking Pipers
where the ice chest always has a cold one but, you guessed it, I'm
afraid to get wet.

Might I suggest a rental motor home? They don't get wet, except in the
shower, and have hot showers, and as an added bonus, air-conditioning!
--
Jim in NC

"RST Engineering" wrote Jim ....

Please..."annual inspection expenses reserve" should be out of your
vocabulary. The annual inspection should be something on the order of
$200-400. What the inspection REVEALS if not taken care of during the
year
might be a hell of a lot more. But don't lay the cost of preventive
maintenance on the annual.

True. Well said.

If the plane is new to you, and a very complete prebuy inspection was not
done; then you could get bitten on the behind.
--
Jim in NC

("Jack Allison" wrote)
Just filled the Grape for $1.94 per gallon this morning...

Wow, less than $2/gal auto gas. Haven't seen that in quite some time
around here. Currently right around $2.20.


http://www.twincitiesgasprices.com/
(Twin Cities gas prices)


Montblack

("John T" wrote)
I must admit, this will be my-(calculating...)16th Oshkosh, and I haven't
seen the seaplane base yet. I'll have to make it this year though, for the
Fish fry at least.


Been there twice - Oshkosh AND the seaplane base.

Have yet to see the Museum. Last year we split up. Some went to the museum,
my group went to hear Jim and Gail's presentation - 'Best of Oshkosh.'


Montblack

"Jay Honeck" wrote

Yes, and the Seaplane Base is an absolute "must see" of any trip to OSH.

Is there a day, and best time (other than the fish fry) that the visit is
best? I went there once, a couple of years ago, and it was about like
watching the grass grow, and the paint dry.
--
Jim in NC

Have yet to see the Museum. Last year we split up. Some went to the
museum,
my group went to hear Jim and Gail's presentation - 'Best of Oshkosh.'

Do NOT NOT NOT waste your time going to the Museum during the fly-in.

You live in Minnesota. Go visit the (outstanding) EAA Museum during any of
the other 51 weeks per year when it's not packed.

Oshkosh is a very nice city to explore. Just not during the last week of
July.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Is there a day, and best time (other than the fish fry) that the visit is
best? I went there once, a couple of years ago, and it was about like
watching the grass grow, and the paint dry.

Well, that's part of the reason we like it so much. By "Day Three" or so at
OSH, we are starting to burn out. We've seen and talked to so many people,
seen so many planes, been in the hot sun for so long, walked over 30 miles,
that we're really starting to run down.

A couple of hours sitting on the beach, watching the kids make sand castles,
while the occasional Cub on floats splashes in right in front of us, really
sets our equilibrium back a notch.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

RST Engineering wrote:

Jim ....

Please..."annual inspection expenses reserve" should be out of your
vocabulary. The annual inspection should be something on the order of
$200-400. What the inspection REVEALS if not taken care of during the year
might be a hell of a lot more. But don't lay the cost of preventive
maintenance on the annual.

My annual this year (if I couldn't do it myself) would be $150. The
cylinder inspection and replacement of parts is another $600. The muffler
with deteriorated flame tubes is another $600. The muffler shroud is $200.
Is this $1400 part of the annual? I think not. Please separate "average
preventive maintenance" from the "annual".

It is only maintenance if you replace the parts before they break. :-)


Matt

No, it is always maintenance. It is PREVENTIVE maintenance if you replace
the parts before they break. {;^P

Jim



It is only maintenance if you replace the parts before they break. :-)


Matt