OSH '05 Comments

Thanks to motorcycle wrecks over the years, years of playing football
in my younger days, and other adrenaline induced behaviour, my knees
are crap... I flew up to OSH on Friday and saw pretty much everthing
that I wanted to see so I didn't see a reason to return the next day...
In 2002, I spent a week there and it seems that I was just seeing the
same things that I saw back then... All in all, I'm not sure I'll be
back... It's just not worth it for the pain that it adds to my knees...
If they allowed bicycles, it might be different, but walking from the
North 40 all the way to the other end of 36 really makes me remember it
the next day... I'll be damned if I'm going to get a handicap plate or
rent a scooter though...

What can I say.. I got to experience the thrill and adventure of taking
the airline to OSH. Drove during Friday rush hour to make it to the
Cincinnati airport. Flew to Appleton. On the way back, the flight got
cancelled. They bussed everyone to Green Bay with a $7 dinner voucher.
Still made it home on time. Can't really complain because it was a
nonstop service and the fare was only $200.

Noteworthy is a great guy named Scott Wilson (another rec.aviation
pilot). We never met before, but he was kind enough to offer me a ride
to and from Appleton. It was nice to know that there are still people
like him out there.

My opinion about taking the airline to OSH.. it is definitely not in the
true sprit of going to OSH. What kind of fly-in would that be if
everyone took the airline? However, if you are going just by yourself
for only a couple of days (like me), then its hard to beat the airline.

This is my third trip there, and all of them have been 2-3 day trips
(it's not by choice; its either that or I don't go at all). My opinion
is that if you have a lot of energy, you can see almost everything in
that time. But there is no time for leisurely breakfasts or late dinners
around the camp fire. I was up at 5am and hit the grounds at 7am. I had
enough time to visit and chat with the vendors in all four exhibit
hangars, aircraft displays, showplanes, federal/NASA pavillions,
flymarket, attend a workshop or two, and attend a few forums. But I
skipped the majority of the airshow. I even had time to go to the
Pioneer field and take a helicopter ride. The ultralights area was great
too. It was hectic. But on the other hand, I like it this way because I
usually get edgy if I have to sit around too much.

My only complaint is the food. I wish they had a healthy alternative.
With all the talk about FAA medicals, blood pressure, diabetes etc.. I
found it ironic that everyone was lining up for icecream, burgers, fries
and coke.






john smith wrote in news:aAsHe.42820$B52.18911
@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com:

Andrew, you haven't told us about your travels via the big bird???

RST Engineering wrote:

It is good to be home.

And the election results were? When you get time...

The EAA Board selected two other individuals for the Board, but they really
came with excellent credentials. I do NOT believe that the "old boy"
network was at work in this year's elections.

Jim



"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
...
RST Engineering wrote:

It is good to be home.

And the election results were? When you get time...

\later. It is good to be home.

Jim,

boy I can understand that "good to be home" I was there working for about 12
hours a days on the flight line "boy do I have a tan!" I had a great time
working, boy the first weekend was HOT!

Ps. by the way I have a Honda scooter and a Gator that I use! ( oh boy !!! I
am ducking ) but I do take it VERY slow in ped areas and try to keep it to
the taxiways!

Pss. you can see my volunteer group in the photo gallery under the
24th-25th. we are the group that had the Latin statement in it! we had to
hide all the single malt before the EAA photo tog would take the picture....
I was told that they want the world to believe that their is not booze in
camp ground... ha ha!

David J. Zera
Co-Chairman
Safety / Flight line
AirVenture 2006

RST Engineering wrote:

More ... MUCH more ... later. It is good to be home.

Glad you made it without incident.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.

Regarding flying into OSH- last year I flew in on a Sunday. After parking
the plane a volunteer walked in to the sight gauge on my Extra, snapping it
(made of carbon fiber and costs $900).

He shrugged his shoulders, never said a word, and walked away. If he had at
least said he was sorry I would have felt a lot better (mistakes happen),
but he just walked away as if nothing had happened at all. That was the last
time I will ever fly in to watch the show, especially since it takes only
1.5 hours to drive!

To me the value of the show is to renew old acquaintances, and make new
friends. This is a lot more important than watching some other guys fly
around.

RST Engineering wrote:

The EAA Board selected two other individuals for the Board, but they
really
came with excellent credentials. I do NOT believe that the "old boy"
network was at work in this year's elections.

Jim

Classy reply Jim
John

walking the immense distances OSH requires -- were given carte blanche to
go anywhere and everywhere with impunity.

I didn't think Blanche was using a carte (ducking)...

Ooo, that's bad.

Had anyone heard from Blanche? We had breakfast with her right before we
departed on Sunday morning, and she was stuck waiting for weather...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
walking the immense distances OSH requires -- were given carte blanche to
go anywhere and everywhere with impunity.

I didn't think Blanche was using a carte (ducking)...


Ooo, that's bad.

Had anyone heard from Blanche? We had breakfast with her right before we
departed on Sunday morning, and she was stuck waiting for weather...

Waiting for something different than the weather we all took off in? I
headed back to DSM but it sounded like y'all were making pretty good
time. That was a heck of a tailwind you had. OTOH, I was barely keeping
up with trucks on the freeway!