Semi - NORDO in a Champ to Oshkosh - Misc questions

Finally, much as I enjoyed being there, after three days I realised it
was time to go when I heard the blatting moan of high power engines
revving up for takeoff and turned towards the runway to see two P-51's
taking off side by side and said to myself: "Oh, just two more
Mustangs..."

Bizarre, ain't it?

Here, when a T-28 does his run-up and taxies back for departure, everyone on
the airport stops to watch. Some even run around the hangars to get a
closer look, and gaze wistfully at it as he thunders down the runway.

At OSH, by the second day a T-28 doesn't even merit a glance...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"T o d d P a t t i s t" wrote in message
...
Margy wrote:

You want to camp in Vintage!!!!! It's a hell of a walk to the "business
end" of the field, but it's where the action is!

Margy, my wife, Karen, and I are planning to fly our little
Champ NC1985E from Connecticut to Oshkosh this year. It
will be our first time. Your comments and those of Jay and
the others in this thread have been really helpful to us.
Thanks to all of you.

We're planning to stay in Vintage in the Aeronca area.
Perhaps we'll see you there.

Todd and Karen Pattist

Have you gotten all of the tips, about what kind of things to practice, if
preparation of the landing/approach regime at OSH? It is all important
(IMHO) to your comfort/peace of mind, in truly enjoying your arrival.
Reading and understanding the NOTAMs is important, but not the only thing to
consider.
--
Jim in NC

"Corky Scott" wrote

When he encountered the really crummy weather in
eastern NY (mist, low clouds, rain showers, terrible visibility), he
flew out over lake Erie, turned west and dropped down to several
hundred feet.

Don't think we
would have used that technique even had we known of it...

True. All well and good, if you don't mind losing your aircraft (or paying
for underwater salvage) if your engine conks out. :-(
--
Jim in NC

"Jay Honeck" wrote
down the runway.

At OSH, by the second day a T-28 doesn't even merit a glance...

Unless it is the glare type of glance, as it wakes you from your slumber,
because it is a 06:30 departure! :-( BTDT
--
Jim in NC

"Mike Johnson" wrote in message
...

2) No transponder, so Flight Following is out - correct?
Even if I had power for radio.


Correct, a rag and tube taildragger doesn't provide a reliable primary
target.



4) Am I crazy to think of taking the Chicago shoreline? I'm
not comfortable with the lake crossing even with LRS, and
the western route around Chicago adds an awful lot of miles,
plus it's less scenic. I'd run GPS handheld during this
stretch to help with the airspace issues, but tentatively
plan to remain NORDO. Would I be likely to get into the
class D's near Chicago along the shoreline for transition
considering I'm slant x-ray, or should I just go
over/around?


I assume you've got unshielded ignition. How reliable is your radio for
transmitting? I found I had to be damn near on top of the party I was
trying to contact with the handheld in my own 7AC, although I could receive
pretty well even 20 to 30 miles away.



5) How would you handle in flight weather to minimize radio
use? We'll carry a pair of cellphones, one that's web
browser enabled. Any good sites for weather that I can get
on the phone?


Cellphone use in flight? The FCC frowns on that.

("Morgans" wrote)
At OSH, by the second day a T-28 doesn't even merit a glance...

Unless it is the glare type of glance, as it wakes you from your slumber,
because it is a 06:30 departure! :-( BTDT


I really liked the 6:30am ...whatever it's called - alarm clock? Nobody has
to ask what time it is ....IT'S 6:30 AM!!

"Yawn. Oh yes, I'm sleeping next to a runway - almost forgot " :-)

I missed that 6:30am departure when I got home - sort of like I missed the
one manhole cover making noise all night, below our open third story hotel
window, on our 1998 New York City vacation. I still think "New York" when I
hear a manhole cover "clunk" "clunk" under a car's wheels.


Montblack

T o d d P a t t i s t wrote:
Margy wrote:


You want to camp in Vintage!!!!! It's a hell of a walk to the "business
end" of the field, but it's where the action is!


Margy, my wife, Karen, and I are planning to fly our little
Champ NC1985E from Connecticut to Oshkosh this year. It
will be our first time. Your comments and those of Jay and
the others in this thread have been really helpful to us.
Thanks to all of you.

We're planning to stay in Vintage in the Aeronca area.
Perhaps we'll see you there.

Todd and Karen Pattist




"It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill."
Wilbur Wright
We would love to meet you. I'm often in the Ops shack for the Vintage
flight line (just north of the hangar cafe on the east side of the
street). The Navion should (finally) be there, probably parked behind
the hangar cafe, it's big and blue. We have a HUGE Eureka tent in the
woods near the hangar cafe (Sally's Alley) which is where the volunteers
camp. We will be at Jay's on Wednesday niyght which is an occasion you
CAN'T miss!!! Do the Aeronca's have a resaerved area this year?

Margy

Jay Honeck wrote:
Finally, much as I enjoyed being there, after three days I realised it
was time to go when I heard the blatting moan of high power engines
revving up for takeoff and turned towards the runway to see two P-51's
taking off side by side and said to myself: "Oh, just two more
Mustangs..."


Bizarre, ain't it?

Here, when a T-28 does his run-up and taxies back for departure, everyone on
the airport stops to watch. Some even run around the hangars to get a
closer look, and gaze wistfully at it as he thunders down the runway.

At OSH, by the second day a T-28 doesn't even merit a glance...
My first year at OSH everyone was running to see the Concord and I just
couldn't understand it. Ron looked at me and said "not everyone sees
the Concorde everyday!". When Leigh (daughter) was in kindergarten it
flew overhead two days a week when I was waiting for the bus and when I
was a student pilot I was often in the pattern or pre-flighting when it
was going out or coming in. Dulles can be fun!

Margy

I missed that 6:30am departure when I got home - sort of like I missed the
one manhole cover making noise all night, below our open third story hotel
window, on our 1998 New York City vacation. I still think "New York" when
I hear a manhole cover "clunk" "clunk" under a car's wheels.

Dang.

If I'd known about that, I'd have had one installed outside your suite
window last time you two were here!

;-)

"Iowa. It's just like New York, only smaller and no crime..."
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Thu, 26 May 2005 19:52:25 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Holy Cats, Corky -- you flew a Waco around the world???

'course, wait a minute...if you turned right at Chicago, heading Eastbound,
you'd be heading to Nashville, wouldn't you?

Geeze. You proof and proof and proof, think it's ok and post it and
look what happens. Good thing I don't write for a living...

Corky Scott