Dummies Guide to flying to Oshkosh

Please pardon if this has been discussed here, but I am planning to
fly to Airventure / Oshkosh with a pilot friend (both of us are
pilot,) and I have to imagine that some kind soul out there has
written a sort of dummies guide to what to do, go, bring, see, not
bring, avoid, etc.

Any pointers to websites or message board records would be greatly
appreciated.

We will be flying from Ct, (DXR) and in a 1979 PA-28-180

Thanks!

In article , Ian Baren
wrote:

Please pardon if this has been discussed here, but I am planning to
fly to Airventure / Oshkosh with a pilot friend (both of us are
pilot,) and I have to imagine that some kind soul out there has
written a sort of dummies guide to what to do, go, bring, see, not
bring, avoid, etc.

Any pointers to websites or message board records would be greatly
appreciated.

Go to www.avweb.com

Select "COLUMNS" from the left side

Select "RICK DURDEN"

He has written several articles in the past two years dealing
specifically with this subject.

Any pointers to websites or message board records would be greatly
appreciated.

Go to "Google Groups" and search on "Oshkosh." You'll find a gazillion tips
about flying into "The Big One."

(And "FYI" we throw a "rec.aviation" party at our campsite in the North 40
every year. Admission is either (a) a 6-pack of good beer, or (b) you buy a
round at Friar Tucks! Watch here for more info about it as we get
closer...)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Any pointers to websites or message board records would be greatly
appreciated.

Go to "Google Groups" and search on "Oshkosh." You'll find a gazillion
tips
about flying into "The Big One."

(And "FYI" we throw a "rec.aviation" party at our campsite in the North 40
every year. Admission is either (a) a 6-pack of good beer, or (b) you buy
a
round at Friar Tucks! Watch here for more info about it as we get
closer...)
--
Jay Honeck

One, read and understand the NOTAR, and read it again. Two, practice your
spot landings, and try to do them with speeds higher than you would like,
and lower than you would like. Three, practice your overhead approaches,
with keeping them really tight.
--
Jim in NC


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"Morgans" wrote

That was not aimed at you, Jay.
--
Jim in NC


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"EDR" wrote in message

Go to www.avweb.com

Select "COLUMNS" from the left side

Select "RICK DURDEN"

He has written several articles in the past two years dealing
specifically with this subject.

Especially note the one entitled, "Hey you . . ." or something to that
effect. Very enlightening and memorable.

--
Jim Fisher

(Ian Baren) wrote:

Any pointers to websites or message board records would be greatly
appreciated.

Yep, like the others have said, read the NOTAM, and get familiar with the
landmarks. Your situation will be much like ours last year (first time, and
with 2 pilots on board). We found it worked fine to have one person flying
(staying on speed and altitude, watching for traffic separation), and the
other person reading the notam, watching the landmarks, etc. "There's the
railroad tracks, follow them. See the strobes", etc.) It was a lot of fun,
and no problem. The wildest thing for us was as we got closer we were
amazed that we weren't seeing more traffic forming up, and then I did a
little clearing turn, and saw 4 planes right behind us. It was hilarious -
"They're following US, are they crazy?"

Interestingly, we tried a similar experience in October, flying in to the
nearby Copper State flyin. It was much smaller, but total chaos by
comparison - planes busting into the pattern at high speed, poor radio
work, etc. Oshkosh was much better organized and I think everyone is a
little more sharply focused, knowing that it's "the big one".

Mike

In article , Morgans
wrote:

One, read and understand the NOTAR, and read it again.

If I am reading the No Tail Rotor (NOTAR), I am TOO CLOSE!!! :-))

That was not aimed at you, Jay.

I was waiting for "Four, don't bring Lite Beer!"

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"EDR" wrote

One, read and understand the NOTAR, and read it again.

If I am reading the No Tail Rotor (NOTAR), I am TOO CLOSE!!! :-))

Chuckle Oooops!
--
Jim in NC



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