Oshkosh 2003 Redux

"Jay Masino" wrote in message
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In rec.aviation.owning Jay Honeck wrote:
The guy who arranged our accomodations this time called them on January
1st at 8pm, and they laughed at him.
Well, shoot -- if we sell out for University of Iowa Homecoming a year
in
advance, what can you expect from the Super 8, adjacent to the world's
largest airshow?

It's a shame that the hotels sell out so quickly. That's the only way
I'd be willing to even consider going to Oshkosh. I'm not camping and
I'm not staying in a dorm. The few times I went to Sun-n-Fun, it was
awesome, but only because I could go back to a nice air conditioned room,
with a nice King size bed.

-- Jay

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I have never had a problem finding a hotel room in OSH during the
convention.

Hmmm, can't say I remember your Mooney...were you facing East or West? We
were a white C-172 SP (N717SP) facing East right next to a beautiful
Yellow-Orange/white Citabria. Tuesday and Wednesday were days were our row
was pretty full and if you were facing West, there's a good chance I missed
it. So many planes, so little time :-)

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"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

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Gee, I thought it was my problem, that I couldn't keep up with you
professional partyers. Now you're making me feel better. :-)

Mike

In article suDZa.116909$Ho3.15591@sccrnsc03, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:
Note for N40Fest04... eat first, drink after (more, longer).
BYOSB (bring your own sleeping bag)

Agree 100%. We all got waaaay too buzzed, waaaay too fast. (Although it was
worth it just to see Margy, Christine and Mary dancing on the wing of
Atlas!)

After spending a day hiking around OSH, you are dehydrated, tired, and
certainly haven't eaten properly. In our case, we hadn't eaten since
breakfast. To suddenly chug an almost unlimited supply (thanks to everyone
who brought beer!) of ice cold adult beverage down certainly guarantees an
early (if intense!) buzz, followed by an equally early burn-out.

Jay Honeck wrote:
Note for N40Fest04... eat first, drink after (more, longer).
BYOSB (bring your own sleeping bag)
Maybe next year we can figure our how to do a cookout at the site? That
would tend to slow things down a bit, and provide a little starchy
back-fill, so to speak...

First, need to get all the airplanes parked together.
Second, get the high wings lined up.
Third, tarp and guy the high wings (40 foot tarps work really well
across two wings!)
Four, I have the gas grill.
Five, others bring cooking utensils (skillets, pots, etc)
Six, in addition to beer, we add food items to the admission charge.
Seven, once the beer and food have arrived, you have a party.

Jay Honeck wrote:

Maybe next year we can figure our how to do a cookout at the site?

If I'm there, I'll bring a two-burner stove.

George Patterson
They say that nothing's certain except death and taxes. The thing is,
death doesn't get worse every time Congress goes into session.
Will Rogers

john smith wrote:

First, need to get all the airplanes parked together.

Well, there are usually several groups (type clubs and such) that are
allowed to park together, so there's probably a way to do it.

George Patterson
They say that nothing's certain except death and taxes. The thing is,
death doesn't get worse every time Congress goes into session.
Will Rogers

First, need to get all the airplanes parked together.
Second, get the high wings lined up.
Third, tarp and guy the high wings (40 foot tarps work really well
across two wings!)
Four, I have the gas grill.
Five, others bring cooking utensils (skillets, pots, etc)
Six, in addition to beer, we add food items to the admission charge.
Seven, once the beer and food have arrived, you have a party.

Good God, I was pretty amazed that we were able to get a dozen or so people
to actually remember the date, the time, the place, and the beer! What
you're asking requires more coordination and planning than most fly-in
breakfasts!

But I'm with you, man. Next year, it's a COOKOUT!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:ltYZa.124340$uu5.18517@sccrnsc04...
But I'm with you, man. Next year, it's a COOKOUT!

Sounds great! Just don't use the $1.99 avgas for starting the cookout. ;-)

I hope to FLY to Jay's 2nd annual Pre-Oshkosh party and to OSH next year...

Yeah, that $1.99 a gallon avgas after years of outrageous high prices from the
same folks. I hope those of you who bought gas at Oshkosh recognized what the
$1.99 a gallon fellers were trying to accomplish. Once competition is gone, gas
will go back up again.

Yeah, I paid 20c a gallon more to encourage the other guys to come back again.
And, they promised us AUTOGAS next year.

Jim


"Greg Burkhart"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Sounds great! Just don't use the $1.99 avgas for starting the cookout. ;-)


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

"Jim Weir" wrote in message ...
Yeah, that $1.99 a gallon avgas after years of outrageous high prices from the
same folks.

Well Basler never was excessively outrageous. I didn't pay much different at OSH
than other places en route. Of course, competition is good. Had a long talk with
their marketing director while he filled my buddies plane the day after the show (he was
the only one who knew how to drive the manual transmission'd loaner fuel truck they
borrowed). Orion certainly has a good attitude, and they are actually a real full service
FBO (flight instruction, etc...). They're also locally owned. Basler sold out a few years
back.