X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:31:33 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.globalsuite.net ([69.46.103.201] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.5) with SMTP id 1455328 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:14:53 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=69.46.103.201; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from DellXPS (unknown [12.150.20.130]) by mail.globalsuite.net (Symantec Mail Security) with SMTP id 91F8C4E0001 for ; Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:14:28 -0600 (MDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <009e01c6ed0d$41ebad80$ab8011ac@DellXPS> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Lancair driver make the AVWEB news X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 01:14:18 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_009B_01C6ECD2.9312ADC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01C6ECD2.9312ADC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable That is a very interesting story about a Lancair using the warbird = arrival. I read the piece and came away with what I thought was a guy, = so high on his own barstool, felt it was his job to look down upon any = pilot making a mistake coming into OSH. He's God, judge and jury.=20 Granted, not having the NOTAM isn't very smart... But hey, some of us = are smarter than others. At the end, the level of this author's anger is = really amazing. This guy needs to take a course in anger management and = stop calling fellow pilots/aviators/airplane drivers a bunch of names. If that many people are making that many large mistakes coming into OSH, = I don't think $200 penalties (landing 'fee' unless you produce a copy of = the NOTAM) is going to educate pilots. This - education - is what we = need. We also need to be vigilant and on top of things going into OSH. A = lot of you guys know that a lot better than I do. (Don't make me tell = you the story of the Mooney in front of me, please!) Well... *I* flew the warbird arrival to OSH, too. But nobody came up to = me and asked why. Because I flew that arrival does not mean I am dumb, = stupid or arrogant, either. I read the NOTAM and had it with me. I was = advised by a few other people that this might be the safest arrival for = an airplane that tends to be speedy (Lancairs).=20 I weighed different factors and felt that the "hi speed" 'warbird' = arrival was, in fact, the safest arrival for me to fly. As it turns out, = I was able to keep my speed up to the runway and didn't conflict with = any other traffic. It was a nice way to get into a really busy airport. = On the other hand, if I had to slow to follow a Cessna at 90 kts, I = would have been nose high to the world, dirty, slow speed far out from = the airport, and sweating high oil temperature.=20 Passing Cessnas and Pipers like pylons seemed like an even worse idea. = Hitting one would really suck. I chose what I thought was safest course of action considering all the = facts as they related to me. If I've cast any "unfavorable light" on = fellow Lancairians, I apologize. But to suggest that OSH is full of = "idiots that will cause the event to have further restrictions" is a bit = much.=20 Scotty G UnleashedAirRacing.com SeptemberPops.com WarbirdAeroPress.com ------=_NextPart_000_009B_01C6ECD2.9312ADC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
That is a very interesting story about = a Lancair=20 using the warbird arrival. I read the piece and came away with what I = thought=20 was a guy, so high on his own barstool, felt it was his job to look down = upon=20 any pilot making a mistake coming into OSH. He's God, judge and jury.=20
 
Granted, not having the NOTAM isn't = very smart...=20 But hey, some of us are smarter than others. At the end, the level of = this=20 author's anger is really amazing. This guy needs to take a course in = anger=20 management and stop calling fellow pilots/aviators/airplane drivers a = bunch of=20 names.
 
If that many people are making that = many large=20 mistakes coming into OSH, I don't think $200 penalties (landing 'fee' = unless you=20 produce a copy of the NOTAM) is going to educate pilots. This - = education - is=20 what we need. We also need to be vigilant and on top of things going = into OSH. A=20 lot of you guys know that a lot better than I do. (Don't make me tell = you the=20 story of the Mooney in front of me, please!)
 
Well... *I* flew the warbird arrival = to OSH, too.=20 But nobody came up to me and asked why. Because I flew that arrival = does=20 not mean I am dumb, stupid or arrogant, either. I read the NOTAM and had it with me. I was = advised by a=20 few other people that this might be the safest arrival for an airplane = that=20 tends to be speedy (Lancairs).
 
I weighed different factors and felt = that the "hi=20 speed" 'warbird' arrival was, in fact, the safest arrival for me to fly. = As it=20 turns out, I was able to keep my speed up to the runway and didn't = conflict with=20 any other traffic. It was a nice way to get into a really busy airport. = On the=20 other hand, if I had to slow to follow a Cessna at 90 kts, I would have = been=20 nose high to the world, dirty, slow speed far out from the airport, and=20 sweating high oil temperature. 
 
Passing Cessnas and Pipers like=20 pylons seemed like an even = worse idea.=20 Hitting one would really suck.
 
I chose what I thought was safest = course of action=20 considering all the facts as they related to me. If I've cast any = "unfavorable=20 light" on fellow Lancairians, I apologize. But to suggest that OSH is = full of=20 "idiots that will cause the event to have further restrictions" is = a bit=20 much.
 
 
Scotty=20 G
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