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On a side note, I left OSH to meet some friends at Door County about 90 NM north east. Beautiful country by the way. Anyway, whilst taking my time coming back and enjoying the sights, I overheard ATC on 120.7 say the field was closing 15 minutes early. Crap!!! There was no way for me to make it to Ripon from where I was in time. I thought a minute and called the tower and identified myself and asked confidently for the war bird arrival.
They brought be right in on RW 27. I was the last plane to land that day before the airshow..In fact the whole potato waited until I got out of the way to start the airshow...
Thanks to all who lobbied hard for the faster planes to use this approach. I just kept it fire walled to maintain just below 200 KTS so they would not suspect I was a 235/320 impersonating a Legacy. I promise not to abuse this privilege... unless I get in another bind...
BTW, OSH was a blast this year. Hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did...
Randy L. Snarr
N694RS 235/320
--- On Wed, 8/19/09, Wendell Solesbee <Wendell@solesbeeauto.com> wrote:
> From: Wendell Solesbee <Wendell@solesbeeauto.com>
> Subject: [LML] Re: OSH arrival
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 4:03 PM
>
>
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>
>
> We did the same, no
> probem.
>
> Wendell Solesbee IVP
> N4LK
>
> ----- Original Message
> -----
> From:
> Craig Gainza
>
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
>
> Sent: Tuesday,
> August 18, 2009 1:32
> PM
> Subject: [LML] Re:
> OSH arrival
>
> The warbird arrival is the best way to go. We
> call in
> black and white Lancair over Fond du Lac and have never
> been questioned.
> This year they asked us if we could keep our speed up in
> front of the mass
> arrival of 40+ RV's. No problem!
>
> We were out of the airplane at
> Aeroshell square before the RV's landed.
>
> Craig and Sandy
> Gainza
> IV-P
>
>
>
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
> Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:24:00 -0400
> From:
> vtailjeff@aol.com
> Subject: [LML] Re: OSH arrival
>
> nope--not at all
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colyn Case at earthlink
> <colyncase@earthlink.net>
> To: lml@lancaironline.net
> Sent: Mon, Aug
> 17, 2009 6:52 am
> Subject: [LML] Re: OSH arrival
>
>
>
> do you actually have to
> lie to get the warbird
> arrival?
>
> -----
> Original Message -----
> From:
>
> Wendell
> Solesbee
> To:
>
> lml@lancaironline.net
>
> Sent:
>
> Sunday, August 16, 2009 3:49 PM
> Subject:
>
> [LML] Re: OSH arrival
>
>
> I used the warbird
> arrival this year with no
> problems. I reported at Fond du Lac and again at
> Warbird Island and was
> cleared to land on runway 36. Other than a 20 kt
> crosswind there were no
> problems. IN 2008 when using the FISK arrival I
> had to go around three
> times. When I tried to extend out to give myself some
> room someone would cut
> in front of me.On the last go around I passed a
> bonanza on about
> a one mile final and landed ahead of him. That
> experience made me
> decide to use the warbird arrival the next year
> and it worked
> great.
>
> Wendell Solesbee
> IVP N4LK
>
> -----
> Original Message -----
> From:
>
> Douglas
> Brunner
> To:
>
> lml@lancaironline.net
>
> Sent:
>
> Sunday, August 16, 2009 5:33 AM
> Subject:
>
> [LML] Re: OSH arrival
>
>
> Bill,
>
> I absolutely agree
> with you. I avoid
> flying into Oshkosh and Sun n Fun for much the same
> reasons as you detail
> below.
>
> Tried to get the
> warbird arrival last
> year. I even arranged it with the tower at Fond
> du Lac. On my
> way in to Oshkosh, I was asked if I was a Warbird - I
> honestly told them I
> was not - they told me I could not have the
> warbird arrival. I
> then tried to get the "turbine arrival" -
> they asked me if I was a turbine
> - again I replied honestly and they told me I could
> not have the "turbine
> arrival". I was forced to make a short
> pattern and land on the
> taxiway - which
> actually worked OK.
>
> I don't think
> the Oshkosh controllers have
> any idea about the V speeds of the planes they are
> controlling.
> Their emphasis is on getting everyone in as quickly
> as possible whether
> safely or not.
>
>
>
>
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