Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com ([24.93.67.82] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2509643 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 02 Aug 2003 08:03:53 -0400 Received: from o7y6b5 (clt78-221.carolina.rr.com [24.93.78.221]) by ms-smtp-01.southeast.rr.com (8.12.5/8.12.2) with SMTP id h72BvN89029723 for ; Sat, 2 Aug 2003 07:57:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <005601c358ef$4c8f65c0$1702a8c0@WorkGroup> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Oshkosh report Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2003 08:12:09 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0053_01C358CD.C5530C40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C358CD.C5530C40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: Oshkosh report ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ken Welter=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 2:01 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Oshkosh report My membership just ran out and I am wandering whether I want to = renew it after Arlington. They stuck me and the rest of the auto conversions way out in BFE = with the certified plane camping section, they only had two rows for = RV's and only two rows for all other homebuilt planes and the rest of = the flight line was for war birds antiques and classics with C-172's and = Cherokees in the lineup. What the hell does EAA stand for. Ken Welter=20 Well, I just got home after 5 days camping with my experimental = plane on row 121 at OSH. I won't bore you with all the gory details, but I will say that it = will be a while before Tom & Company get any more of my money beyond my = membership dues. There was some talk among attendees of starting a new = organization (Homebuilt Aviation Association?) & having a separate = flyin. Speaking with some of the long-term volunteers at OSH, it seems = that Paul P. is more than a little disgusted with the direction his son = has taken the 'flyin'.=20 Since it's now obvious that EAA & Airventure can survive just fine = without experimental aviation, one thought was to approach the senior P. = about adding some younger blood to his SAA & attending his Frasca field = flyin next year instead of the 'AirVenture' Carnival. Those of you who = believe that changes are in order, please make your feelings known. Charlie flying RV-4; RV-7 in the workshop Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive: http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0053_01C358CD.C5530C40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [FlyRotary] Re: Oshkosh report
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ken=20 Welter
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 = 2:01=20 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Oshkosh=20 report

  My membership just ran out and I am = wandering=20 whether I want to renew it after Arlington.
 They stuck me and the rest of the = auto=20 conversions way out in BFE with the certified plane camping section, = they only=20 had two rows for RV's and only two rows for all other homebuilt planes = and the=20 rest of the flight line was for war birds antiques and classics with = C-172's=20 and Cherokees in the lineup.
 What the hell does EAA stand = for.
 
 Ken Welter 




Well,  I just got home after = 5 days=20 camping with my experimental plane on row 121 at OSH.

I won't = bore=20 you with all the gory details, but I will say that it will be a = while before=20 Tom & Company get any more of my money beyond my membership = dues. =20 There was some talk among attendees of starting a new organization=20 (Homebuilt Aviation Association?) & having a separate = flyin. =20 Speaking with some of the long-term volunteers at OSH, it seems that = Paul P.=20 is more than a little disgusted with the direction his son has taken = the=20 'flyin'. 
Since it's now obvious that EAA & Airventure = can=20 survive just fine without experimental aviation, one thought was to = approach=20 the senior P. about adding some younger blood to his SAA & = attending his=20 Frasca field flyin next year instead of the 'AirVenture'  = Carnival.=20 Those of you who believe that changes are in order, please make your = feelings known.

Charlie
flying RV-4; RV-7 in the = workshop

 Homepage: =20 http://www.flyrotary.com/
 Archive:  =20 = http://lancaironline.net/lists/flyrotary/List.html

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