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Subject: RE: [LML] Lancair Parking at KOSH
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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:36:54 +0000
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Tom,

There is no "definitive answer" to Oshkosh parking for Lancairs. The basic =
rule in the Home Built Parking (HBP) area is: first to arrive--pretty much =
your choice of parking spot; everyone else fits around you until you leave.=
 There is no "reserved parking" unless you pay EAA for a booth with parking=
 spot--as Lancair does. We've tried to park on the west side of the taxiway=
 that parallels RWY 18/36, near the north end. Lancair had a large tent in =
this area for many years, and we always congregated near the tent. Lancair =
now has a booth/display area in the main pedestrian walking area near AeroS=
hell (now Phillips?) Square, so this "rally point" is no longer in place fo=
r us. Some of us have tried to continue to park in this area--with mixed re=
sults--but this is not available this year.=20

I have suggested we park near east/west taxiway P1,  west of, and near the =
north end of Rwy 18/36, and Jeannie Schneider, the (volunteer) head of HBP =
parking for at least the last 10 years, is working this for us. The reason =
for recommending we not park in "our traditional area" this year is because=
 of the Thunderbird Airshow. Available parking along the north/south parall=
el taxiway will be limited, and access to any airplanes parked there will b=
e restricted during show times. I understand the no-spectators-allowed "bur=
n line" will be approximately at the old "walking lane" parallel to the nor=
th/south taxiway within the area where we traditionally parked. This means =
about half the space we've had in the past in this area is not available. A=
lso, the Evolutions need to stay on or very close to a hard surface. Their =
footprint/tire loading is higher than the smaller Lancairs, and they have a=
 particular problem if the ground is even a little bit soft.=20

SO...by parking on /near P1, we can taxi on hard surface almost all the way=
;  and the EVOs can stay on hard surface all the way to the P1 parking pad =
(see airfield diagram for depiction). If you want to park in this area with=
 the rest of us, either add "LANCAIR" to your HBP sign, or make and show a =
separate "LANCAIR" sign. That's Jeannie's crew signal to direct you to the =
P1 area. If you want to park elsewhere, just don't show your "LANCAIR" sign=
 and they will direct you to any available spot.

And to re-emphasize what I wrote before: If you're being directed to go som=
ewhere you don't want to go, just do it anyway...please go along with the m=
arshallers to where they direct you. Then shut down and talk to them with t=
he engine off--and off the main taxiways; on the grass if you can. They wil=
l go overboard to get you  where  you want to go...most likely with a "foll=
ow-me" motorcycle lead. What does not work is trying to communicate this by=
 yelling out of the cockpit with the engine running. What seems a simple re=
quest to you is usually not, as they have to coordinate the movement of MAN=
Y other airplanes in/around the HBP areas.

Looking forward to seeing you all at AirVenture. Remember that our Lancair/=
LOBO forum is at 1300 in Forum Tent 2 on MONDAY, and our banquet (prior res=
ervations REQUIRED) starts at 1700 on Thursday evening at the Best Western =
Waterfront Hotel downtown.

Write me directly if you have a specific question/issue, or back through th=
e LML if it might apply to all of us, and I'll do my best to answer or find=
 one...

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tom =
Thibault
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2014 8:26 AM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] Lancair Parking at KOSH

Anyone heard the definitive answer about the location of our parking?

See you there, I hope!

Tom Thibault
LNC2, N4XB, "Eagle Dancer"

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