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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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