Jeff,
You dog! Wish I could have been there. Glad you got to go. Don't
forget Rough River in 5 weeks. Hopefully Karen will bite the bullet and
take the ride...
Jeff - Baby Blue
JEFF ROBERTS wrote:
> I hope this doesn't bore too many of you but a personal experience that
> was close to the feeling of my first flight is just too good to not share.
> I wasn't planning on going but last Monday the weather between Nashville
> and KOSH was perfect. My wife could see that I was itching to go so even
> though she was afraid for me to fly into Oshkosh, she gave me her green
> light. I had friends that drove up and were camping, so a tent and some
> personal things were all I needed stuffed into Gold Rush and I was off!
> I had a fantastic time flying over the farm lands and new windmills of
> the midwest are beautiful at 3500. I had no problem flying into the busy
> whitman field, but I must report that I cheated a bit going in. I flew
> into Dodge county just 25 mils south of Whitman, pitched my tent and
> waited for an early and hopefully slower traffic arrival. A great
> evening and some new friends were found there. My decision was spot on
> as you say. I found it very easy to get in line at Ripen the next
> morning as the traffic was light. The weather was perfect and they we're
> using a straight into approach to runway 9. In fact it was easier than
> flying into some of the Saturday breakfasts around here. Approaching
> KOSH from the air on a crisp morning, seeing a thousand planes and
> campers on the ground with the lake in the background was the most
> beautiful sight these eyes have seen in years. I'm happy to report I can
> now scratch flying my homebuilt to Oshkosh off my bucket list. To some
> that do it every year I'm sure it's not a big deal but to me it was the
> next best thing to ___! I may even do it again next year if the weather
> agrees. I got to talk to other Europa builders and enjoyed every minute
> of it! On the way back I needed to make two diversions because of
> weather. One of these stops caused 10 other Air venture planes to drop
> down into Rockford IL. Even that turned into something special. Two
> total strangers... one flying a 152 and the other a Rans headed for
> Georgia became instant friends. I had to spend the night but by the next
> day we I had two new, crazy aviation buddies! I don't use the term crazy
> lightly on these guys. ;o) On my second (forced by low ceilings) stop in
> Madison KY I had a great experience with a slow FBO that gave me a car
> to go eat lunch and to wait for things to improve.
> There is nothing special in this posting except this. Aviation has given
> me more experiences and better friends than anything else I've ever
> done. The EAA and the show at KOSH are great but it's the quality of
> people that it attracts that make it special. Wether it be there,
> Sun-N-Fun or any other aviation event that I may visit in the future. I
> don't believe I will need to second guess my decision to NOT install
> locks on N128LJ. Happy flying to you all, and remember it's the people
> that make what we do so special.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jeff R.
> A258 - N128LJ / Gold Rush 140 hours and climbing.
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