OSH 16

[caveman370]

Good chance to follow fastj22 also. Not sure which part of the week yet either.


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[vwglenn]

I plan to be there for the duration. This will be my 6th? Airventure and the first in the Sonex. I've been attending pretty steady since 2009. I've always stayed in the North 40 or the Classic Camping when I had my C-170. No clue how I'm going to go about my living arrangements for this year. Have a few friends I've made over the years up there who have offered to let me crash. Also have a buddy who says he might be driving his RV up and will have some space if I need it. If both of those fall through, I'll just set up camp in the homebuilt area this year. I'm shooting to get there on Saturday if I can.

Is the Watertown conga line still in play?

[Sonex1517]

Some of us are planning to use the Rochelle, IL airport (KRPJ) as a stopover point before Oshkosh.

From our November 2015 newsletter:

Pre Oshkosh event

If you are interested in a Sonex-friendly stop-over en route to Oshkosh on Saturday July 23rd or Sunday
July 24th, 2016, we have just the place for you to stop. An existing fly-in in Rochelle, IL has graciously
allowed us to invite Sonex pilots to stop and overnight on the way to Oshkosh. The event is supported
by the community and the skydiving center based there, Chicagoland Skydiving. This is held the
Saturday and Sunday prior to AirVenture and is a perfect stop for those headed to the show.

This will be a low key event. For those flying to Oshkosh, it can be an alternative overnight or fuel stop.
It is well west of the Chicago Class Bravo, south of Rockford's TRSA, and not much more than an hour
from Oshkosh. Plans are to meet there on Saturday and head up to Oshkosh early Sunday morning for
the open house. If weather prevents a departure, we will be somewhere that we can camp, eat, and
hang out together.

There is an existing event we can all join in on, at an airport with a hard surface runway, cheap fuel,
places to eat and stay. The local hotels offer discounts.

There are no SBPF funds involved, and we are not involved in its organization. The event is called
Wingfest and all things with wings are invited. For those driving up this is literally only several miles off
of Interstate 39 in north central Illinois. You can read about the event in this months new Sport Aviation
magazine, in the Experimenter section.

From the organizers: “The Comfort Inn and Suites are the closest and if you tell them you are doing
business with Chicagoland Skydiving Center, they give a deep discount. Holiday Inn Express is nicer but
a bit more expensive. Tell them you are in doing business with A&M Airsports for the discount.”
There is also a Super 8, a Red Roof and a couple other small ones in the area of Rochelle (no discounts).
The airport has a courtesy car. Event organizers have said they will try to help shuttle people, and there
is a taxi service in town too. There are washrooms and showers on the field for people camping.
The Rochelle Comfort Inn can be reached at (815) 562-5551 and the Holiday Inn Express can be
reached at (815) 562-9994. The website is
http://www.airsportster.com/wingfest.html

I looked this morning and that web page says:

PreOsh WingFest 2016

Wingfest will be held July 22, 23, and 24. This time, there will be chicken wings!
Also, we plan to demonstrate: BRS deployment, a skydive from a trike, and a trike pulling a quarter mile long streamer. There will also be seminars, contests, and intro flights.

There are 5 hotels in Rochelle but it's best to book early. You can also camp on the field, with or without your aircraft.

For more info, call Mike at 630-664-1892. More details coming soon!

[WaiexN143NM]

Hi all,
Just registered w EAA, free, for any veterans attending is a great breakfast every fri during airventure, this year fri the 29th 8 am. This is the first year you have to pre register and print your tickets. Always a good guest speaker. Food is always excellent, all you can eat.
Just received july issue of sport aviation. On builders completions pg 84 is josh bardell and his tri gear sonex. Way to go josh!

Hoping for a safe , fun, good weather OSH 2016.
WaiexN143NM
Michael

[fastj22]

Mike and I are planning our route. We both have 6 gallon aux tanks so we are going to try to make it in two fuel stops.
KFLY KOFK C47 KOSH showing 6 hours flight time, 900 miles.
We plan on launching dawn on Sunday, July 24th. Probably won't make it for the reunion. But may leave Saturday, July 23rd if sunday's weather is iffy. We will be parking at the booth and staying in the dorms.

[WaiexN143NM]

Hi all,
If you wish to receive weather alerts for oshkosh during airventure on your cell:
Text to 69050 Oshalert Reply Stop to cancel
WaiexN143NM
Michael

[WaiexN143NM]

Hi all,
Just signed up for the EAA 5K run/walk. $32 incl tshirt and refreshments snaks. Start finish at ultralight barn. 7 am sat july 30th. Anyone interested walking as a group? Lets wear our sonex tshirts ,maybe some folks from the factory would love to join in. Lets walk w jeremey's spirit and make it an annual event.
WaiexN143NM
Michael

[jjbardell]

I am departing from 3CK (25nw NW of ORD) early Sunday morning. I'll be at the hangar all day Saturday. If anyone wants to swing by for fuel/break/tools at my base, I will have transportation to take you into town (3 min drive north) for food, drinks, shops, etc. I have a full workshop in a nice hangar with plenty of space. It a 60 min flight to OSH from my base.

For those that won't drop into the mode-c veil, I recommend Galt (10C) or Burlington (BUU). BUU fuel is the cheapest around and less than 50 min from OSH.

Anyone is welcome to link up with me on the flight up too.

Cheers, J.

[sonex1374]

I'll be driving in this year and camping at Camp Scholler near the Bikini Bartenders tent. We plan to arrive Sunday and will stay until Friday or Sat. I'll have a vehicle and can help with supply runs and such.

Jeff

[vwglenn]

Bikini Bartenders tent.

Jeff

Bikini bar!?!?!?!!! :shock: