Hangar Flying

I forgot to add 91.209   This has to do with more interesting info for those that will say that you DO NEED strobes.  Check subpart (b) below.  They tell you that if you're flying a plane with *strobes* , you have to have them turned on in flight - unless you feel that they are presenting a safety of flight issue.  In other words, they have to work, but you don't have to use em. LOL  I love the FAA!

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Sec. 91.209  Aircraft lights.

    No person may:
    (a) During the period from sunset to sunrise (or, in Alaska, during
the period a prominent unlighted object cannot be seen from a distance
of 3 statute miles or the sun is more than 6 degrees below the horizon)-
-
    (1) Operate an aircraft unless it has lighted position lights;
    (2) Park or move an aircraft in, or in dangerous proximity to, a
night flight operations area of an airport unless the aircraft--
    (i) Is clearly illuminated;
    (ii) Has lighted position lights; or
    (iii) is in an area that is marked by obstruction lights;
    (3) Anchor an aircraft unless the aircraft--
    (i) Has lighted anchor lights; or
    (ii) Is in an area where anchor lights are not required on vessels;
or
    (b) Operate an aircraft that is equipped with an anticollision light
system, unless it has lighted anticollision lights. However, the
anticollision lights need not be lighted when the pilot-in-command
determines that, because of operating conditions, it would be in the
interest of safety to turn the lights off.

The LongEZ pilot was Jay Blum, The RV pilot was Ralph Morgan.  They and I are members of the Vulture Formation Team.  Please don't ask me what happend.  All I will tell you is that two of the most superb pilots that I' have ever flown with both made a mistake at the same moment.  With that said....

A memorial service will be held for Jay H Blum on Friday July 15th, 2005 @
1:30 PM EDT. The Service will be held at St Peter's Church at St Peter's
Episcopal School in Philadelphia, PA. 319 Lombard Street 19147 (3rd and
Lombard Street)

The Church is on the corner of 3rd and Lombard and is a large Church
attached to the school.
Parking garages on the 200 block of Lombard Street.

Jays' wife Terry asks that NO flowers be sent but she asks that any memorial
donations be made to: St. Andrew's School, Middletown, DE 19709

- Frank Pullano Jr
  VariEze N500EZ
  Atlantic City, NJ

The GlassOvercast arrival will be far less difficult than the Rippon/Fisk Arrival.  As for formation flying, this isn't.  We will be spaced a little closer than one would be when they follow someone in the pattern.

As for taxing in the grass.  I feel the same way.  I've been to Oshkosh the past three years in a row and have parked in the same place we are using.  What I have done is to hop out with the motor running and taxi the plane and walk it as I worked the throttle.

One last note about this arrival.  We did the exact same thing last year following the AirVenture Cup Race from FLD to OSH.  It's a no brainer.

You did have one thing right, this is a once in a lifetime shot and all I will say to you is this.  Go out and follow a guy in about 5 to 10 second trail.   Get that picture in your head and see how it feels to you.  That's about what you'll be seeing during this event.

Hope I changed your mind for the better.

Hello Team,

The 30th Anniversary Mass Arrival into Oshkosh is actually coming together. In fact, the official Letter of agreement came in from the FAA just yesterday. I don’t want to get into minute details here as those pesky things are changing every few hours but here’s the very basic scoop:
The official website is now up and running BUT will be changing very often along with the plan.

http://www.GlassOvercast.com

The web site is flash based but I’ll be posting a regular HTML version to allow for most viewers.

The official registration will be handled through the web site too.
This mass arrival will NOT conflict with the AirVenture Cup Race. In fact the same person is the Chairman of both events.

ALL CANARD AIRCRAFT are invited to participate.
ALL RUTAN DESIGNS are invited to participate.

If you want to participate and aren’t sure if you fall into one of those two categories, register anyway.

Please register as soon as possible even if it is tentative. We are trying to get a feel for numbers, types and performance information.

If you want to practice something prior to the event, you should practice following a plane in about 5 second trail without getting into his wake. Practice flying base to final at 500AGL in the event we have to use Rwy 18 at OSH. That will be the most difficult approach to handle with this crowd. Practice keeping one eye on your airspeed, and one eye on your leader. Practice landing as close to the numbers as possible but keeping your speed up until the end of the runway. Those are the basic skills that you will probably encounter in this flight.

Ok, the plan for the moment is this:
We will stage out of Madison, WI (KMSN) on July 25th, 2005
Madison is a Class C airport so normal approach procedures should be used. Notify them that you are in for the Glass Overcast.
Parking will be on the East Ramp at Wisconsin Aviation.

Briefing Time is 12:00L (High Noon)

We will launch in pairs out of MSN splitting the runway with plenty of sacing (not close formation take offs).

Climb will be at a TBD speed based on registration entries that we receive.

Cruise Speed will be based on the same data.

Cruise Altitude will depend on the winds at OSH and the approach we use.

In other words, if we have to fly near Rippon, we will do our best to deconflict with that traffic.

Landing at OSH will be on both Left and Right runways (36R is the taxiway while 18L is the taxiway). If you take off on the left side of the runway at MSN, you land on 36L at OSH. If you take off on the right side of the runway at MSN you land on 36R at OSH. There will be NO formation landings at OSH.

The FAA and EAA have approved four separate arrivals into OSH. One to 36, one to 18, one to 27 and one to 09. At the moment we are hoping to have approval to over fly 09-27 in the event we use RWY 18 at OSH.
Each of the approaches will be posted on the website complete with all the information that you will need to fly it even though you will be following the guy in front of you.
The only approach that is currently IN STONE (for the moment) is the Approach to 36 at OSH. The other three are still being worked out with the FAA.

We will keep radio chatter to an absolute minimum. The lead and tail aircraft will be the only two using the radio. You should not expect to be making any radio calls.

Emergency Procedures are also posted on the web site.
The arrival into OSH will be planned for 15:00L on the 25th. We are doing our very best to arrive just ahead of the White Knight/SS1.

The staging location of WK/SS1 is irrelevant to this event so if you know where it is, keep it to yourself please. The folks from Scaled do not need any distractions and we have to do our very best to follow their wishes.

There are a number of airports that have been designated as alternates for emergencies; those airports are listed in each respective flight plan found on the web site.

There are some documents that you will need to show upon your arrival at MSN. These are also listed on the web site but it’s nothing more than what you would need if you were ramp checked.
There will be a briefing waiver that each pilot must sign upon check in at MSN. We will be flying into wavered airspace as we are the opening act of the AirShow, each aircrew MUST sign that waiver.

If you have any questions that are NOT detail oriented, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If you want to know what freqs we’ll be using please hold those questions as we don’t have every little detail cleaned up yet. I would recommend you check the website often as changes will be posted there as I receive them.

My cell phone number is posted in the fine print on the registration page of the web site. I don’t want to post that here on the Yahoo Group.
Like I said, very basic info here, but I wanted to get the word out that it’s rolling forward.