X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc2-s23.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.159] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1321860 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:56:37 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.159; envelope-from=lors01@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.84]) by bay0-omc2-s23.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:52:41 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 29 Jul 2006 09:52:41 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 4.171.114.104 by BAY115-DAV12.phx.gbl with DAV; Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:52:38 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [4.171.114.104] X-Originating-Email: [lors01@msn.com] X-Sender: lors01@msn.com From: "Tracy Crook" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Oshkosh Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:52:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_01CA_01C6B30D.DD39FE70" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.20.0029.3000 Seal-Send-Time: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 12:52:35 -0400 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Jul 2006 16:52:41.0417 (UTC) FILETIME=[67DF7390:01C6B32F] Return-Path: lors01@msn.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_01CA_01C6B30D.DD39FE70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all - this is Laura Crook (Tracy's wife). Tracy arrived at Oshkosh = on 7/27 (Thursday) about 1:30 pm local time. He didn't mention how many = planes were on the field, but he did recount this story: Every year for the past 9 years the EAA has graciously mailed Tracy a = special arrival sign to display upon landing, to indicate that he is an = auto powered plane. The sign is always accompanied by a letter going on = and on about how the auto engine pilots exemplify the "true spirit" of = Experimental Aviation blah blah blah. For almost as many years, = upon arrival, the ground crew either has absolutely zero idea what an = "auto powered" plane is and leads him to a random parking spot and/or = after landing, it they know where the auto powered row is, they taxi = him for 1.5 HOURS, usually in the 95 degree heat (translation: 110 = degrees in an RV cockpit). This year was no exception - they did park him on the auto powered row = after a 1.5 hour taxi. He was NOT a happy person when he called me. He = is not sure that he will ever attend again - it is just inexcusable year = after year after year. =20 Laura ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Downing=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 10:06 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Oshkosh Buly; I just returned from Oshkosh, not sure if there were 50 = homebuilts on the field. Every where you looked you could see planes = that qualified if you could sign 51% of your name. The main theme of = conversation on home building by folks looking at The Wittman Tailwinds, = was, what has happened. At SAA two years ago, Paul mentioned at the = banquet that a young couple came to camp and didn't have the money to = get on the flight line, he said they were escorted out and shown the = road and most of the gathering applauded. The only reason I stopped by, = was my daughter was there with my grandson working on a Boy Scout Badge. = I could go on and tell how we were treated like %#@&, but I won't. I = don't care if I never make it to Oshkosh with my home built. JohnD ------=_NextPart_000_01CA_01C6B30D.DD39FE70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi all  - this is Laura Crook (Tracy's wife).  Tracy = arrived at=20 Oshkosh on 7/27 (Thursday) about 1:30 pm local time.  He didn't = mention how=20 many planes were on the field, but he did recount this story:
 
Every year for the past 9 years the EAA has graciously mailed Tracy = a=20 special arrival sign to display upon landing, to indicate that he is an = auto=20 powered plane.  The sign is always accompanied by a letter going on = and on=20 about how the auto engine pilots exemplify the "true spirit" of = Experimental=20 Aviation   blah  blah   blah.  For almost = as many=20 years, upon arrival,  the ground crew either has absolutely zero = idea what=20 an "auto powered" plane is and leads him to a random parking spot and/or = after=20 landing, it they  know where the auto powered row is, they taxi him = for 1.5=20 HOURS, usually in the 95 degree heat (translation: 110 degrees in an RV=20 cockpit).
 
This year was no exception - they did park him on the auto powered = row=20 after a 1.5 hour taxi.  He was NOT a happy person when he called = me. =20 He is not sure that he will ever attend again - it is just inexcusable = year=20 after year after year. 
 
Laura
----- Original Message -----
From: John Downing
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft
Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 = 10:06=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Oshkosh

Buly;  I just returned from = Oshkosh, not=20 sure if there were 50 homebuilts on the field.  Every where you = looked=20 you could see planes that qualified if you could sign 51% of your = name. =20 The main theme of conversation on home building by folks looking at = The=20 Wittman Tailwinds, was, what has happened.  At SAA two years ago, = Paul=20 mentioned at the banquet that a young couple came to camp and didn't = have the=20 money to get on the flight line, he said they were escorted out and = shown the=20 road and most of the gathering applauded.  The only reason I = stopped by,=20 was my daughter was there with my grandson working on a Boy Scout = Badge. =20 I could go on and tell how we were treated like %#@&, but I = won't.  I=20 don't care if I never make it to Oshkosh with my home built. =20 JohnD
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