Lancair
Flyers,
With
reference to the email below and my earlier post, Jeannie Schneider, the
aircraft parking supervisor for the show plane line, will attempt to park all
Lancairs that seek to do so in the “old Lancair”
parking area along the west side of the North/South runway/taxiway. For those
of you not familiar, it’s to the west of taxiway P, just to the south of
taxiway P1 on the airport diagram.
Jeannie’s
folks generally recognize Lancairs, but it might
help to make an “extra” sign for your window indicating that you’re a Lancair.
In any case, BE SURE YOU PRINT AND STUDY THE NOTAM for operating in and out of
Oshkosh during AirVenture. This is a BIGGIE, and
requires you to do some “unusual” things like having signs you can put in the
window after landing to help the parking directors…
One
other thing. Please try to follow the parking directors’ visual instructors
after landing. If you’re not
going where you want, just go with the flow until you can clear the taxiways
and shut down safely. That’s the time to get out and ask why you’re in the
powered parachute parking area, NOT when you’re on an active taxiway with the
engine running! Seriously, once
you’re shut down, tell the parking assistants where you want to go. They will
coordinate with Jeannie and others as required and allow you to taxi there if
possible. Please understand that if there’s no room, there’s no room… It’s
also possible to tie down where you stop, and move to the Lancair area after
you’ve had a chance to survey the area and make a plan. (If you’ve not been to
“Oshkosh” you’ll come to appreciate the need for “a plan” to do/see what’s
there!
Safe
flying; and if you’re bringing a Lancair and have not so advised me, now would
be a good time…we’re still trying to get an approximate count to Jeannie, and
so far, I have about 20 names. My bet is that there will be at least twice
that number of Lancairs
coming?
Bob
For
LOBO
From:
j s [mailto:corvette38@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012
12:03 AM
To: Robert R Pastusek
Cc: vtailjeff@aol.com;
Claudette Colwell (colwell.ch@gmail.com); Mark Sletten (mwsletten@gmail.com);
jennifer.ashley@avsafe.com; Colyn Case (colyncase@earthlink.net); Judy
Pastusek (judypas26@aol.com); Scott Schneider; Lancair Mailing
List
Subject: Re: Parking at AirVenture
2012
I
hope it is great news Bob and I was glad to let you know. But we, the
homebuilt parking crew on the North/Kit Plane area are going to be facing some
new challenges this year and probably for years to come. There is a new
"Chalet" being built, yes built, this meaning a possible permanent structure
in the area where we park a fair amount of the homebuilts just before the
commercial taxiway. Thus those aircraft will be pushed out to either our
area or to the back. My hope is that the Lancairs will understand that
when we are full, we are full, and they will probably be sent to the back area
to park. As always we try to accommodate all of our homebuilts and hope
they understand when we aren't able to accommodate all
requests.
Hey?...
do you think I could look in on the Forum at all and if there are questions
with parking I can help with that?.. if it is just for Lancair owners, I
understand.
See
you in a few weeks, and safe traveling to
Oshkosh!!!