Thanks Danny,

 You'll likely be the first to arrive, so I may call you to get the
lay of the land before we depart Manassas on Saturday.

You'll likely also beat Jeannie Schneider there…think she arrives on
Saturday. If you want to "park amongst the chosen few," how would you
feel about repositioning on Saturday or Sunday? In any case, think
we'll be parking on or near the paved parking pad at the end of
taxiway P1; or perhaps in the grass area short of the pad…

Bob

FROM: Danny [mailto:danny@n107sd.com]
 SENT: Sunday, June 22, 2014 7:10 AM
 TO: 'Lancair Mailing List'; Robert R Pastusek
 SUBJECT: RE: [LML] Lancair Parking at Oshkosh

Bob,

N107SD plans to arrive Friday, July 25th. I have to be there early to
receive the trailer I rented and get it placed.

Danny Miller

LNC2-360 Mk-II

AOPA 04856278

EAA 647062

NRA 156453324

Nothing is foolproof to the sufficiently talented fool.

FROM: Robert R Pastusek [mailto:rpastusek@htii.com]
 SENT: Saturday, June 21, 2014 6:42 PM
 TO: Lancair Mailing List
 SUBJECT: [LML] Lancair Parking at Oshkosh

Gentlemen,

This just in from Jeannie Schneider, the homebuilt parking area
manager at AirVenture:

The homebuilt parking area on the west side of the long north/south
taxiway will be reduced this year because of the set-back requirements
for the Thunderbird airshow. Jeannie advises that her team will
designate and try to hold an area off taxiway P1 for Lancairs. This is
just to the north and west of the area we've traditionally used. (For
those who have been there before, the east end of taxiway P1 is where
Lancair and other companies staged demo flights in past years. No
guarantee of a parking place in our "designated area," depending on
when you arrive, but they will do their best. See advice below if they
are sending you elsewhere after arrival…

There is a large paved pad at the west end of taxiway P1. It doesn't
have room for all of the Lancairs after she parks the EVOs and other
larger aircraft that need to park on a hard surface. I suggest we ask
Jeannie to put the EVOs on the pavement and the rest of us off the
pavement in the immediate vicinity. Your feedback on this area
appreciated ASAP. I also suggest you shut down on the hard surface, or
immediately after pulling in the grass if required, and let us push
you where you need to go. Not only does it take a lot of power to taxi
in the grass--more if in the mud!!--but the chance of a prop strike is
just not worth it.

Jeannie suggests that you make a sign that says "HBP LANCAIRS" instead
of the standard "HBP," for display after clearing the runway. Also,
signs made with a pencil on brown cardboard just don't cut it…make
the lettering as large as possible, black letters on white paper…
Another suggestion from yours truly--if you're not being directed to
where you want to go, follow the flagmen/flagwomen anyway--to wherever
they want to take you. Shut down and then advise Jeannie's crew where
you really want to go. They will get you there! Verbally negotiating a
taxi route from the cockpit of a running Lancair works about as well
as the hand-lettered cardboard signs…just saying…

Some other points: read the AirVenture Oshkosh NOTAM, and bring a copy
along in the airplane if you're planning to fly in. A good, qualified
observer is really handy to have, especially if you encounter one of
those aviators who decides at the last minute to fly over and check
out the activity at Whitman Field, but didn't bother to read the
NOTAM--"what NOTAM…" According to the controllers, they get 2-3 of
these PER DAY during AirVenture. These fellows tend to scatter the
otherwise orderly arrival flow all over Wisconsin in a dis-orderly
fashion. Also consider using the "Warbird Arrival" and keep the speed
up. Be prepared/plan to be diverted or put in holding…for an
extended period if there is an accident.

And to repeat, do your best to comply with the air and ground
controllers' instructions. It's easy to fly over from Appleton after
the dust settles-literally, or to taxi to the desired parking
area…unless you land at the seaplane base.

Judy and I look forward to seeing you there! If you'll send me your
name(s), tail number and arrival date, I'll post a consolidated list
to the LML and pass it to Jeannie. She's promised to take care of all
Lancairs who let her know they are coming-especially those who bring
tribute! J

Bob Pastusek

N437RP, a Lancair IV-P