The pilgrimage to Oshkosh 97
Here's our fleet as we depart for
Oshkosh 97. I just acquired my father-in-laws pristine 1979 Pace
Arrow motor home as he purchased a new van camper. This thing has
as many systems as any aircraft! The loaded motorhome with the
van is almost 10 ton!
Here we are settled in at our
campsight at Greenlake, Wisconsin. I discovered Greenlake about
15 years ago while staying with a friend who was a tow pilot in
our glider club. His parents had a beautiful lake front home
complete with ski boat. It is only about a 25 minute drive to OSH
and you can really beat the crowds. This year it took 50 minutes
just to park on Friday morning.
As you approached the Lancair
display, the first thing you saw was the aircraft that is causing
all the buzz on newsgroup, the Tigress. I'm sure we'll be hearing
much more as things progress.
Casey and Orin out on the Lancair
flight line.
Brent Reagan and his fabulous Lancair
IV. If you don't quit recognize his props, it because he machined
them himself from a proprietary design!
Keep an eye on this aircraft, 222H. I
didn't meet the owner but this had to be one of the best 2 seat
Lancairs on the field! This really shows what it will take if you
want to produce an award winning aircraft.
This is Orin's turbo 360
installation. This is exactly what I would like to do with my
project. I believe the specs were 245 Knots @ FL240. Not bad eh.
The V-8 power Lancair IV, N420HP. You
probably already read about it in Sport Aviation. Yes the
N-number is the horsepower.
This is my insurance agent, Lance
from Avemco. Avemco has a nice package to
cover your aircraft while it is under construction, including
labor costs.
I stayed for the Lancair builders'
forums that finished at 8:30 PM. For the first time in over 20
years, I didn't have any problem finding the car.
Then Saturday night it was on to the
Lancair Dinner. I even got my wife to go. I did have to take her
dancing afterwards but that's OK with me.
Dined with two new friends, Chris and
Andy. Chris is from Switzerland and now lives in Aspen. My wife
is 50% Swiss so we had something in common other than airplanes!
The rest of the week I spend with the
family. Airplanes are a lot of fun but you do have to remember
the really important things in life.