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N1BZRich(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: Rain at OSH

Lots of rain at Oshkosh starting about 5 PM local yesterday afternoon, then  it slacked off for most of the night.  However, today it is a light drizzle  that looks like it might last all day.  Looks like the kind of day where we  sit around under the wing of my buddy from Montana's Noorduyn Norseman and do  lots of hangar talk - some might call that BS-ing.  I guess it is better to  get the rain this week instead of next week.  They need the rain here and  it will help settle the dust that we have on the dirt roads around the  convention site.

  

 And speaking of the site, lots of things have changed locations.  Most  of you have heard about the new main entrance, but the light sport mall has  moved as well as the Aeromart and fly market area.  IAC building has moved  to a new location, but is pretty close to its old location.  New roads will  help people walking to get places quicker as well as additional trams to catch a  ride on.  Aircraft parking seems to be the same.

  

 For more info on the Predator that landed here yesterday go to: 

 http://www.airventure.org/news/2009/090721_predator.html

  

 Anyone out there in Lightning land?  How many of you will be here next  week?  

 Buz

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Rick

Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Posts: 113
Location: Colonial Beach, Virginia

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:21 am Post subject: Rain at OSH

Hi Buz C

 Thanks for the Oshkosh updates!

 For the FIRST time in my life...I will be at Oshkosh next week.

 My prison(I mean work) is letting me leave for a week C and I just CANNOT believe it!

 Look forward to seeing you and the other Lightning folks there C definitely will be nice.

 Take care C

 Rick

 

  From: N1BZRich(at)aol.com

Date: Wed C 22 Jul 2009 11:36:41 -0400

Subject: Rain at OSH

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 Lots of rain at Oshkosh starting about 5 PM local yesterday afternoon C then it slacked off for most of the night.  However C today it is a light drizzle that looks like it might last all day.  Looks like the kind of day where we sit around under the wing of my buddy from Montana's Noorduyn Norseman and do lots of hangar talk - some might call that BS-ing.  I guess it is better to get the rain this week instead of next week.  They need the rain here and it will help settle the dust that we have on the dirt roads around the convention site.

  

 And speaking of the site C lots of things have changed locations.  Most of you have heard about the new main entrance C but the light sport mall has moved as well as the Aeromart and fly market area.  IAC building has moved to a new location C but is pretty close to its old location.  New roads will help people walking to get places quicker as well as additional trams to catch a ride on.  Aircraft parking seems to be the same.

  

 For more info on the Predator that landed here yesterday go to: 

 http://www.airventure.org/news/2009/090721_predator.html

  

 Anyone out there in Lightning land?  How many of you will be here next week?  

 Buz

 

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Clive J

Joined: 03 Nov 2007
Posts: 340
Location: UK

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:36 am Post subject: Rain at OSH

Thanks for all the updates Buz, it's a few years since I've been to Osh, before the Lightning was a glint in Pete's eye, but I plan to make it next year.



I have an interesting weekend if the weather plays ball. There are celebration events all over the weekend to commemorate Bleriot's crossing of the English Channel in 1909. or La Manche as it's known in France (La Manche translates at 'the ditch'). 

I'm booked in to Calais with 170 other British ULM aircraft (don't tell them I don't fly a ULM). There are additionally 100 French ULM at Berck and also 40 Belgians and some others going into to Calais. There's a hangar party on Friday night. During the weekend there are lots of events on at Dover and Calais, the Patroille de France (French version of Red arrows) and the Rouge Flesch (the British version of the Red arrows). A number of Bleriot replica and 1/2 scale models will make the crossing (20 miles) and an original Bleriot 11 that has survived the 100 years.

We then fly back to Blighty (about 350 aircraft) to overfly the field Bleriot landed on.



You may recall 'Le Frere Wright' who managed to glide off a hill, Bleriot was a European who 'flew from one country to another' and won £6000 from a newspaper as a prize, a fair sum 100 years ago.



We have certainly come a long way in a century and you'll be seeing the latest and the best while I look at the oldest and the most amazing. 

Imagine what these guys were doing, the Wright's and others, completely new ground, awesome.



Anyhow, I hope Osh goes well, give everyone my regards, next year I'll buy the beer (there is beer isn't there?). 

Pardon Monsieur, une grande Bier pour Moil Sil Vows Plays, and a Coke for the wife.....



Regards, Clive 

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N1BZRich(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:54 pm Post subject: Rain at OSH

Great Rick,

     I look forward to seeing you there.  Give me a  call on my cell (do you have the number?) and I will try to find you.  If I  don't answer it probably means I am near an aircraft with the engine  running.  Leave a message and I will get back to you.

 Buz

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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject: Rain at OSH

Thanks, Clive.  Certainly sounds like you have a great weekend of  flying coming up.  Send us some photos of interesting aircraft you  see.

 Blue Skies,

 Buz

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