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Consider what you’ll do in the event of circumstances such as:
a. Electrical failure;
b. Radio failure;
c. Other systems failures;
d. Adverse weather at or near KOSH or the arrial corridors;
e. Sudden closure of the Oshkosh Airport (aircraft emergency or other);
f. Arrival near or during air show times or other holds, such as mass arrival reservations;
g. Diversion to another airport with its own special NOTAM procedures;
h. Parking saturation – some years Wittman Field fills up and non-show airplanes are turned away;
Task 2: Fill ‘er Up
Do not plan to arrive at Oshkosh with minimum fuel. We all want to get there with as few stops as pos- sible, and we all want to help the Oshkosh FBOs prosper during the event by buying their fuel. But for safety’s sake, fly to an airport within one hour of Wittman Field and top off the fuel tanks before flying the rest of the way in. It’s possible you may have to divert or hold. The last place you want to be declaring a fuel emergency is in the traffic pattern with a couple dozen other airplanes. Arrive at Air- Venture with plenty of fuel if for any reason you can’t land immediately at Wittman Field.
Task 3: Airspeed Control
Now is the time to brush up on the special skills needed for a safe arrival. One is proper airspeed control. The AirVenture NOTAM calls for most aircraft to fly the visual arrival at 90 knots indicated airspeed. You must know precisely
what combination of power, pitch attitude, flaps and landing gear posi- tion (as appropriate) and trim setting results in level flight at 90 knots. Get comfortable with this configuration (and any visibility or engine tem- perature management considerations that coincide) so you can fly it while scanning outside for traffic inbound to Oshkosh. If you fly a faster air- plane, the NOTAM gives you the op- tion of a slightly higher altitude and 135 knots indicated. If you plan this entry, practice the configurations for both 135 and 90 knots. The “high- speed arrival” will eventually have to descend through the “normal” speed as you arrive in the traffic pattern. Practice precise airspeed and altitude control using NOTAM arrival speeds so you can fly them without think- ing about it...freeing you up to han- dle the traffic and workload of your AirVenture arrival.
Task 4: Spot, er, Dot Landings
Getting so many airplanes into the same airport in such a short time
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