I'm going to fly in and spend at least a night, maybe two. Which parking do I want? Do I need to get tickets ahead of time, or wait till I get there? How buggy is it? Do I need to make meals (have a stove and cooking gear)?
I hope to see you there
Thanks!
This is not really accurate and could be misleading to newcomers. You might have gotten a spot there based on arriving early enough or knowing someone, but for the masses they'll be parked where they belong. You can't park your 172 in HBC just by showing a sign. Any type can park in N40 if they want to, and a surprising number of homebuilts do.Just a point of clarification- you are not limited to a specific parking area based on the ship you fly- you can park almost anywhere. Last time I went (in the RV) we parked in the classic area based on its proximity to the show.
This is not really accurate and could be misleading to newcomers. You might have gotten a spot there based on arriving early enough or knowing someone, but for the masses they'll be parked where they belong. You can't park your 172 in HBC just by showing a sign. Any type can park in N40 if they want to, and a surprising number of homebuilts do.
If you've never done one of the big flyins, do spend some time practicing slow flight. If you do, you'll get to follow a Glasair during arrival. If you don't, you'll get to follow a Cub. (S turns can be your friend. Or not.)
Seriously, people have spun in because they weren't prepared for minimum controllable airspeed approaches.
Charlie
This is totally correct with two caveats: very few airplanes are going to stall slower than an RV4.
This is not really accurate and could be misleading to newcomers. You might have gotten a spot there based on arriving early enough or knowing someone, but for the masses they'll be parked where they belong. You can't park your 172 in HBC just by showing a sign. Any type can park in N40 if they want to, and a surprising number of homebuilts do.