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    Gil, you are following the CAF, T-34 and warbird guys! They wouldn't lead you astray would they? Kind of like having the Secret Service lead your vacation trip to South America.

    If you have any first time formation people I would strongly suggest the get and watch the video made some years back by the T-28 group. Ok , I know it hurts the eyes to look at a 28 for more than a few moments, but the basic principles are good until the 51 group makes its own tape. You can ignore about the first 30 minutes which is philosophy and mostly nonsense, don't give up, they do fianlly get to the real flying and it is filmed and explained well. I suppose in your group you will be mostly in one mode, without many changes , but it it still good to know. It is much cheaper and safer to learn on the ground than in the air. i think EAA sells the videos and maybe Sportys.

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    Update on Cessnas 2 Oshkosh 2012 Clinics: Michigan

    Hey Guys,

    We would like to inform those of you planning to attend the Michigan Clinic in Port Huron next Saturday and wondering about the weather, that thanks to John Hughes, our "in-house" meteorologist, we have been going over the foreacasts with a scrutinizing eye on a daily basis.

    This is today's report, based on the data available last night:

    The latest longer range model run seems to return to the sanity I'd seen before Monday's run. There's still the lazy stationary front across IN, OH, and PA Saturday morning, but much less moisture supply and much reduced thunderstorm probabilities Saturday morning north of the front (MBS - 9%, PHN - 10%, BUF - 11%, ELM - 13%, HPN - 21%). Waited for the shorter range 00Z model run to come in, but it still doesn't reach into Saturday morning, so didn't learn anything new from that other than that ceilings and vsbys Friday night look to be good VFR (except for reduced vsbys at HPN). PHN winds Friday night variable from 3-7 kts.


    We are meeting on a daily basis to assess the threat and will make a final go/no go decision on the Michigan Clinic on Thursday evening.

    Stay tuned!
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    We do Bill. Both the video and the T-34 Formation Manual are included in the reference material that we recommend to our pilots and make available through links to the T-34 Association website on the training page of our website.

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    Hey Guys,

    Weather wise it's beginning to look good for our Michigan Clinic in Port Huron.

    This is John's most recent analysis based on the data available last night:

    Right now things look pretty good for Saturday at KPHN, The outlooks are calling for cloudy conditions overnight Friday (still VFR though), rapidly clearing after daybreak Saturday. They're showing reduced vsbys overnight (maybe 3-5 miles), but rapidly improving to 6+ after daybreak. Precip probabilities are 30% overnight, becoming less than 10% after daybreak. Chance for thunderstorms appears to be negligible.

    For you folks who may be flying in from NY (on Friday?), you may need to file just to get out of HPN. Rain likely with thunderstorms possible on Friday. Ceilings 2-3 thousand with vsbys 3-5 miles. Should have no icing problems below 10K. 20 kt headwinds at 3K increasing to 30-40 kts at 9K.

    As of this time, the clinic is a go. We will post an update tomorrow morning.

    Stay tuned!

    If you are planning to attend the Michigan Clinic and have not registered yet, please do so as soon as possible by following this link if you have already registered to fly the mass arrival.

    If you have not registered to fly the Cessnas 2 Oshkosh 2012 Mass Arrival yet, please do so by following this link.

    Fly safe,

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    Update on Cessnas 2 Oshkosh 2012 Clinics: Michigan

    Hey Guys,

    It is definitely a go for the Michigan Clinic in Port Huron tomorrow.

    This is John's weather update for today, based on the data available last night:

    Looking good. KPHN should be good VFR all morning and afternoon from what I'm seeing now. Scattered to broken clouds with no ceilings below 6000'. Northeast winds around 10 kts and temps in the 50s warming to around 60. Chances for rain less than 10%.

    Definitely IFR coming out of KHPN on Friday if you leave before 1800z, then improving to VFR. KROC should be VFR Friday afternoon and Saturday. Buffalo (KBUF) VFR all day Saturday.


    As of this moment, we have ten (10) pilots registered for the Michigan Clinic, most of us veterans of several Cessnas 2 Oshkosh mass arrivals. It is going to be a great clinic!

    See you all in Port Huron tomorrow!

    Fly safe,

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    2012 AirVenture Notam

    Dear Cessnas 2 Oshkosh Pilots and EAA Friends,


    The 2012 AirVenture NOTAM


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    is now available for download from the AirVenture website and from the Training page of our website. The 2012 AirVenture NOTAM is obligatory reading for every pilot flying our mass arrival and must be carried on board during the mass arrival flight as mandated in the Letter of Agreement between the FAA and Cessnas 2 Oshkosh.


    Visit our website at www.cessnas2oshkosh.com/training, download both documents and become familiar with the procedures.


    Fly safe,

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    We had a great clinic in Port Huron yesterday. A total of seven (7) pilots participated. Four (4) pilots completed the training requirement to fly the mass arrival, two (2) pilots had previously completed this requirement and acted as safety pilots and one (1) pilot participated as an observer and "copilot".


    Unfortunately three (3) pilots were grounded at their home bases due to IMC weather conditions.


    Congratulations to John Hughes, Peter Argue, Peter Millard and Jim Blackman.


    Our thanks to Phil Gilbert for his hospitality. There's something about having a formation training clinic in a warm hangar, under the wings of a beautiful C182RG, in the company of a very friendly group of pilots.


    We had a great time.

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    Update on C2O Clinics: Wisconsin and New Jersey

    Hey Guys,

    I would like to remind everyone that Cessnas 2 Oshkosh is holding two more clinics this Saturday May 12. Both clinics start at 9:00 AM, CDT (UTC-5) for Wisconsin and EDT (UTC-4) for New Jersey.

    The Wisconsin Clinic will be held at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The host and lead pilot of this clinic is Jeff Schulz. The meeting place is the Batten Board Room at EAA Headquarters. Parking and tiedown will be at Basler FBO. Follow the links in this message for more details.

    The New Jersey Clinic will be held at Sky Manor Airport in Pittstown, New Jersey. I will be the host and lead pilot of this clinic. The meeting place is the Sky Manor Restaurant. Follow the links in this message for more details.

    To register in any of our clinics, follow this link. You must have previously registered to fly the Cessnas 2 Oshkosh Mass Arrival in order to register in any of our clinics.

    If you have not registered to fly the mass arrival yet, you may do so by following this link. At the same time you may sign up to participate in any of our clinics.

    We encourage all Cessnas 2 Oshkosh pilots in these areas to register as soon as possible.

    Fly safe,

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    Weather Update C2O Clinics: Wisconsin / New Jersey

    Hey Guys,

    We would like to inform those of you planning to attend the Wisconsin and New Jersey Clinics in Oshkosh and Pittstown next Saturday and who are wondering about the weather, that thanks to John Hughes, our "in-house" meteorologist, we have been going over the foreacasts with a scrutinizing eye on a daily basis.

    This is today's report, based on the data available last night:

    Wisconsin:

    The prog for Oshkosh still shows a weak N-S front passing through the area overnight Friday. Precip probabilities show 30-40% overnight Friday, dropping to less than 20% after 12Z Saturday. Thunderstorms possible overnight Friday, but chances appear negligible at OSH after the front moves through. Latest guidance calls for overcast skies Saturday morning and afternoon, with ceilings 6000' or better. Light north to northeast winds. If the front slows down, improving weather at OSH could be delayed.

    New Jersey:

    Looking great for the NJ site. Progs now show the area under the influence of a high pressure area centered over NC, and still projecting 0% precip probabilities for the area between Allentown (KABE) and Morristown (KMMU). Latest guidance is calling for clear skies and light west winds Saturday morning and afternoon.

    We are examining the weather on a daily basis to assess the threat and will make a final go/no go decision on each clinic Friday morning.

    Stay tuned!
    Last edited by TeenDoc; 05-10-2012 at 08:50 AM. Reason: weather report correction

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    Weather Update C2O Clinics: Wisconsin / New Jersey

    Hey Guys,

    This is today's report, based on the data available last night:

    Wisconsin:

    The prog for Oshkosh still shows that a weak N-S front now (Thursday evening) over the Dakotas, should pass through the OSH area overnight Friday. Precip probabilities of 30-40% at OSH overnight Friday will drop to around 10% after 12Z Saturday. Thunderstorms possible overnight Friday, but not expected at OSH after 12Z Saturday. Latest guidance calls for diminishing clouds Saturday morning becoming scattered by afternoon, with any ceilings 6000' or better. North winds 5-10 kts after 12Z Saturday.

    New Jersey:

    Great outlook for the NJ site. Progs still show the area under the influence of a high pressure area centered over NC and still projecting 0% precip probabilities for the area between Allentown (KABE) and Morristown (KMMU). Latest guidance still calls for clear skies and west winds 5-12 kts Saturday morning and afternoon.

    We are happy to inform everyone that the Wisconsin Clinic and the New Jersey Clinic are both a go for tomorrow. We wish all the participating pilots a great flying day, a productive clinic and lots of fun.

    Fly safe,

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