Flight to Oshkosh 2017- From Miami

[Juan Vargas]

Hello:

I am planning to fly from Bogota Colombia to Oshkosh for the EAA Adventure 2017.

The route from Bogota to Miami is pretty much defined, but I am interested in suggestions from Miami to Oshkosh.

I will do it in a Cessna T182T and I would like to hear any recommendation on suggested routes from Miami to Oshkosh, this taking into account that some airports could be friendlier than other and in general more convinient for GA, suggested legs, or any other advise you consider useful to make this adventure as fun as possible!!

Thanks,

Juan

[vaflier]

Be sure to have on board weather display such as XM or ADSB. I like to plan 3 hour legs since I have a 3 hour bladder. Figure one hour each time you land and you will be close to correct.

[dougbush]

AirNav has a tool for planning fuel stops: http://www.airnav.com/plan/fuel/

I also check reviews on AOPA Airports: https://www.aopa.org/airports/index.cfm

[FlyingRon]

Looking at the map, it looks like the direct routing is pretty close to what I fly to get to Oshkosh. I'd go direct to Gary, IN (GYY) and then drop down and shoot up the lake shore until clear of the Chicago class B airspace (long about Racine or so) and then go direct to RIPON. The other VFR option is to go around the west side JOT/DPA and then up.

IFR routing is pretty much going to send you to the KELSI intersection through there (way out to the west of ORD). I usually drop my IFR plan at GYY and proceed VFR if possible.

Louisville, KY wouldn't be a bad place to stop. We've overnighted there (hotels within a mile or so of the field at LOU came and got us). Eagle Creek (EYE) is on the way (Indianoplis area). Nice airport. Stopped there to drop off some Dutch guys competing in an Amazing Race style reality show.

[Byron J. Covey]

There are many excellent routes. Do you use ForeFlight? If not, get a trial version free for a month, and look at various airports, especially at the comments, fuel prices, restaurants and lodging.

Some places that I have found interesting, but have not visited recently, include Milledgeville, Pine Mountain, Griffin, and Peachtree City, all in Georgia. Tullahoma, Tennessee has the Beechcraft Museum, and Lebanon, Tennessee could be a good stop. I would find a fuel stop further up to ensure a good quantity for the Oshkosh arrival procedure.

Will you be exploring the country, or proceeding directly to Oshkosh?


BJC

[steve]

I fly to OSH from Vero Beach FL most years. I've used 2 routes:
1. Vero FL - Dublin GA - Sturgis KY - DeKalb IL - Ripon - Fiske - OSH
2. Vero FL - Americus GA - Madisonville KY - DeKalb IL - Ripon, etc.

Route 1 takes you up the FL coast. Get flight following to fly direct through the many controlled areas. You'll talk to many controllers along the way to Georgia.
Route 2 takes you west of Orlando. Plan to cruise at 6500 once clear of Orlando. You'll be over the top of 3 Class C airports so you won't have to talk to anyone the entire way to OSH. You can also request transition through Orlando's Class B.
I'm wheels up at 0630 and can make the trip in 8.5 flight hours in my RV9A. All legs are approx 2.4 hours. I fly VFR.

It's another story heading back to Florida. It's usually wheels up at 1030-ish after breakfast, breaking down camp, and a long slow taxi for departure. You'll make Georgia just in time for the afternoon/evening thunder storms, so plan on spending the night somewhere near Atlanta. Then finish the trip in the morning.

Dublin and Americus Georgia have courtesy cars. DeKalb IL always has hot dogs, chips and cold drinks for Oshkosh pilots. This year I landed at West Georgia Regional, near Carrollton, and remained overnight. They also have courtesy cars. Most of my fuel stops have low to mid price fuel.