Living in Southern California has many benefits. The weather is near perfect any day of the year with clear skies and temperatures in the 70s and 80s. It can be summed up in one of many aviation acronyms – CAVU. So on most days, I can jump in an airplane without having to worry about low visibility, strong crosswinds, thunderstorms or simply getting cooked to death by high temperatures.
But there is one big negative to living on the left coast. It’s far too far away from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. So these days, when it comes time for the annual migration to EAA’s AirVenture, I’m stuck taking my shoes off, getting searched by the TSA and sitting in the back of an overcrowded jet airplane. How I wish Oshkosh were close enough for a flight in a Cessna 170 without spending two full days in the air.
