Oshkosh

It’s easy to get overwhelmed. The sensory overload of EAA AirVenture can take over and cause first-time visitors to scurry around in all directions like a drug-sniffing dog let loose at Woodstock. Even veteran AirVenture-goers can lose focus in the face of so much to see and do. And let’s not get all anxious about […]

This weekend (July 24-26), more than 30 Douglas DC-3s/C-47s are expected for a reunion known as The Last Time. (True fans of the iconic transport have expressed doubts regarding the name of the event.) To be held at Whiteside County Airport, Rock Falls, Illinois, the gathering marks the 75th anniversary of the first flight of […]

For pilots planning to fly into EAA AirVenture (July 26-August 1), the 32-page official FAA Notam is must reading, and an integral element of your flight planning. The notam contains all the arrival/departure procedures, radio frequencies, airport details, parking information and more. If you’re an AirVenture veteran with years’ worth of visits in your logbook, […]

AirVenture 2010 opening day is fast approaching, and the first step for any pilot planning to fly to Oshkosh is studying the FAA’s Oshkosh NOTAM. EAA has made the document is available in electronic format. The NOTAM covers air traffic procedures that are in effect from 6 a.m. CDT July 23 to Noon CDT August […]

“Holy Cow, it goes on forever!” exclaimed my friend’s 16-year-old son, Connor, who was experiencing his first Oshkosh. He stared wide-eyed at the endless field of planes as we moved along the flight line from the homebuilts to the classics, to the antiques, to the ultralights, to the amphibians — almost halfway to the seaplane […]

The great thing about Oshkosh is that everybody who is anybody in aviation is there, and in that environment hanging around the world’s busiest airport for a week, there is plenty of time to talk. Because of the variety of people and the time we all have, I probably learn more at Oshkosh than any […]

Out of the mouths of babes, seen through the eyes of a child; you’ve heard the clichés that describe the cut-to-the-heart-of-the-matter thought process of children. What, I wondered, would Oshkosh be like this year with a youngster in tow? Would a child’s needs slow me down or would a child’s view take me somewhere I’d […]

A Photo Tour of Aviation’s Biggest Yearly Meet-Up. Photos Courtesy of EAA

If airshow attendance were an overall economic indicator, then it might be time to start reloading the 401k. At the approximate halfway point of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (July 28-August 2), the association reports attendance is up by as much as 10%. The North 40 parking and camping areas are jammed, and incoming aircraft have been […]