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North America » United States » Wisconsin » Oshkosh July 30th 2011

The EAA AirVebture Oshkosh is the largest aviation event anywhere, with about 10000 airplanes flying to it every year. All aviation journals report about it, but to see it is to believe it - it really is gigantic affair. After 6 days in Oshkosh we still haven't seen the North side airplane parking (there must be several thousand more planes, including a major gathering of Mooney - we missed it), and on the market with its hundreds of shops I found today a new area with most fascinating shops selling only aircraft screws - too late for serious shopping. We have seen the aviation legends Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager and Burt Rutan and many more - and many more aviation related events, superb airshows (while writing this text, we are just sitting at beginning of the ... read more
sunrise
camping airplanes in Oshkosh
the wordl's busiest control tower

North America » United States » Wisconsin » Oshkosh July 25th 2011

Yesterday was the big day: our arrival in Oshkosh. We first had a visit in the Air Force Museum (one of the biggest airplane collection world wide, and many very unique airplanes - its difficult to make a short visit here). We had planned to leave Dayton (Ohio) in the late afternoon. But finally the thunderstorms caught up with us: when we left the Air Force Museum it started to rain heavily, and on the freeway it became windy as well - driving became quite difficult. And it got worse when we got closer to 'our' Wright-Brothers field - all cars seemed to swim with a large bow wave, and wind gusts splashed water around. So certainly no flight departure. But at the airport, we had internet access and got a larger weather picture - everywhere ... read more
Arrival in Oshkosh R27 downwind
much later at the campsite
settled in Oshkosh

North America » United States » Wisconsin » Oshkosh March 7th 2010

Preparation and Anticipation Everything is packed. I leave at first light.... read more




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