Tagged: airventure

First Look at What I Saw at the EAA’s 2018 AirVenture in Oshkosh

I got to spend the better part of three and a half days at the EAA’s 2018 AirVenture Oshkosh aviation extravaganza, and even though there were plenty of “shiny things” to chase after with my camera, I did take...

THE MAGIC OF AIRVENTURE

  “Magical” is one of the many words one could use to describe EAA’s AirVenture, staggering is another one to describe this years event held at Oshkosh Wisconsin’s Wittman Regional Airport. The statistics are in for this years event...

2016 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Scrapbook

Another EAA AirVenture has come and gone, and it’s time to take stock of what we saw. There were headlines, and behind-the-scenes stories that made splashes across social media sites and web sites around the world. Rather than reiterate old...

The Airshow at AirVenture 2014

At the end of every summer in Oshkosh Wisconsin there is a gathering that’s billed as the “world’s greatest aviation event”. The Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual convention is known by its location… Oshkosh; but officially it’s known as “AirVenture”.  ...

Buy a Brick at AirVenture

The Experimental Aircraft Association was start by Paul Poberezny in 1953.   Over the years, their annual convention and airshow has moved from Hales Corner, Wisconsin to Rockford, Illinois. In 1970, the event moved to its current location in Oshkosh,...

My Breezy Ride at AirVenture: Third Time’s a Charm?

   It almost happened at AirVenture 2011.  I knew I’d be waiting for hours.  My nephew brought me famous EAA donuts and held my place in line while I visited the porta potty.  Just as it seemed I was...