Air Shows & Events

As we sat under the wing of our airplane Monday afternoon, enjoying a constant flow of various aircraft landing in a seemingly unending stream on final approach to runway 27, a reporter from one of the area newspapers came by and asked us what made us come to Oshkosh. The answer was somewhat elusive in […]

For hundreds of EAA Fly-In devotees, theirannual pilgrimage is more than a week of air shows, vendor booths, and sunburns. It’s aweek-long visit to their second home at one of several commercial campsites within drivingdistance of Oshkosh. Individuals and families that camp off-site return year after year tonot only the same campground, but the same […]

One rejected takeoff, two precautionary engine shutdowns,a lost tire tread, and some other less serious events, and we’re here at OSH with thislovely vintage airliner. It was built for, and delivered to TWA in 1952, and served themuntil 1960, when it was converted to an executive interior, and sold to a constructioncompany. Later, it was […]

Watching the faces of 39 new aviators provided theassembled crowd of seasoned veteran flyers with new hope for ourindustry’s future. As the youngsters and dignitaries assembledthe noon day air was filled with pride. The pride was in boththe accomplishments of the students and of those that have givenof their time and finances to build the […]

A Merlin engine goes to full power,the shattering sound crackling across the aircraft camping area at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.Your head snaps over, you take a look at the airplane and say, “Oh, just anotherMustang.” At that point you realize it is OK to go home. When the extraordinary in aviation becomes normal, you have been […]

It’s been a long time since I last visited the EAA Fly-In atOshkosh. Twenty-one years long, to be exact. Back then, I was visiting because myboyfriend at the time wanted to go see the airshow for a day. It was fun. I rememberpurchasing a visor and sunscreen because I forgot them, and I got a […]

Jack Mark remembers the hot summer days when he was a kid in theworking class neighborhoods on the south side of Milwaukee. The depression of the 30’s was in full swing; hand-me-down shoes were a way of life, flying was something limited to the super-wealthy, and an afternoon at a city park was considered a […]

It’s happening right now. The yokes and sticks are being gripped by slightly sweaty hands as pilots look for all those other airplanes they know are around out there, while their ears are filled by a controller’s voice, “T-tailed Lance, turn your base now; Mooney on downwind, start your descent, keep it in tight; homebuilt […]

Arriving two days before the official opening of AirVenture 98 turned out to be a great idea. Jerry and I were able to get some sense of the lay of the land, but to tell the truth, I still didn’t know where anything was. No matter, because we still had two full days before our […]

Tom and Jerry do Oshkosh. Our first full day ofOshkosh dished out a heaping helping of true Oshkosh-type experiences. Between watching more planes, and more interesting planes, than I’ve ever seen, a one-legged landing by a P-51, and fierce winds which made crosswind landings more than an adventure and rearranged the camping area, this newcomer […]