But it's convenient for people flying in from both coasts.Originally posted by GoToAway:
I was simply wondering why such a large event was held in a place that is pretty inconvenient for the majority of the American population.![]()
I went there a couple of times with my dad in the '80s. Once we flew in and stayed for 4 days. Flying in and out of there is an experience you won't ever forget. It's the only time I've been in a C172 and seen 10-12 planes in the landing pattern in front of us and another 10-12 behind! The air is so crowded on the last Friday it's called "Fantastic Friday". They even sell audio recordings of the air traffic controllers!Originally posted by erco415:
The EAA convention has a substantial drive in crowd, and drive in camping on the show grounds is where it's at. I've flown in and camped in the showplane area, and it was cool, but it certainly lacked the social aspect of camping at Camp Scholler (the onsite campground, where the drive-in folks are). The "North Forty" parking area, where the modern airplane folks park and camp, might be better than the showplane area, but I never parked there. Let me tell you, a week in Camp Scholler is time well spent!
Where Oshkosh differs from other, more traditional airshows is that it's like a big sleepover. The best experience is being around a ton of other people that love airplanes all day, for several days. Heck, they even have a seaplane 'base' for those aircraft that are landing gear challenged!
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Last year my Dad jumped there a couple of times with his old para team, the Liberty Parachute Team. While there, he made his 2,000th jump.
Packing chutes and streamers (I was told the 'flag' is officially a 'banner' and can therefore be laid on the ground)
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Pre-jump walkthrough
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The team is ready to go. (My dad is second from the right, first row.)
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Almost jump time! (note the red and white plane in the upper left - he'll circle the jumpers as they descend)
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