darthnomster
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FlyLikeAGirl'sHubs
For a slightly different (newbie) perspective, this was my wife's and my first Oshkosh. We were completely blown away.
We camped at Scholler and loved the experience. The people in the neighboring campsites were pros at the Oshkosh experience. We ate in style every night for dinner, and enjoyed friendly conversation. The welcoming sense of community was like nothing we'd ever experienced.
Jay and Mary hosted a great N40 PoA party. We newbies were welcomed with open arms. It was great to put faces with screen-names.
Sitting on 9/27 with a radio to watch the arrivals on Sunday was a highlight. Can't wait to do that again.
This was the first time either of us had been to an airshow, so that was very cool. My wife has decided to take some aerobatic training. We met some good folks at the IAC building.
Regarding the lack of military presence, I can only say that the low point of each airshow was the arrival of the harrier. I'd rather listen to piston engines any day.
Most of the forums were informative and well done. We considered them to be ground school 201/301 level stuff. Rich Stowell's sessions on LOC and spin/stall were very good presentations of topics that this low-time pilot appreciated. Mike Busch's presentations on engines and maintenance were well delivered and also informative. The Ditching/Flying over Water safety presentation at the SeaPlane base was very good.
We found some of the weird exhibitors to be amusing. If those folks want to subsidize the EAA while I walk by and laugh (cooking demonstrations in the flymarket come to mind), let em.
One of the only negative aspects of the whole trip was the night of the Disney "Planes" preview. EAA didn't plan properly for the volume of people who showed up. Many of those friendly people who picked up their trash and greeted you with a smile in the campsite lost their minds when they weren't permitted into the theatre. The sense of parental entitlement came out and we witnessed some ugly scenes in the time it took us to turn around and get out.
Regarding cost, this was the least expensive weeklong vacation we've taken in 5 years. We'd normally be getting on commercial transport and staying in a hotel or B&B somewhere. Of course food and drink will always be overpriced at events like this. I didn't think the prices were particularly egregious.
CANNOT WAIT for '14. We'll be there.
We camped at Scholler and loved the experience. The people in the neighboring campsites were pros at the Oshkosh experience. We ate in style every night for dinner, and enjoyed friendly conversation. The welcoming sense of community was like nothing we'd ever experienced.
Jay and Mary hosted a great N40 PoA party. We newbies were welcomed with open arms. It was great to put faces with screen-names.
Sitting on 9/27 with a radio to watch the arrivals on Sunday was a highlight. Can't wait to do that again.
This was the first time either of us had been to an airshow, so that was very cool. My wife has decided to take some aerobatic training. We met some good folks at the IAC building.
Regarding the lack of military presence, I can only say that the low point of each airshow was the arrival of the harrier. I'd rather listen to piston engines any day.
Most of the forums were informative and well done. We considered them to be ground school 201/301 level stuff. Rich Stowell's sessions on LOC and spin/stall were very good presentations of topics that this low-time pilot appreciated. Mike Busch's presentations on engines and maintenance were well delivered and also informative. The Ditching/Flying over Water safety presentation at the SeaPlane base was very good.
We found some of the weird exhibitors to be amusing. If those folks want to subsidize the EAA while I walk by and laugh (cooking demonstrations in the flymarket come to mind), let em.
One of the only negative aspects of the whole trip was the night of the Disney "Planes" preview. EAA didn't plan properly for the volume of people who showed up. Many of those friendly people who picked up their trash and greeted you with a smile in the campsite lost their minds when they weren't permitted into the theatre. The sense of parental entitlement came out and we witnessed some ugly scenes in the time it took us to turn around and get out.
Regarding cost, this was the least expensive weeklong vacation we've taken in 5 years. We'd normally be getting on commercial transport and staying in a hotel or B&B somewhere. Of course food and drink will always be overpriced at events like this. I didn't think the prices were particularly egregious.
CANNOT WAIT for '14. We'll be there.