Are there any other forum members who plan to attend the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual fly-in and convention at Oshkosh, Wisconsin this year? It's being held 27 July through 2 August this year. You can view the EAA Airventure 2004 web site here:
http://www.airventure.org/
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Oshkosh event, it can be summed up in one word: awesome! There are almost 15,000 aircraft on the field (home-built, general aviation, warbirds, ultralights, antiques, etc.) and there's a huge on-site camping area. There's an air show every day, and just watching the different aircraft take off and land is enjoyable. The facilities are first-rate and it is an extremely well-run event. There is crossover appeal from airplane builders to car builders because there are hands-on workshops where you can learn to weld, rivet, and paint, and many tools and hardware available either new and direct from manufacturers (usually with a healthy Oshkosh discount) or used from the 'fly market". I'm going to keep my eyes open for an inexpensive bore scope, a 37-degree flaring tool, and maybe a welder. I'm bringing my two boys who absolutely loved it when we last went three years ago.
So if you like to build stuff and/or if you like airplanes, you should try to attend Oshkosh at least once in your lifetime. If any forum members plan to attend let me know and maybe we can meet up.
http://www.airventure.org/
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Oshkosh event, it can be summed up in one word: awesome! There are almost 15,000 aircraft on the field (home-built, general aviation, warbirds, ultralights, antiques, etc.) and there's a huge on-site camping area. There's an air show every day, and just watching the different aircraft take off and land is enjoyable. The facilities are first-rate and it is an extremely well-run event. There is crossover appeal from airplane builders to car builders because there are hands-on workshops where you can learn to weld, rivet, and paint, and many tools and hardware available either new and direct from manufacturers (usually with a healthy Oshkosh discount) or used from the 'fly market". I'm going to keep my eyes open for an inexpensive bore scope, a 37-degree flaring tool, and maybe a welder. I'm bringing my two boys who absolutely loved it when we last went three years ago.
So if you like to build stuff and/or if you like airplanes, you should try to attend Oshkosh at least once in your lifetime. If any forum members plan to attend let me know and maybe we can meet up.
