| Our 2010 OshKosh Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture in Words and Pictures |
| This is our story: Freedom is neither free nor guaranteed in life and neither are success, happiness or clear skies. However, we six Americans living in Texas were lucky, really lucky to be together for one glorious weekend when we could share it all at once, up and down our great nation's borders from Texas to Oshkosh! Jim, Dave, Max, Matt, Kerey and Logan. |
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| Above: Jim said to meet at 10:30 and as promised, our steed was ready at the chocks with a bag-o gas awaiting her men to arrive and begin the journey. |
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| Click on EVERY image to see the full-sized picture |
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| Our first stop was at SkyDive Kansas at Osage County airport in Kansas. The Owner/Janitor is a spry young fillie named Jen Sharp. Jen is our best buddy for hooking us up with some sweet AvGas and great sounds of aviation. She seems to surround herself with good looking cars, lots of parachutes and people who like to jump Thanks Jen! |
| Below: Departing Osage, we headed straight for Madison to avoid the "aeronautical crush" at Wittman Regional Airport, which boasts the "world's busiest" ATC tower during the AirVenture. In the process, we danced just a little bit thanks to Jim's precision nav and flying skills. |
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| Let the AirVenture Begin!!! |
| The day dawned...umm, not so clear and it was not a VFR morning and we were thanful for having tied down at Madison. For those unaware, instrument arrivals are pretty much a "no-go" at Wittman during the AirVenture and pilots who fly in must learn the world's most complex NOTAM, a 32-page "how to" jam as many airplanes as possible into the smallest space imaginable. |
| One of our missions at OshKosh was to contribute to the aeronautical trust that may one day evolve from Logan's life. Some would say that we contributed to the delinquency of a minor but you, the viewer must decide for yourself. Enjoy the history of his first helicopter flight. Note the ear-to-ear grin immediately after his brief, five-minute flight in the image on the right------------> |
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| Inside the Show |
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| Once inside the AirVenture, our intrepid voyagers split up to avoid, capture, redundancy, and to maximize post-mission story-telling value. |
| I'll go first...after about two hours of walking around, my lower back pain was agonizing so I pulled up a section of the finest Wisconsin turf at what the magical place called "Show Center". Hat over face, I slept for an indeterminate time. However when I awoke, a DC-3 had backed right in front of me and a rather "bearish" Russian woman chose the same relaxation tactic as me. -----------------------------------------> |
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| C-17 from short takeoff to touchdown....note that the photo on right captures instant "tire smoke" on contact |
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| Coming Soon.....MORE on the OV-1D MOHAWK! in Action at OshKosh 2010 |
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