Airventure 2009

The Road to Oshkosh

Submitted by Jason on Sun, 07/19/2009 - 20:22

In case you haven't heard, Ted and I will be at Oshkosh this year for some first-hand reporting on this year's aviation happenings. I left a week early to teach glider flying at a CAP flight academy in Minnesota. I flew up yesterday from Milton, FL (2R4) to Mankato, MN (KMKT). It was a very fun trip that involved about 10.5 hours of flying. I managed to get a few good pictures that I figured might be worth sharing, so I'm going to try to make them into a bit of a photo journal. Click on the pictures for larger versions. Let me know if you like what you see and I'll do the same for the trip home too.

It's traveling like this that makes me remember why general aviation is so great!

Airventure Gone Soft?

Submitted by Ted on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 20:36

So I stumbled onto an EAA Airventure facility blog update that almost knocked me off my chair... shaking the very foundation upon which my Airventure experience was built. The update read, and I quote, Flush toilets. I almost couldn't believe what I'd read. Gone are the hours spent searching for the one shaded Port 'o John. No more waiting behind the honey truck as it whisks away your beer from the night before. Vanished is the chemically scented aroma wafting past letting you know that the bank of plastic outhouses next to your campsite is now safe to enter.

Hey Airventure!! Where's the iPhone App?

Submitted by Ted on Mon, 05/11/2009 - 19:19

EAA's aviation spectacular known as Airventure to some and as Oshkosh to the veterans, can be an overwhelming experience for even the most seasoned show-goers. Enter my personal favorite new media platform, the iPhone... I know you're thinking ENOUGH with the iPhone already but hear me out. The Coachella music festival had their own iPhone app that provided show times, maps and a friend finder tool that allowed you to navigate the crowds to find your buddies.

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