EAA Oshkosh is this week!

[ewagner]

It's an airplane nut's delight....starts today I and runs through Sunday?

Here's one of the vintage planes on display.

[theshadow]

1. Heard a bunch of planes flying past....

... heading north to Whitman Field just a while ago.

[ewagner]

3. I just checked the website

and was amazed to find that various owners groups were doing fly-in enmasse....

For instance, the Warbirds were scheduled for a mass fly over and arrival at 3PM.

Owner's groups like Piper Commanche owners flew in as a group yesterday. The Beechcraft Bonaza owners flew in as a group beating the storms on Saturday.

I was raised around airplanes so this is really fascinating for me.

I know, I'm crazy but....welllllll...

Oh yes, the B-25 and a AT-6 flew over my house this morning heading SSE toward Oshkosh....interesting sight!

on edit; here's the website. http://www.airventure.org/

[Howardx]

2. believe it or not....

my folks spent their honeymoon there. dads been a member of chapter 26 in seattle for decades. building a plane right now in his garage.

[ewagner]

4. I can easily believe it

when airplanes are in the blood....well, there's nothing else like it.

[Howardx]

5. yep!

i have attended many many fly- ins with my dad over the years, his chapter puts one on every year in arlington wa.

[RetroLounge]

6. I just saw a WWII era fighter heading toward Waukesha

airport. Wow!

RL

[ewagner]

7. Today's big event:

Arrival of Virgin Atlantic's GlobalFlyer...the solo around-the-world airplane.

Here's a link:

http://www.airventure.org/2005/news/050321_globalflyer.html

[ewagner]

8. Now that's SOMETHING TO SEE!

[eyesroll]

9. I'll be passing through Oshkosh tomorrow!

(For work. Sigh.)

[ewagner]

10. Prolly

take a quick side trip....there's a restaurant by the Super 8 Motel that has a patio where you can see almost everything...I think it's called the steak pit or sizzle pit or something like that. It's off the Hwy44 exit and South Park Ave....maybe you could do a lunch and enjoy yourself for a few minutes....

[ewagner]

11. Burt Rutan RULES!

Here's the Rutan designed plane that Steve Fawcett used to fly solo, non-stop around the world.

[ewagner]

12. This Lady is NUTs!

[sybylla]

13. Is that Patty Wagstaff?

My son's girlfriend is ga-ga for her. They heard she's flying on Sunday so they are going over then.

I saw her a few years ago when we went. She is definitely fearless.

[ewagner]

14. Yep that's her

cutting the ribbon INVERTED! and only 10-15 feet off the ground!

She's gooooooood! :applause:

[TheMightyFavog]

15. I'm glad I wan't on the plane with her.

It would be brown trousers time, for sure.

[ewagner]

16. Guess who's P-51 this is

Any aviation nut will recognize the name immediately:

[RetroLounge]

17. I'm not a nut, but my guess is that is Chuck Yeager's?

Glamourous Glenda, or Glennis, or whatever his wife's name is...

God, I love P-51's...

RL

[ewagner]

18. Oops...

forgot to congratulate you on getting it right.....:toast: