En Route to Oshkosh – AirVenture starts July 20!

They travel from points around the world, in the annual migration to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on Lake Winnebago, for the world’s largest aviation gathering, anywhere! Last year’s attendance was over 650,000! But it’s a well-mannered crowd, not like rock concerts with fans going crazy. Nope. None of that here. And there will be around 10,000 airplanes parked on Wittman Field. And so much more!

People are posting on Facebook with where they are, on their way. It’s fun to watch. It’s an adventure just flying to AirVenture! And with the available technology now, you can watch this, online, from wherever you are, with a device and an internet connection. By this weekend, the skies close to Oshkosh will be filled with airplanes, and you will be able to watch this on www.flightaware.com Also, they have set up several webcams on the grounds, and you can catch the action here https://www.eaa.org/airventure/live

Some of the week’s highlights –

• The 90^th anniversary of the Douglas DC-3
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• The 100^th anniversary of the Vintage Travel Air and Fairchild Aircraft
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• Samaritan’s Purse DC-8 will be on display

Plus, everything else that is ongoing at AirVenture. Its non-stop action, all day, every day. There’s nothing quite like it. As many times as I’ve been, there’s always more to see. The event planners outdo themselves!!

And EAA is continuing in its’ efforts to make flying and aircraft ownership more attainable. It is the driving force behind the proposed Modernization of Airworthiness Certificates, aka MOSAIC for short. An announcement about MOSAIC is expected by the FAA sometime this summer. That will be BIG news for the general aviation industry!

Here is this year’s poster, on the right, available for free as a download from https://www.eaa.org/airventure

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I hope to provide updates while I am there. I will have to find the time, in the midst of a hectic week, but that’s my plan. 

One more thing; if you are in need of an experienced instructor to work with you, in YOUR AIRPLANE, to improve your knowledge base, your piloting skills,  avionics training, or anything else, I AM available! Contact me for more information.

Fly safely,

John