Saturday, July 11, 2009

Airshow

We have plans to go see the Peoria Airshow tomorrow...our friends' backyard is awfully close to the airport.

I've heard that the airshow down here is wonderful...it always gets rave reviews. I've never been much of a plane enthusiast. But I love a good airshow.

However, we lived in the flight line of the largest airshow in the world for about 9 years.

The home of the Experimental Aircraft Association is in Oshkosh, WI - our former home. We didn't know this when we first moved up that way but it became pretty evident the first summer we lived in Northeast Wisconsin that something was going on.

The first summer we were up there, we stayed at my in-laws cabin about 50 miles straight west of Oshkosh; the cabin was totally in line with the approach of the airport for small planes and homebuilts. It was awesome.

When we moved into Oshkosh, we still didn't give the airshow much thought. Until about midsummer. At that point we began to appreciate what was happening in our town of 60,000.

AirVenture is one of the most amazing experiences we've every witnessed. Every summer, from the last weekend in July through the first week of August, Oshkosh, WI becomes a mecca for airplane enthusiasts throughout the world. 800,000 people descend upon the community. Many of them fly their own aircraft onto the premises and camp right there beside their planes!

People come to volunteer at the event from all across the world. After all, volunteers receive free passes to all the events.

I can't begin to describe the magnitude of this experience. The EAA has also done wonderful things to promote the hobby of aviation in and around the community and the world.

Anyone who is crazy about aviation should make a point to head 5 hours north to Oshkosh, WI and experience this spectacular event. It's impossible to get hotel rooms within an hour of the site unless you make your reservations a year in advance. Many locals rent out their private homes to visitors for very reasonable prices. The UW-Ohkosh allows attendees to stay in the dorms and provides shuttles to and from.

My kids have sat in the driver's seats of a Warthog, and an F-14. We saw the B-17 walked through a carrier (Hercules). We touched B-17, B-25, B-24, B-29, B-52, P-5, Corsiar planes. We got to climb up and look at the cockpit of a Mig-21, and water planes (BPYs) We saw the Concord and walked among the most complete collection of Warbirds gathered in one place. We've veiwed the SR-71, the Stealth Fighters and Bombers. And every single experienmental aircraft and homebuilt one could imgine. Harrison Ford, John Denver, JFK Jr. were present at the EAA when we were and Jimmy Buffet was a frequent attendee. For the planes that we toured that are still in action? The pilots where their in their flight uniforms answering all our questions.

Most spectacular, to me, were the Warbirds. There were planes from every country and every war. Many of the men who had restored these planes flew them or fought against them. All the Warbirds were flown in...they weren't just there as "showpieces" but as working examples. Each day there was a Warbird show along with a mock bombing. We were sooo lucky that our house was, again, in the flight line of this show. They flew so low and were so close that it was impossible to talk on the phone or carry on a conversation during the time they prepared their formations. My husband found it a little surreal to be driving home from work while Japanese and German fighter planes flew in formation over our town.

I remember going to the show with my Father-in-Law; he taught high school history for 39 years. Just watching him walk amongst history, on the verge of tears, was amazing.

The boys have their memories of the time we were given passes and sat on the runway during one of the airshows. Amazing.

This is "airshow" time of year for many communities. If you're an aviation nut and live in the midwest, I can't tell you how awesome the AirVenture Airshow truly is. Oshkosh is a great community and would make a wonderful family destination. It's not too far from The Dells...all ya'll airplane geeks should go to at least one AirVenture.

(If you want some inside info, drop me a line.)

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