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Post by flarebounceflare on May 4, 2012 20:16:54 GMT 12
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Post by 11SQNLDR on May 5, 2012 22:48:48 GMT 12
Definitely on my bucket list.. maybe next year  |
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Post by Bruce on May 5, 2012 23:27:58 GMT 12
wont make it for 2012, but I am saving leave to get there in 2013! I've even joined EAA to make some contacts - I really want to fly in, so need to blag a ride... In fact I want to visit my relatives in the UK, and it will be possible to do Oshkosh, Duxford and Fairford in the same trip |
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 6, 2012 0:18:48 GMT 12
All in the Avian Adventurer Bruce?
Bloody dangerous airspace to fly in if you ask me.
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Post by efliernz on May 7, 2012 11:04:21 GMT 12
I made it (40th birthday prezzie) in 2008... for two weeks. It sort-of helped to have a twin sister living 20 minutes away at Fond-du lac!
Well worth it for the experience and a chance to look at so many things. As for the flying displays - their variety is obviously greater than us but displays are over the sealed strip 200 yards away and usually at 200' or higher. We are very spoilt with what we experience at Masterton and Omaka.
Osh is however the only place to see 50 Mustangs in formation or WW2 / Korea bombers in formation... but they fly past and land.
On the "must do" list at Osh is a Bell47G flyover from Pioneer Airport by the Museum. I did it twice - once for stills and once for video. Only then does the size of the event become apparent!
I went there looking forward to the sport / homebuilt stuff - and while they are there on the ground (workshops were great), the flying didplays were mostly warbirds based as that gets the paying punter there.
Just my 2c worth... and yes I want to go back.
Pete
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 7, 2012 22:25:42 GMT 12
I just watched that video trailer and I have to say it scares me. I'd love to go there but I really would not like the massive crowds - imagine the lines for the loos or food, Ohakea was dire enough. If you got stuck in the middle of that crowd you might never get out. You'd never ever see everything there, I struggle to see everything on display at kiwi airshows. And that many aeroplanes in the air at once, particularly those that are flown by amateur pilots, just scares the poos out of me. Seeing some of the dodgy landings and go-arounds at Ohakea was bad enough, and I know for a fact that Oshkosh has deaths every year from people travelling to, at and home from the show in the air. Goodness knows how bad the road traffic must be!
But yes, I would still love to go, but I think sitting at home, listening to Warbird Radio's live coverage and the hundreds of photos that come up on Wix is good enough for me.
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Post by efliernz on May 8, 2012 8:03:51 GMT 12
Food... so many stalls in so many places. Small queues! What I did was... sat by the lake on Sunday afternoon watching the endless approaching stream of all kinds of aircraft. All under control. Only a couple of go-arounds. I flew over Fri night after being diagnosed with pneumonia in the morning! My energy levels meant I needed a day off here and there. Just as well I was at my sisters house or I would have cancelled! Smaller crowds Tues-Wed. Free tractor/buses in an organised pattern all around the field. Much better than walking. I went Monday, Wed, Sat and Sun. All day at the civilian airpark and ultralight area and sales tents (+ afternoon air display) Monday. Wednesday - museum and Pioneer field, two heli flights. Three EAA builder workshops / forums + air display. Sat - lurking around warbirds and time to buy souvenirs. Big air display viewed from "show central". Sun... I got my spot on the "Canon photo platform" by 10am... one of serveral 4 x 4 raised viewing platforms on the flightline. I stayed there all day... and made some great friends with strangers from Germany and South Africa in the process - we looked after each others camera kit during food and toilet trips! Shot 4000 photos + video... One day isn't enough. You need two at least. More if you want to do the EAA forum thing (like me). Very hard to justify this show if you are on a budget and need to pay for accomodation too. Would I go again... hell yes I suspect my next time will be in a few years and my wife will come with me and sit back with a wine with my sister. Aint no point her coming to the show with me - and be ignored all day! Pete |
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Post by hardyakka on May 8, 2012 11:55:29 GMT 12
I've been fortunate enough to get to Oshkosh three times in the last 17 years.... Don't be put off by the apparent size of the event. EAA have been doing this every year since 1953 and have pretty much got all the logistics and systems sorted. This is one reason why a number of forumites have been so excoriating of the mess at Ohakea. We've been to Oshkosh and have seen how a really big flying event can (and should) be done The event runs for almost a whole week so there is no need to jam everything into a single day. The airshows happen in the mid-afternoon so there is always plenty of time for exploring in the morning. You even have the opportunity to just find a big-wing aircraft at one end of the field, sit in the shade and watch airplanes of all sizes and shapes come and go. I have never talked to anyone who has been and then said "I never want to go again...". Almost uniformly they start dreaming of planning the next trip. Every aviation enthusiast should make the pilgrimage to the Mecca of flying. It is real bucket list stuff. |
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Post by slackie on May 8, 2012 15:03:46 GMT 12
Is definitely on my list of "must do"s... a few years back I got an offer to visit the tower at Oshkosh, but couldn't make the trip happen (too much other stuff going on in my life!)... Air venture, National Air Races, Smithsonian, Cape Canaveral (speling?), Sun n Fun, etc etc etc!!
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Post by aeromedia on Jul 28, 2012 15:50:23 GMT 12
Thought there may have been a bit more Oshkosh comment on here. This morning I lucked it, and logged onto the webcams via Oshkoh Live and was treated to a wonderful spectacle. I actually enjoyed watching it online more than being there in some respects. Those Americans certainly are hyped and amped but the Super Hornet display with the accompanying rock music and energised commentary was superb. The Aersohell Texans were outstanding as usual. One of the pilots had started flying at 15 and by 23 had 4000 hours logged !!!!!!! 28 year old Melissa Pemberton gave an unbelievable display in the Edge 540. Check out www.sportsgal.com for more on Melissa. Shes incredible. Great displays by the Boeing Stearman, the Iron Eagles with their two ship Super Cristen Biplanes. And the Commemorative Air Forces Pearl Harbour scenario with a mountain of action just incredible. There's a night show this weekend during which they're strapping a bundle of pyros to a biplane and igniting the evening sky. Only at Oshkosh ! |
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Post by stesep on Jul 30, 2012 9:25:00 GMT 12
Thank you  |
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