Deeply troubling news

Deeply troubling news

I’m really bothered after this weekend. There have been 4 aviation accidents that I’m aware of in different parts of the world. I’m sure a lot of people have heard about the crash of Red Arrow number 4. I’m not sure if they’ve released...
AirVenture 2011 Days 4 and 5

AirVenture 2011 Days 4 and 5

Tomorrow will be our last full day here at AirVenture 2011. It has been a great week and I’ll be sad it’s over, but I’m kinda looking forward to my own bed and seeing my wife and dog. Anyway, it stayed overcast all day on Thursday and in fact it...
AirVenture 2011 Days 2 and 3

AirVenture 2011 Days 2 and 3

I missed posting an update yesterday, because I spent quite a while at AirPigz’s Camp Bacon meeting a bunch of people from Twitter and eating bacon. I had a really great time and I put some faces with names. If you’d like to see some absolutely stunning...
Airventure Day 1

Airventure Day 1

We arrived about 8pm last night. There was still enough light that we were able to find a camp site. Unfortunately, between Saturday and our arrival all spots close to the field apparently filled. The end result is that we are camped out next to the highway–6th...
Flying in to Oshkosh | Flying Friday

Flying in to Oshkosh | Flying Friday

I was thinking about what I should write about today and I realized that, even though I’m not flying in, a ton of people will be flying in to Oshkosh next week. So, if you’re planning to or are interested in the arrival procedures for Airventure,...