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C170BDan
PostPosted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:19 pm 
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Would love to hear updates and see pictures from Oshkosh posted. Mainly focused on the vintage aircraft scene!

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ill see what i can do, ill be there from wednesday until sunday so ill be seeing a lot of vintage works.
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Don Parsons
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Hi Dan,

I'll be arriving weds night and leaving sun am. I've seen the Pitcairn and I know it's there.

I'm just wondering how much they've "mucked" up the place with their site "Improvements". Probably no place to eat on-site now.

Can't you just hear Poberezeny? "We needed more vendor space so we've elminated all the cafes to make it a more enjoyable (shopping) experience for our members. This is the best Oshkosh yet!"
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Steven M. Dennis
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Don Parsons wrote:

I'm just wondering how much they've "mucked" up the place with their site "Improvements". Probably no place to eat on-site now.



:lol:

There's still a few places to eat here Don, but as you know full well, bring your wallet full of cash. The food is expensive.

(Or maybe I'm just cheap....)

There is a pretty good vintage turn out. The barnstormers tour group is here as well. Some BEAUTIFUL aircraft!

Steve :wink:
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In general, I like the changes. There are two diagonal roads from the main gate that cut down a lot of walking. The food is expensive, but not much more than lasti year or at any sports event. I agree, there are a bunch of outstanding vintage aeroplanes.
The Airbus is HUGE!
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I have only seen a few pics... a nice Spartan Exec... two nice Culver Cadets... anything else standing out from the crowd?

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C170BDan wrote:
I have only seen a few pics... a nice Spartan Exec... two nice Culver Cadets... anything else standing out from the crowd?


I was there Sun-Wednesday AM and went through Vintage 3 or 4 times. i really didn't notice any vintage aircraft I hadn't seen before. I thought the "prime" vintage area looked a little thin compared to previous years.

The site updates are very nice. The diagonal walkways, the additional benches, etc. In a few years, the new trees will be a real treat as well.
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There is a Laird LCB-300 there that's beautiful, unique and truly a 'thoroughbred of the skies" - you gotta check it out if you're wondering in the area.

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Don, what about Waco's? Anyone we know there?

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Does anyone would share pictures of vintage aeroplanes with a "poor" buddy, who could not attend Oshkosh? Would greatly appreciate!

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Not a single picture on this thread??? Wow.

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Not a single picture on this thread??? Wow.

Gary


I know... I keep checking back to see if there are pictures! The quick reports are good but had hopes for pictures. :D

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The Vintage Parking area was nearly bare of real vintage aircraft when i got there weds. The Pitcairn or Laird should have won. They could have parked all the antiques in two rows.

For more, see my website at:

http://flyingantiqueairplanes.blogspot.com

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Lynn Allen
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Don Parsons wrote:
The Vintage Parking area was nearly bare of real vintage aircraft when i got there weds. The Pitcairn or Laird should have won. They could have parked all the antiques in two rows.

For more, see my website at:

http://flyingantiqueairplanes.blogspot.com

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Thanks for the photos and I be the speech done by Gunther Rall was well worth the time spent. Good ideal to have the log book autographed...

Dan, you and I need to take ours next year...

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I don't know if this counts but this is a neat little vintage homebuilt, looks like a propeller version of the xf-92.

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