The Unofficial AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 Thread!

JDK · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:08 pm

But Mike, there weren't any DC-3s at those W.W.II drops, they were all C-47 family. :rolleyes:

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3333

JDK wrote:

But Mike, there weren't any DC-3s at those W.W.II drops, they were all C-47 family. :rolleyes:

And so will many of those at Oshkosh!

Haven't you got anything better to do than pick nits, James?

No books to write? I'm still awaiting the Lockheed 10/12 one!!!!!!

JDK · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:19 pm

Mike wrote:

Haven't you got anything better to do than pick nits, James?

And what are you doing? :axe:

FWIW, it's a great thing for the EAA to do; it'd be nice to acknowledge more about that 1985 gathering (IIRC it was a European one) and the whole 'last' banner is a bit of a glurge* IMHO. I don't see any reason that there can't be 40+ DC-3 type gatherings in the future, and there will be people with tales to tell operating them. I met a 21 year old DC-3 pilot on Sunday. The future's in good hands, and he won't be 'the last' either.

Now, suitably chastised, I'm off to work on a magazine. Are you up to date Mike? :wink:

Regards,

* http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-glurge.htm

DenverWarbirdFan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:14 pm

Anyone have details on the "Top Secret" DC-3/C-47?

spookythecat · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:26 am

DenverWarbirdFan wrote:

Anyone have details on the "Top Secret" DC-3/C-47?

That was going through my head today as well. What could it be? One idea that crossed my mind was that it could possibly be the Museum Of Flight's DC-2 and maybe flown by Clay Lacy. It's a flyable aircraft and it's been absent from it's display area behind the museum for a while now. This is just a guess. I don't have any inside info or anything.

mustangdriver · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:29 am

I wonder if maybe the Air Force SOC will bring in one of the turbo prop ones they are still using with the commando stripes painted on it.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3333

spookythecat wrote:

DenverWarbirdFan wrote:

Anyone have details on the "Top Secret" DC-3/C-47?

That was going through my head today as well. What could it be? One idea that crossed my mind was that it could possibly be the Museum Of Flight's DC-2 and maybe flown by Clay Lacy. It's a flyable aircraft and it's been absent from it's display area behind the museum for a while now. This is just a guess. I don't have any inside info or anything.

That's because it's been back at Van Nuys for a while now.

Zachary · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:09 pm

It's been confirmed - Clay Lacy is bringing his DC-2.

Zack

jwc50 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:19 pm

Zachary wrote:

It's been confirmed - Clay Lacy is bringing his DC-2.

Zack

OUTSTANDING! Thanks for the update, Zack.

It's not a DC-3 :wink:

, but we'll take it - even if it means a slight reduction in the planned "96,000 HP" arriving Monday afternoon.

Can't wait to see a DC-2 in the air.

And maybe next year or the year after Clay can bring his under restoration "faux B-377" (C-97G)......

spookythecat · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:35 pm

Awesome! I just had a feeling about this.

DenverWarbirdFan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:40 pm

I found a good website with lots of pics and history of the restoration on this awesome DC-2: http://rbogash.com/dc2.html

Excited to see it fly!

jwc50 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 4:40 pm

Finally, the AirVenture website home page has an airplane back in the featured photo spot:

http://www.airventure.org/

I believe this event is about airplanes the last time I checked (not a music festival?)

Zachary · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:22 pm

jwc50 wrote:

Finally, the AirVenture website home page has an airplane back in the featured photo spot:

http://www.airventure.org/

I believe this event is about airplanes the last time I checked (not a music festival?)

Just to clarify, in all actuality this event is about EAA members more than anything else. It is a member convention first and foremost, and in polls of the membership, most members say they like the Monday evening concerts we've held over the past few years. That being said, I agree with you, and love the pic of the DC-2 taking over the featured space on the AirVenture webpage.

Zack

jwc50 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:24 am

Zachary wrote:

Just to clarify, in all actuality this event is about EAA members more than anything else. It is a member convention first and foremost, and in polls of the membership, most members say they like the Monday evening concerts we've held over the past few years. That being said, I agree with you, and love the pic of the DC-2 taking over the featured space on the AirVenture webpage.

Zack

Zack - you may be right regarding this being primarily a convention for EAA members, but I am going to see the DC-3s, warbirds and other aircraft that may be of interest to me. Everything else is a distraction for me. I realize others may have many reasons for attending the event. To me it's a BIG air show.

DenverWarbirdFan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:46 am

To me, it's about any and all things aviation. I'm there for the airplanes and the people like me who share my passion. There's something for everyone at AirVenture.

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