EAA Airventure Oshkosh 2014

[Robbie Stuart]

And the trophy winners are...

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-ai ... aft-awards

Congratulations to all the award winners, & especially Charlie Cartledge!

Phoenix Award
Charlie Cartledge
Wadsworth, Ohio
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, NL436GM

Grand Champion - World War II
Charlie Cartledge
Wadsworth, Ohio
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, NL436GM
Gold Wrench
Charlie Cartledge
Wadsworth, Ohio


Robbie

[TAdan]

And the trophy winners are...

http://www.eaa.org/en/airventure/eaa-ai ... aft-awards

Congratulations to all the award winners, & especially Charlie Cartledge!

Phoenix Award
Charlie Cartledge
Wadsworth, Ohio
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, NL436GM

Grand Champion - World War II
Charlie Cartledge
Wadsworth, Ohio
General Motors TBM-3E Avenger, NL436GM
Gold Wrench
Charlie Cartledge
Wadsworth, Ohio


Robbie

Wow, looks like a clean sweep. Way to go Charlie! I hope I get to see his Avenger at a show one of these days.

[hurricane_yank]

Where was the Zero located? I was there on Friday and never saw it.

[Rob W]

A couple of close friends of mine went to Oshkosh this year and remarked that it was one of the "slowest" years they've ever observed. They said that Oshkosh appears to be turning into more of an airshow than a homebuilders forum/restoration hub.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

[Mark Allen M]

It's all relative to what one may think was "slow". Overall Oshkosh perhaps had an off-year this year depending on who's the judge of that and why, but not every year can be better than the years before it. But again it's all relative to one's interests. Oshkosh offers so much to so many in different areas of aviation. I know first hand there are quite a few folks who attend Airventure each year that have zero interest in warbirds or homebuilts etc. and they have a wonderful experience getting together with like-minded Swift owners or mooney owners. IMO Oshkosh is still the best gathering of folks for over-all aviation interests. Always something for everyone to see.

I'd say IMO (other than a poor economy) it's the weather that really dictates whether Oshkosh will be strong or weak each year.

[SaxMan]

Congrats, Charlie! Great to see that this year's winner was a real "Turkey"!

[mustangdriver]

It was a huge year at EAA. Every year a different division has a big year and others have an average year. This year Vintage was way up, and Warbirds was an average year. next year Warbirds are going to have a big year and some of the others might not. As far as numbers, it was a huge year for EAA. Things that never sell out, sold out.

[Eagleflight]

Jim Moss's Gee Bee QED II flew at Osh 2014 piloted by Rich Alldredge. It was somewhat bittersweet as Jim sadly passed away before he saw the QED fly. He did see its first taxi test. Jim fervently wanted to be at Oshkosh this year but he was taken from the world of aviation in September 2013. I have put together some video and picture links. Hope you all enjoy them.

Jim not long before his passing.
http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=3192970831001

Oshkosh Wednesday July 30, 2014
http://airpigz.com/blog/category/oshkosh

Building the QED II narrated by Rich Alldredge and roll out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnnSb1QYFMk

Pictures of QED II at Cawley's South Prairie Airport where Jim built the plane in his home hanger.
http://www.antiqueairfield.com/articles/show/1549-jim-moss-gee-bee-q-e-d-project

[Eagleflight]

A couple of close friends of mine went to Oshkosh this year and remarked that it was one of the "slowest" years they've ever observed. They said that Oshkosh appears to be turning into more of an airshow than a homebuilders forum/restoration hub.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

I don't know Rob, but 10,000 aircraft and 500,000 attendees doesn't sound like a slow year to me. Frankly I think the airshows are for the benefit of the non pilots and spectators, and the static displays for the pilots, home builders and those who might want to be. I never heard any grousing by anyone the whole week.

One thing I want to give is a shout out to all the men and women in ATC who kept us all out of trouble. I don't know how they do it. Congrats to you all.

[Robbie Stuart]

A couple of close friends of mine went to Oshkosh this year and remarked that it was one of the "slowest" years they've ever observed. They said that Oshkosh appears to be turning into more of an airshow than a homebuilders forum/restoration hub.

Can anyone shed some light on this?

I don't know Rob, but 10,000 aircraft and 500,000 attendees doesn't sound like a slow year to me. Frankly I think the airshows are for the benefit of the non pilots and spectators, and the static displays for the pilots, home builders and those who might want to be. I never heard any grousing by anyone the whole week.

One thing I want to give is a shout out to all the men and women in ATC who kept us all out of trouble. I don't know how they do it. Congrats to you all.

I was not able to be there, but as in the past, through the internet, Live ATC, & the EAA Webcams, I was able to monitor things all week, & as always, I am amazed at the talent, professionalism, & courtesy of the ATC folks under those tough traffic conditions, my hat's off to them!
Robbie

[Zachary]

Well, if museum attendance is any kind of indicator, we were up 10,000 visitors over last year, 43,000 to 33,000 in 2013. Whether total AirVenture numbers are up or not, I don't know yet. I do know that this event could not take place without the thousands of volunteers that make it happen, and I'm blessed to work with some really great ones in the Museum Docent Corps and Timeless Voices Volunteers.

Zack

[garbs]

My contribution to the photo collection - crappy skies almost all week

Current Inventory:











Older Jets next

[garbs]

Some very nice formation flying by the classic jet guys...

[garbs]

Last for now:

[Nathan Truninger]

Some awesome flying this weekend, particularly from the T-33 guys. More to come after this bunch:











I'll echo the statements about the warbirds being light this year. I think the crap weather on Thursday really killed anything that we would have like to have seen.