The Unofficial 2016 Oshkosh thread...

[Lon Moer]

They are running the ride flights out of Fon du Lac, so that they don't have to pay EAA for a vendor's package.

First I have heard of a required vendor package to fly flights out of Oshkosh. Maybe it has something more to do with the FAA asking us not do make a habit of doing this type of activity?

Sorry, that post now seems more snarky than I intended.

And I really think that the ride flights, CAF or others, operate out of Fon du Lac or Appleton because the traffic at OSH is too complex and varying to be running timed fights.

[Dan K]

Tuesday, 7/26, 10:00 a.m. Warbirds in Review begins celebrating 100 years of Coastie aviation featuring an interview with Connie Edwards. Scheduled aircraft is his Grumman Albatross.

[z24nemesis]

They are running the ride flights out of Fon du Lac, so that they don't have to pay EAA for a vendor's package.

First I have heard of a required vendor package to fly flights out of Oshkosh. Maybe it has something more to do with the FAA asking us not do make a habit of doing this type of activity?

Sorry, that post now seems more snarky than I intended.

And I really think that the ride flights, CAF or others, operate out of Fon du Lac or Appleton because the traffic at OSH is too complex and varying to be running timed fights.

No worries Lon, I actually checked into this and found out that they go to Fond Du Lac because they tend to sit forever on the ground and that eats up $$$ in a hurry. For the record, we have never charged anyone to run rides out of Oshkosh. I know we get a lot of grief sometimes, but I had to question it.

[Dan K]

For those that plan to experience Oshkosh from a distance, LiveATC already has most of their feeds up for Airventure.

http://www.liveatc.net/search/?icao=KOSH

Not much to listen to yet, but at least you can preflight your connections.

[BK]

Tuesday, 7/26, 10:00 a.m. Warbirds in Review begins celebrating 100 years of Coastie aviation featuring an interview with Connie Edwards. Scheduled aircraft is his Grumman Albatross.

The rest of the Warbirds in Review schedule:

Mon 7/25 1pm Aircraft - Mig 17 & F-86 with Korean War Ace, Chick Cleveland
Tue 7/26 1pm Aircraft - P-51 Mustangs "Old Crow" and the P-39 Airacobra "Miss Connie" featuring Col C.E. “Bud” Anderson
Wed 7/27 10am Aircraft - Fagen WW II Fighters Museum aircraft “Paper Doll” with Doolittle Raider Dick Cole
Wed 7/27 1pm Aircraft - Aeroshell T6
Thu 7/28 10am Aircraft - UH-1 “Huey” and OV-1 “Mohawk” with Col. William Reeder
Thu 7/28 1pm Aircraft - Grumman J2F-4 “Duck” and S1-A Interstate Cadet, both Pearl Harbor survivors
Fri 7/29 10am Aircraft - Lewis Air Legends A-20 "Havoc" and P-47 "Thunderbolt" with Bob Hoover
Fri 7/29 1pm Aircraft - L-19, A4, UH60 Blackhawk with Jim Lawrence and Michael J. Durant
Sat 7/30 10am Aircraft - Brad and Jane Deckert's TBM Avenger
Sat 7/30 1pm Aircraft - Women Air Service Pilots “WASP” BT13 & PT17 Stearman with Shirley J. Chase Kruse, class 44W6

[Dan K]

The rest of the Warbirds in Review schedule:

Mon 7/25 1pm Aircraft - Mig 17 & F-86 with Korean War Ace, Chick Cleveland
Tue 7/26 1pm Aircraft - P-51 Mustangs "Old Crow" and the P-39 Airacobra "Miss Connie" featuring Col C.E. “Bud” Anderson
Wed 7/27 10am Aircraft - Fagen WW II Fighters Museum aircraft “Paper Doll” with Doolittle Raider Dick Cole
Wed 7/27 1pm Aircraft - Aeroshell T6
Thu 7/28 10am Aircraft - UH-1 “Huey” and OV-1 “Mohawk” with Col. William Reeder
Thu 7/28 1pm Aircraft - Grumman J2F-4 “Duck” and S1-A Interstate Cadet, both Pearl Harbor survivors
Fri 7/29 10am Aircraft - Lewis Air Legends A-20 "Havoc" and P-47 "Thunderbolt" with Bob Hoover
Fri 7/29 1pm Aircraft - L-19, A4, UH60 Blackhawk with Jim Lawrence and Michael J. Durant
Sat 7/30 10am Aircraft - Brad and Jane Deckert's TBM Avenger
Sat 7/30 1pm Aircraft - Women Air Service Pilots “WASP” BT13 & PT17 Stearman with Shirley J. Chase Kruse, class 44W6

Thanks BK.

Nice additions of Chuck Greenhill's J2F and the A-4 from WHF.

And just in case you're really into Chipmunks, several will be on review (with their owners) Monday morning to mark the 70th anniversary of the type.

[Dan K]

Interesting news out of the Vintage camp:

A WWI encampment will be set up in the shade trees behind the Vintage Hangar including four operating antique aircraft. They'll be highlighted during "Vintage in Review" each morning at 11:00 am. Some 6:00 pm engine run-ups are planned as well.


http://eaavintage.org/events/airventure ... ly-events/


Current plans also include five Spartan Executives attending.

[Dan K]

Apparently Patrick M. and his merry minions at WOGM are packing for a road trip. Looks like a fun way for those young men & women to punch their ticket to the Big Dance.

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=580EBF71


https://www.facebook.com/Sandbarmitchel ... =3&theater


Only one month to go...

[Dan K]

Sea Fury fans will be pleased to learn that CAF-Delta Squadron is planning to attend with WJ288.

http://nebula.wsimg.com/4b7970ce85c0b1e ... oworigin=1

(Pic courtesy Delta Squadron)

[Bearcat SA]

Any chance of a B-24/C-87 attending ?

[Brad]

Any chance of a B-24/C-87 attending ?

Well, there are no C-87 left in one piece so that one is out. The Collings Foundation is somewhere else that week. Diamond Lil is not going to be there as she's coming to the end of extended maintenance in Dallas and won't be ready.

[Ztex]

EAA is going to fly their P-64 during the show?! WOOT!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater

EAA is going to fly their P-64 during the show?! WOOT!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater

An "interesting" warbird for sure, but I guess because it just seems like a glorified T-6 Texan to me, it is hard for me to get too excited about it.

But I am really looking forward to next month. There will be a LOT of great warbird and vintage aircraft there..... The Mars, the A-20, jets, etc.

Keep posting what you hear!

[Zachary]

Current military assets attending:

A-10
EA-6B
F-15
F-16
F-18
KC-135
U-2
MH-65
MH-60
C-130
HC-144
C-27

Current military assets attending:

A-10
EA-6B
F-15
F-16
F-18
KC-135
U-2
MH-65
MH-60
C-130
HC-144
C-27

Good stuff. Looking forward to seeing the Prowler fly in and looking forward to seeing the USCG aircraft fly on Thursday. Hopefully the Connie Edwards HU-16 Albatross will fly that day too.

If you get any tentative arrival schedules for the military birds let us know...