Anyone Going to Oshkosh This Year?

[4651feeder]

Question. I'm getting the campsite for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. We are doing the show on Friday and Saturday and leaving Sunday morning. Can I just buy the show tickets for Friday and Saturday or do I have to get them for Thursday, as well? We'll be rolling in there around 10pm local time.

You should be good with regard to not needing Thursday tickets as Camp Scholler is outside the gate. If you haven't already I would recommend looking here https://www.eaa.org/airventure/plan-your-eaa-airventure-trip/eaa-camping-and-lodging/camp-scholler for more info regarding camping, think you can still register online for your dates and if not at least it has a contact number for up to date info. Been watching live feeds since Sunday of "Sloshkosh 2020" from the comfort of my EZ chair. You may want to also ask about your planned arrival time, never actually camped there myself (only visited for Chapter pancake breakfast) not sure they have 24/7 set-up.

 

[Principal Skinr]

You should be good with regard to not needing Thursday tickets as Camp Scholler is outside the gate. If you haven't already I would recommend looking here https://www.eaa.org/airventure/plan-your-eaa-airventure-trip/eaa-camping-and-lodging/camp-scholler for more info regarding camping, think you can still register online for your dates and if not at least it has a contact number for up to date info. Been watching live feeds since Sunday of "Sloshkosh 2020" from the comfort of my EZ chair. You may want to also ask about your planned arrival time, never actually camped there myself (only visited for Chapter pancake breakfast) not sure they have 24/7 set-up.

Thanks! I purchased our tickets and camping reservation today. They only allow for one arrival time, which is 10am, so I'm assuming that means we can arrive any time after 10am on Thursday?

The live streaming is awesome! I'm watching today's airshow right now!

[video=youtube_share;XocIOFnwn6U]https://youtu.be/XocIOFnwn6U[/video]

 

[Principal Skinr]

Another question...My nephew is meeting us there with a motorhome. Will they allow us to park my Jeep in the campsite with the motorhome? I figure that's about the same deal as a trailer and tow vehicle, but I don't now how they see it.

 

[4651feeder]

Another question...My nephew is meeting us there with a motorhome. Will they allow us to park my Jeep in the campsite with the motorhome? I figure that's about the same deal as a trailer and tow vehicle, but I don't now how they see it.

• Individual basic campsites are not marked out but are to be sized to accommodate your camping unit and one transient vehicle with a 5’ perimeter. Camping units must be a minimum of 10’ apart. Any campsite deemed too excessive will be resized by EAA Security.

https://www.eaa.org/airventure/plan...-camping-and-lodging/camp-scholler/guidelines

 

[Principal Skinr]

• Individual basic campsites are not marked out but are to be sized to accommodate your camping unit and one transient vehicle with a 5’ perimeter. Camping units must be a minimum of 10’ apart. Any campsite deemed too excessive will be resized by EAA Security.

https://www.eaa.org/airventure/plan...-camping-and-lodging/camp-scholler/guidelines

Great. I think we'll be ok, in that case.

 

[Principal Skinr]

Just got back from Oshkosh. All I can say is WOW! I can tell that this could be an annual trek, or at least every couple of years. You just can't see it all in a few days. Here are a couple pics. I'll try to post a few more when I get a chance. We're exhausted. My boys had the time of their lives!

Of course, the F-22 was my favorite. (The F-35A was a no-show, but the C showed up and made a couple nice passes before landing and letting us get a good look at it. I have to say, outside of the F-22, the Mig 17 had to be one of the coolest things we saw. The bright orange flame from the afterburner was great, and it just looked like it was hauling a$$. It sounded great, too! The night show was simply spectacular, and my sons LOVED the jet powered truck! The Mig 17 "raced" it down the runway, which had the guys just jumping with excitement. What a weekend!

Thanks to all for the advice and help! The camping worked out perfectly. We stayed in the all night generator lot and had nice, comfy air conditioning all night.

 

[cbhausen]

I wish I would have seen this thread earlier. I entertained the idea of going but scrubbed at the last minute. I could’ve offered lots of advice as I have been there multiple times and have even done the SS Badger car ferry out of Manitowoc over to Ludington to watch races at Michigan International Speedway after the fly-in.

Watching all the live streaming from the fly-in took its toll on my productivity this past week but was worth it. More motivated than ever to get my Velocity built and fly up there myself.

 

[Wstar425]

Glad you had a good time and Wisconsin treated you well!! Since you didn’t mention it, I’ll assume traffic was not an issue, which is a good thing anytime you’re near Chicago! My wife came up thru there Sunday morning and said there was nobody on the highway then. I’ll have to think about going back to the museum, but my dislike of big crowds will probably keep me away from the air show. Good to hear you are home safe and had a great vacation with the kids!!

 

[Wstar425]

I talked to a friend of mine a few times about getting some info for you about the airshow, as well as how traffic might be thru there Sunday morning for my wife’s trip home.

He was there with his grandson. His Father and Uncle were both commercial pilots, and he flys privately. He’s 52 and thinks he has been there 45 years, the first time when he was two. He knows a guy who flys in every year and has been there 65 years this year. That’s pretty dedicated.

He built an open cockpit Fly Baby with his brother that his Dad and Uncle started but never finished. This was after they both passed away within 24 days of each other. I’ve seen it, it’s a single seater and while I don’t fly, I don’t think I would go up in that.

 

[4651feeder]

Glad you enjoyed yourselves, as that's a big part of what it's all about.

I missed a comedy Cub act or wing walker this year, did I nap thru any?

To me Oshkosh is about the Marketplace and Build Forums.

Flybaby, did someone mention Flybaby? Last I knew this Flybaby "Wood Knot" was setting in a Wichita basement under reconstruction. All hand planked...or perhaps I should have said hand painted.

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[Principal Skinr]

The traffic was no issue at all going up Thursday evening. I think we hit Chicago around 8pm or so. Coming home Sunday it was a bit heavy even before but especially in Chicago. It didn't cost us too much time, though, so we just rolled with it.

We didn't spend nearly as much time as I'd like in the trade show and seminars, but we'll do that next time. I also wanted to see the STOL competition Friday night but we were just too tired.

I'll be checking the calendar soon to see if we can do it again next year. It has to fall just right with my work calendar, so it may be something we do every 2 to 3 years.

 

[dung]

I haven't been since I was a teenager, I really need to go again!