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Anybody else going to EAA Airventure in Oshkosh this year?
Posted on 7/22/17 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 7/22/17 at 3:40 pm
Starts Monday.
We got here yesterday. Been riding bikes and watching planes fly in all day.
Bonus time traveling delorean I saw this morning.
We got here yesterday. Been riding bikes and watching planes fly in all day.
Bonus time traveling delorean I saw this morning.
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Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:01 pm to hawgfaninc
Always wanted to go. Haven't had the chance yet.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 4:12 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
It's pretty awesome. My seventh year straight to go.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 5:40 pm to hawgfaninc
Last went in 2011, need to make planes for next year.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 7:12 pm to EA6B
I need to go/ Want to fly my V-tail up there
Posted on 7/22/17 at 7:28 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
GT23 shamed you have never been there as I have. Number 2, do you have a single family member that lives in Alabama?!!!!!! I swear your twin lives in my town.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 7:54 pm to hawgfaninc
I flew an R44 with a buddy of mine there two years ago from South Carolina. It was by far the most fun, chaotic, and memorable cross country trip I've ever been on.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 7:57 pm to hawgfaninc
What exactly is this? Never heard of it but I like planes. Just curious.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 7:58 pm to Devil_doge
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I flew an R44 with a buddy of mine there two years ago from South Carolina. It was by far the most fun, chaotic, and memorable cross country trip I've ever been on.
An R44 from SC to WI? Holy hell. I've never flown an R44 but I have about 1500 hours in an AH-64 and some of the most brutal cross country flights for me were from the Boeing factory in Mesa, AZ to Fort Hood and from Boeing to Fort Rucker when we were fielding the new 64E's. I can't imagine at R44 that type of distance.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 8:06 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
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I can't imagine at R44 that type of distance.
It was brutal at first. I'm a fixed wing pilot by trade and had only about 12 hrs in a helicopter before this trip so I was definitely not used to it.
The biggest issue was trying to get out of the SE states without running into the numerous summertime storms that like to pop up out of thin air. The thick summertime air meant a lot of turbulence but we usually cruised around 5-6k feet with the doors off.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 8:08 pm to Devil_doge
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we usually cruised around 5-6k feet with the doors off.
What airspeed? That's the nice part about the 64E is we could cruise 140KTAS too easy for 2+30 hours.
This post was edited on 7/22/17 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 7/22/17 at 8:12 pm to OleWarSkuleAlum
quote:Damn that's moving!
140KTAS too easy for 2+30 hours.
We were averaging about 110-120KTAS
Posted on 7/22/17 at 8:22 pm to saint tiger225
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What exactly is this? Never heard of it
Its the largest airshow in North America, if not the world. Military and civilian performances. Aircraft manufacturers, pilot accessory manufacturers, and others showing off their latest and greatest. Oshkosh becomes the world's busiest airport during EAA Airventure. Hundreds of aircraft and their pilots fly in for this.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 10:26 pm to Devil_doge
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Hundreds of aircraft and their pilots fly in for this.
It is actually more than 10,000 planes most years.
for 2016
Attendance: Approximately 563,000, an increase of nearly one percent over 2015.
Total aircraft: More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh and other airports in east-central Wisconsin.
Total showplanes: 2,855 (up 7 percent over 2015): 1,124 homebuilt aircraft (up 11 percent), 1,032 vintage airplanes (up 7 percent), 371 warbirds (up 6 percent), 135 ultralights and light-sport aircraft, 101 seaplanes, 31 rotorcraft, 41 aerobatic aircraft, and 20 non-categorized aircraft.
Commercial exhibitors: Final total of 891, a 10 percent increase over EAA AirVenture 2015.
Forums and Workshops: A total of 1,050 sessions attended by more than 75,000 people.
This post was edited on 7/22/17 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 7/23/17 at 4:37 am to EA6B
That's crazy!
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