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Thread: Oshkosh 09 Official Sign Up Thread

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    Default Oshkosh 09 Official Sign Up Thread

    Welcome to Air Venture 2009.

    This is one of the highlights of the Summer - hope you can make attend.

    Directions to our camping hosts.

    Marland and Pat Felker
    1864 W. Waukau Ave.
    Oshkosh, wi 54902


    felker.jpg

    Take the East Exit off Rt. 41 to Rt. 44. Make right at first light, then stay right at the "Y". Make left on Waukau Ave. It's about the 2nd driveway on the left, small entrance so pay attention. As the boys were saying it's a wide turn in.

    There is water available.

    Honeywagon can be called if you need its service. Fees apply.

    Trash Dumpster on site.




    This is the list of current attendees. Any changes please post them here.

    Jon (A1)
    JDUB & Rae (Jerry Winchester)


    Granvil (grantracy)
    Jim & Linda (Jelmore)
    Ken (Bluevost)
    Mark & Lorenda (dmark1)
    (JasperJr)

    Mike & Donna (mangomike)
    Sawdust

    This is in no way a structured event. So every day is a free day.

    However here is a rough outline of what JDUB and I will be doing if you would like to join in.

    There is also an opportunity to work with Jon and Debi at Pilots and Paws at their official booth. If you're interested sign up with Jon.

    Friday Night

    Trukman and Mango Arrive

    Saturday

    1pm Bonanza Arrivals (100 Bonanzas flying in formation 3 abreast) Probably Runway 36L

    Moving over to the view the rest of the landings on Runway 9/27.

    Spaghetti Dinner at the bus, all invited.

    Sunday

    Morning - JDUB & Mango Mike Omelettes to Order Breakfast. All Welcomed. This is a great way to start the day.

    Plane spotting at Runway 9/27 next to the Bonanza contingent.

    Good day to buy your tickets pre show. Booth located at the east end of the service drive (Wittman Road) by the bonanza parking (North 40).
    Admission Fees:
    http://www.airventure.org/planning/admission.html

    Sunday night - Open.

    Monday

    Official opening day of Air Venture.

    10:00am Visit Vendors

    3:00pm White Knight Arrives Runway 36L
    3:30pm Air Show starts w/ warbirds in review. Runway 36L. Bring a chair and water.

    5:30pm Doobie Brother Free Concert at AeroShell Plaza

    7:00pm Pizza Dinner at the bus. $10 per person. Salad/Pizza/Sodas/Beer

    8:30pm Movie in the Woods - The Right Stuff

    Tuesday

    Visit Vendors
    3:30 pm Air Show

    2:00 am Sheep attack.

    Dinner - TBD

    Wednesday

    Pack up, head home.



    Recommendations:

    EAA Museum
    http://www.airventure.org/attractions/museum.html

    museum.jpg

    helicopter rides in a vintage Bell 47, with a complete ariel view of OSH. At Pioneer Airpark, next to the EAA Museum.

    helicopter_5114.jpg






    Links:

    Map of Airport: http://www.airventure.org/planning/A...rounds_map.pdf

    First Timers Guide: http://www.airventure.org/about/newbies.html

    Daily Highlights: http://www.airventure.org/attractions/dailyevents.html
    Last edited by MangoMike; 07-19-2009 at 09:19 AM.

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    Sawdust & C headed that way.

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    Chris and I and our Airstream friends will not be attending. Maybe next year, tho. We were looking forward to this event, but since the monsoon season started early this summer, we are desparate to re-grade the yard to keep water out of the basement.
    Jim and Chris
    2001 Featherlite Vogue XLV 2 slide with Rivets-current coach, 1999 shell
    Previous 22 years,
    We have owned every kind of Prevost shell but an H3-40

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    I will have 5 extra tickets for each day. Obviously I cannot accomodate everyone, but they are available. I have them for the entire show, so if anyone is not going to be there during the dates Mike listed I will still have them for the remaining days. The only people who will get priority (and I doubt if they will be expecting them) will be pilotsnpaws pilots who will be manning the booth. So far no firm committments from any of them.

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    I'm wondering about taking my H3-45 shell to Oshkosh and putting for sale signs (or lettering) to try and stumble across a buyer and towing my 22' Airstream to stay in. I've only been to the air show once but isn't there about 5,000 RV's that show up and 10,000 planes ? Maybe out of that masses I can snag a prospect. The year I went, my camping neighbor was in a piece of junk bumper pull but owned was loaded and bought a 1 million dollar plane at the show.

    Does anyone know how early I should get there if I can break away in order to get a premo spot toward the entrance and on one of the main roads in order to get the maximum foot traffic exposure from people walking into the gate from the RV section ? Would two days prior be sufficient ?

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    Jeff,

    If you park w/ the rest of the POG gang at Marland Felker's place there would be zero foot traffic visibility, unless you could sell it to Jon.

    There are a number of homes on Waukau Ave, which leads to the main gates, but I would image all those spaces would already be allocated.

    If you setup in Camp Scholler at least you would have the visibility of the rest of the RV folks.

    Mike

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    Mike-

    I was thinking of trying to park in the RV / camping section but get up towards the front near the food tents and the on site store where people would be funneling in through that gate from the RV / camping portion. I was trying to say I wanted to park on a main road of the RV park, not a main road entering into the show (although that would be great, probably not allowed). I know you can get buried pretty far back down the side grass paths which is what it seems to say the spot you guys are at. I'm wanting to get her on main beat and path. Seems like there's actually a road they call Main Street in that RV section.

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    Jeff,

    My guess it's first come, first serve on the sites.

    We actually are on private property off of Waukau Ave.

    Just put it on Craig's List.

    MIke
    Last edited by MangoMike; 07-14-2009 at 01:02 PM.

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    Jeff, I thought you were the wizard that could trade anything to ultimately get what you want? Are you still the founder and exclusive member of the TBC (In your case the THREE bus club)?

    This is your chance. Trade that bus shell for whatever you can get to turn into money.

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    I agree with Mike. That bus needs to sit at the front of Camp Schoeller and that is going to take getting there very early. I would surmise a week ahead might not be too early. You need to sign up to be an EAA member to camp there. If you are late and have to be in the back your traffic will be nil.

    Ebay. That's the answer. Take what you can get, lick your wounds amd move on.

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