Our 21st consecutive EAA Oshkosh Fly-In was our best yet! Spending six days camped in the shadow of our plane is our definition of aviation heaven, and Oshkosh never disappoints.
But it wasn't all fun and games. Hooking up with Gary Elshoff, the creator of our beautiful stained-glass windows, we spent many hours promoting both his artwork and our hotel to many thousands of convention attendees. We also spent untold hours searching for artwork and memorabilia to spice up and enhance our aviation theme suites.
But fun is the best kind of work, so we hosted a little get-together at our campsite in the North Forty for pilots from all over the country who frequent the aviation newsgroups. A new first -- an internet aviation party! -- it is guaranteed to become an annual affair for us!
The only downside -- we came home with a different tent than we arrived with! Yes, the weather was a bit rough this year in Oshkosh, as some of the photos will attest...
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Brian & Christine in N33431 -- our beloved old Warrior...we flew into OSH as a flight of two!
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A beautiful shot of Brian & Christine in the clouds...
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A great shot of OSH as we're entering the downwind for Rwy 27...
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Setting up camp in OSH...
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Jay with "Atlas" -- his name cuz he can lift ANYTHING!
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"Atlas" parked next to "Baby"...
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All of us at the 2003 sign...
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Another shot at the OSH 2003 sign...
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Waiting for the bus to the Seaplane base -- look out!
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The beautiful Seaplane Base...
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A great shot of the new Russian seaplane...
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This is the very first Russian private seaplane...
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Becca with Dad's EAA hat...
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Rec.Aviation party at our campsite -- Ron & Steve...
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Rec.Aviation party -- Margy & Ron...
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Rec.Aviation Party -- Palo & Christine...
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Rec.Aviation Party... Mike & Mary...
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Rec.Aviation Party -- Christine, Mary & Margy on Atlas' wing!
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Mary & Kids at "Worlds Busiest Tower" in OSH...
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Mary & kids with the beautiful and tragic Hughes Air Racer...
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Mary works the crowd at Flying Colors Glass booth...
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Mary & Jay at Flying Colors Glass booth...
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Kids at World's Busiest Control Tower...
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Kids at "The Big Bomb" in the Warbirds area...
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After the storms...Joey's sleeping bag dries out...
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Joey with the old tent...before it was destroyed...
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The beautiful Boeing Clipper -- restored AGAIN!
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Kids with an Albatross...
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...and an F-14 "Bombcat"...
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Sexy, tragic Hughes Air Racer...
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The Beluga and the Hughes...
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Gary Elshoff, Mary & Jay at Flying Colors Glass
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Beautiful formations over OSH 2003...
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Drying out after another storm...it rained every day!
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What's left of our tent after I peeled it off the wing...
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Perfectly restored Corsair guns...
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Aluminum Overcast (B-17) takes off near our campsite...
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Bec & Joe take a break on a golf cart...
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Breakfast at the Hilton...
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Brian with rare Russian WWII fighter plane...
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