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                           It took several trips to get everyone to the airport... 
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                           Guests loading up in Iowa City... 
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                           Jack calling Montblack to let him know we're about to depart KIOW 
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                           Edwin & Jim flew up with Jack Allison and us, as a flight of 3... 
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                           Released from the hold, OSH is in view... 
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                           Approaching OSH.... 
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                           OSH from the air... 
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                           OSH... 
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                           We're base-to-final for Rwy 36... 
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                           Almost down!. 
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                           We're here! 
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                           I handed my son, Joe, the camera, and told him to take pictures... 
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                           Taxiing past... 
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                           Rolling down the taxiways... 
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                           Rolling.... 
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                           Say "hi!"... 
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                           It's a LONG taxi to the North 40 from Rwy 36! 
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                           More planes than you'll ever see, anywhere... 
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                           We're getting closer! 
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                           Volunteers make Airventure happen! 
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                           It's about 2.5 miles from touchdown to parking... 
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                           A B-17 overflies as we set up the tent... 
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                           Campsite all set! 
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                           First stop -- Goodwill to buy some junk bikes... 
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                           Montblack showed up right away.... 
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                           ...and started unloading.... 
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                           ...EVERYTHING! It was a cornucopia in there! 
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                           Joe bought this perfectly poltically incorrect shirt from a wandering vendor... 
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                           Here's the more correct front view... 
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                           After diverting to Fond du Lac for fuel, Jack and Steve arrived a few hours later... 
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                           At the end of a long, hot day...we're all together at Friar Tuck's! 
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                           Montblack taking some pix... 
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                           Becca at Friar Tucks... 
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