I had never been to Oshkosh before and decided this would be a perfect year to go. I’m glad I did! I’ve always heard of how cool Oshkosh was, but it was even better than I imagined. It’s very cool to be around so many like minded people that are all there to learn about and appreciate all things aviation!
I spent most mornings attending the workshops for fabric covering, spray painting, gas welding and metal working. Then in the afternoons I attended multiple forums about backcountry and bush flying, mountain flying, hand propping, aircraft maintenance, owner liability, mastering the tailwheel, air-camping and breakdowns away from home.
In-between all that I found BearHawk Aircraft, Dynon Avionics, Grove Aircraft, Hartzell Propellers, Lycoming Motors, ECI Motors and several others to learn about their products and pick their brains!
If you’re not familiar with Oshkosh, here’s a quick overview video: https://youtu.be/YroWJkULjac
I flew into MKE and rented the funniest looking little car to drive into Oshkosh. Camping at Oshkosh was a blast!
One of the nights they had a night time airshow with fireworks.
I stopped by Bearhawk Aircraft and found this beautiful 4-place Bearhawk.
I found Mark Goldberg and he took me over to see his 4-place Bearhawk. Mark was extremely helpful and answered all my questions. After sitting in it and talking for quite a while I decided to purchase the kit.
My kit should arrive in late September!!!