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Some Oshkosh 2010 Pics

Not sure why it took me so long, but someone on Twitter today was asking about my pics from Oshkosh 2010 (last year), so I finally uploaded them to my Skydrive (now OneDrive). Take a look and enjoy. There are some good ones in there.

Oshkosh 2010 Photos

Sloshkosh Start

Some of my friends and I arrived in Oshkosh last night…unfortunately the grounds at the airport are soggy from 10 inches of rain last week, so we’ve been relegated to a hard parking lot a few miles north of the airfield…along with a bunch of other people. I’m being told there are about 5 more of these lots that EAA is setting up until the grounds dry out…along with a couple hundred parked on the road near the entrance to the camping area at the airport. Good times.

Here are a couple of pictures…the last one is our rig for the week, along with a map of where we’re at (hopefully temporarily).

Headed to Oshkosh!

Many of you know that I am an aviator, a pilot…and I take having fun flying very seriously. Smile I am also a podcaster and have a couple of shows about aviation that I host and produce. Part of what I do as both an aviator and podcaster is make an annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of general aviation, EAA’s Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This show is indescribable, so I won’t really try. I will, however, say that it’s amazing! The best part, of course, is meeting all of my old friends and making new ones every year. Well, that time has come again…and in about a day and a half I’ll be heading up to Osh for a week of airplanes, airshows, interviews, fun, hanging out, rain, heat, humidity, camping…and an all around good time.

I do official coverage of some of the show on my two aviation websites, StudentPilotCast.com and pilotcast.com, but I may chronicle some of the adventures here through pictures, video, and writing…but it all depends on how much time I have (which is usually not very much). I may at least do some cross posting and get some of it here even if I post it on one of my show sites as well.

For some of the information and coverage that I’ve done at past Airventure, you can see some of it here. I’m getting excited…as usual, it’s gonna be great!

Podapalooza 2008 Posted on Student Pilot Cast

I’ve just released part 1 of the 2008 edition of Podapalooza on my aviation podcast, which was recorded in Oshkosh at EAA Airventure. Podapalooza is the gathering of aviation podcasters in Oshkosh each year. As well as being released on the feed for my Student Pilot Cast and several other aviation podcast feeds, this year it was broadcast live on EAA Radio as well as on the Internet. Part 2 is following soon.

Participating in this year's event was, in the order they were sitting, Uncontrolled Airspace, The Student Pilot Cast, The Finer Points, Airspeed, and the Pilotcast (along with CFI cast). Remoted in via skype was Will and Dave of the Pilot's Flight Pod Log. Notably missing this year were new pilot, Greg, from the Student Pilot Journal and student pilot Jerry from VA Student Pilot. I'm probably forgetting others as well, so forgive me.

I also want to note that Airventure Today (the daily Airventure newspaper) did an article on the Podapalooza, so check that out if want to.

I really enjoyed participating this year, and felt honored to be on the stage with so many talented people. It's a great community of people in aviation. I had a great time in Oshkosh in general, and was able, with the help of my friend Kent from the Pilotcast, to experience two approaches into OSH. That was incredible. The show itself is overwhelmingly large and covers everything in aviation, from the smallest of the ultralights to the largest plane I’ve ever seen (the Boeing Dreamlifter), and everything in between. I’m including a few pics from the event.