Re: EAA Air Venture Oshkosh 2021
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:50 pm
I'll have some video of their practice soon. Hopefully they get way better at formation in Oshkosh!
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I'll have some video of their practice soon. Hopefully they get way better at formation in Oshkosh!
Ryan hit pretty much all of the advice I would give. The most important thing to understand, and it cannot be emphasized enough, is just how large the show grounds are. There are quite literally miles of aircraft on display. If you want to see everything, I would try to break down your week and try to focus on a particular area of interest each day, or put some thought into prioritizing what you'd like to see. The Vintage and Warbird areas are fullest Tuesday-Thursday, for example. The size of the grounds means that you're almost guaranteed to miss something cool because it simply isn't possible to see everything that happens in a given day.Speedbird2706 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 10, 2021 8:07 am Hey all,
This will be my first AirVenture so I am just curious what to expect. I was also wondering if anyone had some insight to the A-10 CAS demo and possibly statics and if, since the theme is WWII+1, they would bring the 3 retro A-10s from the ANG. Saw the pictures of the Fort Wayne Heritage bird and have seen pictures of the Boise one, Maryland has one now too but I haven’t seen too many pictures of theirs. Mainly this was speculation on my end, most important is what to expect, any help would be appreciated.
Regards
Jordan
Just to tack on to this - the warbirds area generally stays open until sunset and then they start to secure it to protect the expensive planes. In our first few years of going we would frequently go down to the P-51 parking area and shoot the sunset off of the bare metal.kalamazookid wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:32 pm Depending on how ambitious you are or how tired you are, you can also wander the grounds as late as 8 p.m. I personally like to spend at least one evening walking through the warbird area. There's just something about seeing those aircraft in the evening light with virtually nobody around that always feels special. It's also worth staying in your chair and watching aircraft ops into the evening. You never know what you might see arrive or just go out and fly around! One thing to keep in mind is that if you decide to leave your chairs while you walk around in the evening, they may get picked up and taken to lost and found by event staff after about 7:30 p.m. You're generally fine to claim a spot and leave them in a bag all day, but they do occasionally get moved for aircraft ops.
Yea they wanted to come to TOM, but too much $$ to not fit the theme. Not sure who decided the P-40/SBD combo. Hard to sell that to a show.kalamazookid wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:11 pm Sounds like the Erickson P-40 and SBD are no longer possibilities. They have been removed from the Air Expo lineup the weekend before which likely means that they are not coming east at all.
Makes sense. I thought they'd escort the B-25 to TOM and they'd find a way to fit the P-40/SBD in somehow, but I guess that's off the table. Too bad. The P-40 and SBD would have been perfect fits for Oshkosh this year.GRNDP51 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:11 pmYea they wanted to come to TOM, but too much $$ to not fit the theme. Not sure who decided the P-40/SBD combo. Hard to sell that to a show.kalamazookid wrote: ↑Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:11 pm Sounds like the Erickson P-40 and SBD are no longer possibilities. They have been removed from the Air Expo lineup the weekend before which likely means that they are not coming east at all.
Curious about a few things. Is the F16 flying everyday during the daily airshow? Is the Legacy Flight with the EA18 every flight and are they flying in the daily airshows? You posted Saturday Night F18 and EA18, are they both flying Demos or are they flying in a Legacy Flight together? Is the West Coast Rhino Team appearing at Airventure?? Anything about surprises they’re not telling? Was curious if the Blues or Thunderbirds will make an appearance for a flyover. Excited about this year after not having last year!kalamazookid wrote: ↑Wed Jul 14, 2021 1:20 am Airshow highlights from tonight's webinar:
Monday
Warbird mass arrival
Aeroshell Aerobatic Team
Geico Skytypers
Aerial Applicators 100th Anniversary - Stearman, AG Cat, AT-802 (basically a celebration of crop dusting)
Tuesday
Opener BlackFly VTOL aircraft
Volocopter electric helicopter
Cessna Sky Courier
Sasquatch
Yak-110
Warbird show featuring Doc, T-28s, T-34s and a variety of other warbirds
Red Bull Air Force
Homebuilts showcase
Aviore act
Wednesday
U-2 Fly-by to open the show: missed approach into unrestricted climb
Wingfoot Three (Goodyear Blimp)
Patty Wagstaff
Vicky Benzing
Seaplanes Review
Vintage Review
Legacy Flight
Heritage Flight
Justin Lewis Microjet
Thursday
AFSOC Arrival Demo featuring 14 aircraft
A-10 CAS Demo
KC-135 Fly-by
Bud Anderson Tribute
UPS 747 Departure
C-17 Departure
Friday
AFSOC Legacy Flight - AC-47 and AC-130
MC-130 Demo
CV-22 Demo
WWII 75th Anniversary "Plus One" Showcase
Saturday
AFSOC Legacy Flight - AC-47 and AC-130
WWII 75th Anniversary "Plus One" Showcase
Saturday Night
AFSOC Air Power Demo
F-18 and EA-18
Aeroshell
Sunday
MC-130 Demo
CV-22 Demo
F-16 Demo
F-18 Demo
Military Departures
"World's Greatest Departure Show"
Obviously a more complete schedule to come.