Originally Posted by
John Leidel
Well its been almost a month and life is getting back to normal. 2018 was my brother Glenn and my 46th year attending Oshkosh! The first year I sat on his shoulders to watch the show. Now he won't let me! LOL!
Over the years we have seen many things change, some for better, some for worse. Here is my list for 2018:
Good: This was Glenn and my first year volunteering in the Warbirds area working with the Tram Tour. Glenn did announcing in the tent and I did Warbird Membership sales. Originally I signed up to be a driver, but wasn't needed. Hopefully next year. We both has a blast meeting and connecting with the people that go with the hardware. It was an amazing experience!
-An absolutely amazing number of Warbirds and current military aircraft on the ground and in the air!
-Being I spent most of my time volunteering, I really enjoyed the Trams to get around and cover as much of the grounds as I could.
-As always, the Seaplane Base is the best kept secret and a relaxing and beautiful place to visit.
Bad: I still miss the missing man formation that ALWAYS used to happen at the conclusion on the Warbird shows! To me it is one on the most important parts of the show!
-The "Drifting"... This is an air show, not a car show. I dont appreciate the noise of screeching tires drowning out everything in the area of the Ford tent. I want to hear the music of aircraft, not screeching tires!
Ugly: Like somebody mentioned earlier, old saggy tattoo ladies LOL! :)
I'm looking forward to 2019! Hopefully my schedule will allow me to volunteer again as I did this year!