When you think "Oshkosh"...

[Hal Bryan]

When you think "Oshkosh", (or for those of you who've been around a while, when you think "Rockford" or even "Milwaukee"), what aircraft come(s) to mind?

Is there one aircraft or type that stands out as an icon? A field full of RVs, the P-51s and friends in the Mustang Corral, Cessna 195s camping together, powered parachutes flying over the farm in the evenings...?

[MEdwards]

I think of the incredible variety, from the Wright Flyer to the C5 (and the huge Russian C5-knockoff) which, I guess, speaks to the inclusiveness of EAA.

In a way it's more the people than the airplanes. My fondest memory is touring the warbirds with a guy who really knew them and taught me so much about them.

My favorite picture is my first experiment with a movie from a new digital point-and-shoot, of a powered parachute just after the ultralight field opened in the morning.

[gbrasch]

The Bell 47 flying overhead all day since I have been attending for 27 years. Never tire of seeing it, but I am biased!

[rv8bldr]

Not any particular aircraft, but sounds. My favourite are round sounds (radials), although Merlins come a close second. I particularly like the sound of Harvards (T-6) on take off with the bark of the propeller as it rolls past.

Can't wait for Oshkosh....

[Floatsflyer]

Restored Sikorsky S-39 and replica S-38's especially the Johnson & Johnson one because of the colours. And just about any antique in the vintage area(the 1919 DH-4 mail plane was a thrill and talking to it's pilot/restorer).

[kmacht]

I don't think it is any one type of plane. What I enjoy is seeing the stuff there that you can't find at any other airshow. Walking along the homebuilt section each year to see what is new or different that made it to the show is what the show is about for me. I can go see Mustangs, a C5, or an RV at any other number of places each year. What I can't go see are the one-off creations that people have dreamed of and built.

The show itself is mostly about the people though. Camping at Scholler with friends, going to the Sonex party the first night to meet other builders, or just talking ariplanes and flying with a random stranger while waiting in line somewhere is what keeps me coming back.

Keith

[Gil]

The Bell 47 flying overhead all day since I have been attending for 27 years. Never tire of seeing it, but I am biased!

To me, that is one of the most annoying things about Oshkosh.

[JimRice85]

Rockford and my parents in their Stinson SM-6000 Trimotor or their matched set of his and hers S-1C Pitts dad built.

Oshkosh, Bob Hoover, Bob Herendeen, Bob Lyjack, Red Devils, Leo Loudenslager, John Baugh flying the P-51 Miss Coranado (which I fell in love with). Steve Wittman, French Connection, Duane and Marion Cole, Wayne Pierce, XP-51 being flown. Driving down to Hales Corner to visit the museum.

[Bill Greenwood]

There are so many great airplanes there. In the evening or early morning sometimes I would look at my plane parked in the field and just have that warm feeling inside, like it was a home away from home.

Last year when I visited Zack's house and we were stuffing ourselves in the back yard the blimp flew over very low, almost like a friendly neighbors dog coming to visit.
That is something I have never seen anywhere else.

[Zack Baughman]

Last year when I visited Zack's house and we were stuffing ourselves in the back yard the blimp flew over very low, almost like a friendly neighbors dog coming to visit.
That is something I have never seen anywhere else.