Hello,
I'm a mechanical engineering student at Colorado State University and a SEL Commercially rated pilot. Myself along with another private pilot from the school have scrounged up enough to travel to Oshkosh this year in a rented Piper Arrow. As we are on a fairly strict budget, I had a couple questions about things I was unable to locate on EAA's website.
We will have our airventure tickets purchased beforehand, but how much is it to camp at the aircraft per night?
I see that bringing food will cut down on costs significantly, any other tips to keep it as cheap as possible?
I don't suppose there are any college student discounts are there?
On a separate note,
We are hoping to arrive in the "fray" of it to get the full experience, but would also like a near certainty that we will get a parking spot. What is the best time to arrive Monday to assure both of these things?
Any other tips for Airventure beginners would be fantastic!
EDIT: Also, I noticed a statement about only having one tent. We will likely have 1-2 more passengers so 2 small tents that will easily fit in the footprint of the Arrow will be best for us. Is this allowable?
Thank you!
Austin Levin
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