Why I'm against bringing the Thunderbirds

[Hal Bryan]

Maybe I am missing something, but looking at the Primary web cams, I can not find the Thunderbirds!!! Where are they parked?

They're parked in front of the Wittman airport terminal building, NNE of warbirds, on the far side of Rwy 9/27.

[spongebobiwan]

They're parked in front of the Wittman airport terminal building, NNE of warbirds, on the far side of Rwy 9/27.

Oh, and by the way?? It is currently 5:07pm and at this precise moment, the Airshow cam is pointing directly at the Thunderbirds.

[PaulDow]

I'd like to ask that when the crowd is compressed, that the No Carts zone along on Wittman between Waukau and Vern be very strictly enforced. It's packed in there, and it's difficult to move aside for someone driving through that area. There are fewer through there, but so e seem to be let through.

[lkorona]

As to the question about hosting theT-Birds at Oshkosh – To me it was a great thing to have done. I was at the showon Thursday when the T-Birds arrived, and just about everyone stopped what theywere doing to look up. You could feel the excitement in the crowd. The crowdswatching all their performances were huge, they are a big draw for everyone, fromhard-core EAA members to the general public. Having the T-Birds at Oshkosh wasa big win, and if that meant that you needed to accommodate their visit bymoving the burn line, then so be it. It was a great show and I had a greattime.

[Aaron Novak]

As to the question about hosting theT-Birds at Oshkosh – To me it was a great thing to have done. I was at the showon Thursday when the T-Birds arrived, and just about everyone stopped what theywere doing to look up. You could feel the excitement in the crowd. The crowdswatching all their performances were huge, they are a big draw for everyone, fromhard-core EAA members to the general public. Having the T-Birds at Oshkosh wasa big win, and if that meant that you needed to accommodate their visit bymoving the burn line, then so be it. It was a great show and I had a greattime.

I could have done without it. It ended up being a pretty big disruption for the local hangar tenants, and I did not see much of a positive reaction from anyone that was around. Granted I was in the homebuilt area and have been spoiled with better f-16 and f-22 demo flights. Honestly I hope this is the one and only time they show up. To each their own.

[TedK]

I personally had no desire to see the T-Birds (or the Blues, for that matter), but from my observations, I think Net/Net that having the Thunderbirds was positive. It appeared to me that the youngsters were greatly impressed.

IM<HO, I think the best of all worlds would be for them to bed down other than at OSH and do an offsite show like the Chicago lakefront show.

Also, a lot of us old timers don't care for jet noise. I would suggest that EAA stagger the participation of the jets like the T-birds and Blue Angels so there are "quiet" years and "jet" years.

[Mayhemxpc]

I'd like to ask that when the crowd is compressed, that the No Carts zone along on Wittman between Waukau and Vern be very strictly enforced. It's packed in there, and it's difficult to move aside for someone driving through that area. There are fewer through there, but so e seem to be let through.

Then there was the elderly couple driving a Chrysler THROUGH the crowd on Boeing plaza during the show on Friday. No ground guide or escort...and driving over my son's backpack while we were pulling my son (10 years old) out of the way before he got hit, too.

[Floatsflyer]

Then there was the elderly couple driving a Chrysler THROUGH the crowd on Boeing plaza during the show on Friday. No ground guide or escort...and driving over my son's backpack while we were pulling my son (10 years old) out of the way before he got hit, too.

Was that Friday night as well? I saw that right in front of us Saturday night during the night airshow just a few yards north of the plaza. And it was an old car, dark green I think. I wondered what the hell that was all about?

Hope your son was OK.

[rbarkerjr]

I'd like to ask that when the crowd is compressed, that the No Carts zone along on Wittman between Waukau and Vern be very strictly enforced. It's packed in there, and it's difficult to move aside for someone driving through that area. There are fewer through there, but so e seem to be let through.

I think the trams should be put in that category as well, at least during the air show. Sitting by the Gee Bee on both Friday and Saturday, especially Saturday, I was amazed at how many near-misses there were between the trams and inattentive spectators. I realize that where the Gee Bee was parked is outside of those areas, but it was still a dangerous area there too.

[Fastcapy]

I am a hangar tenant at kosh and I had no issues. I enjoyed them breaking full afterburner over the hangar. I had a bunch of family and friends out to the hangar to see them as well. They loved it. Saturday, a lot of them paid for a wristband just to see the t-birds at show center. The best was when the pilots threw us their trademark hand signals as they taxied past us heading back to the terminal! Granted, I don't want them to be an every year thing, but once every few years is neat.