The EAA

[George K]

I enjoyed my one trip to the EAA in 1997. Though I'm not a pilot, it was awesome to watch the shows and see the aircraft.

Today, EAA does not disappoint.

https://x.com/EAA

B-52s
A-10s
F-15s...

I would have enjoyed.

[Copper]

Back in the day I was offered transportation and lodging. I never took it.

The show would be nice, but the crowd is too much.

[George K]

@Copper said in The EAA:

The show would be nice, but the crowd is too much.

Yeah.

I don't own (or rent) an aircraft.

I have no license.

One had to weigh the "cool" factor against the really overwhelming "geek" factor.

I found it intimidating, in a way, as an outsider.

[Copper]

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/july/23/two-die-in-accident-near-oshkosh-wisconsin

TWO DIE IN ACCIDENT NEAR OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN
Crash mars opening day of EAA AirVenture

Two people died when a Lancair ES crashed shortly after noon on July 22, about 1.5 nautical miles south of the threshold of Runway 36 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

[George K]

Wasn't there a fatality there about 2-3 years ago?