We've really enjoyed the
feedback we've gotten from ya'll on the many, many, many stories we
published concerning aviation's biggest get-together... Oshkosh
2003.
The 2003 version of this favored event reversed a troubling
trend that had plagued many other fly-ins where attendance and
visitor satisfaction had been taking a dive for quite some time
(especially Sun 'n Fun... which is starting to look like a lost
cause).
Reversing A Trend...
But, Oshkosh and EAA pulled off a winner this time around. They
reversed the trend toward lesser attendance, put together a
friendlier and more interesting event than in year's past, and
attracted a lot more people and a truly amazing increase in
airplane traffic... the best showing in half a decade.
Good for them.
For our part, ANN fielded the
largest team it has EVER sent to any aviation event... utilizing
the efforts of some 15 people, both off and on the Convention site,
working their buns off, to bring you the real news and vivid flavor
of a true aviation extravaganza. Despite the size of the team and
the demands of the huge mission that resulted in hundreds of
stories, photos, interviews and features, this team represented the
best and most enjoyable effort we've ever undertaken.
We worked our hearts out, but we had a ball... and your e-mails
tell us that our efforts were much appreciated... for which we
thank you.
All in all, it was an amazing week... and for the next week, we
want to revisit this incredible experience and call your attention
to the entire collection of stories that were presented for your
amusement and education, as well as some of our favorites and some
quick kudos to the folks that helped us pay the bills (who truly
represent the cream of the aviation crop... and we were thrilled to
have them on our side -- so please let them know that their
sponsorship was appreciated...).
For the next week, we're going to call your attention to the
master link that takes you to ALL our many Oshkosh 2003-specific
stories as well as some of our favorites articles and take one more
opportunity to thank the folks that made it all possible for us to
do this amazing job for ya'll...
Also... we have a few NEW stories that have been filed since the
end of Oshkosh that we'll lay on you as well as our long-awaited
Osh-2003 summary, some special awards (comprising our take on the
Best AND Worst of Oshkosh) and a final wrap-up of our experiences
at this year's "Big O."
Read on, enjoy, and please know that we learned a LOT from this
year's massive effort and the lessons are still being examined...
with the result being that you can expect better and more
aggressive coverage of such pivotal events in the future. We're
excited about that... and look forward to doing truly exceptional
things for you in future...
Jim Campbell, ANN Editor-In-Chief
We Call Your Attention To
Some of Our Favorite Stories From Oshkosh 2003
(More To Come...)
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This MASSIVE Oshkosh 2003
Special Coverage Effort Was Made Possible (in Part) By LEAD SPONSOR
Cirrus Design!
A number of GREAT
sponsors made this possible... but none so much as Cirrus
Design.
Even if you've been living in a remote cave on an otherwise
uninhabited island off lower Botswana, you'd still have to know
that Cirrus Design is turning this industry on it's ear. More
important; as you can see from the attached news coverage, this
company is destined to become even more notable than it
already is... and that's a REALLY tough thing to do these days.
Cirrus Design made a number of extraordinary Oshkosh
announcements that are having an amazing effect on this industry
and will (no doubt) help to revitalize the world of general
aviation -- and put more capable/safer airplanes into the
hands of flyers all over the world...
Take my word for it... these folks are going to really set this
business on a dramatic new course. Hence, we are SO pleased to have
had Cirrus Design as ANN's Lead Sponsor for our 2003
Coverage of the EAA AirVenture Fly-In.
Please support our generous sponsors as they support our efforts
to keep you up to date on one of the aviation world's most exciting
events.
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