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Perfect Symmetry: Part One, Construction

At this year's Airventure in Oshkosh (WI), parked right next to the old entryway arch, is a yellow, two-seat airplane that is so perfectly built it grabs your eye from a hundred feet away.

Thoughts From The Common Man

The 2004 AirVenture theme, "Launching the Next Century of Flight," seems to have permeated the thoughts of this year's attendees and filled them with warm fuzzy feelings about the event.

The Best Little Party At Oshkosh

Chuck Swain's "Bier Garden" Draws All Sorts

At a wooded lot in Camp Scholler, adjacent to Oshkosh's Wittman Regional Airport, one of the 30,000 or so campers who come to AirVenture each year is Chuck Swain, owner of Beaver Aviation."I've been at Oshkosh since it was in Rockford (IL) in 1963," he told me during the big fly-in. "I have been in this campsite since 1970. If you look around, you'll find all kinds of bottle caps buried in the turf." He laughs contagiously. "We dig them up every once in awhile just to remind us 'that was a very good year.'"

The Obsessive, Compulsive Way to the Big O

Yes, Virginia, You CAN See It All

It's often said there's so much to do at Oshkosh you have to clone yourself to see it all. I have just one AirVenture under my belt. That hardly qualifies me as an expert. I do have several years of large science fiction (shameless plug - Serenity April 2005) convention experience. It's a lot like an air show, with booths, vendors, talks, and movies -- all scheduled at the exact same time.

EAA And FAA Honor Their Best

Awards Presented To Aviation Over-Achievers At Airventure

The Theater In The Woods is AirVenture's largest gathering place. It is small enough to feel intimate. But with three sides open to the surrounding woods an enormous crowd can gather around the theater. That was the case Thursday night in Oshkosh (WI), when the EAA and FAA presented some of their most prestigious awards to several of aviation's best.

The Very Heart Of AirVenture

Volunteers Really Run The Show

Volunteers are the heart of Oshkosh EAA Air Venture. Without the 4,500 or so selfless people who give their time to this air show, there wouldn't even BE an air show. Volunteers comprise about 95 percent of the air show staff.