Everything about the 1968 Piper Cherokee 140, tail number N1537J.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
AirVenture 2012 - Bucket List Item
Beth and I flew N1537J to Oshkosh, WI July 22, 2012 to attend EAA AirVenture 2012. Beth and I have attended AirVenture before, but this is the first time that we have flown our own plane in. It is quite a thrill to fly the VFR Fisk arrival to Oshkosh. Check out the instructions to do it! This was one of my bucket list items that I can now tick off.
The view from the back row...
When we made it to the ground, the ground crew directed us to our parking spot... Row 544!!! It turned out to be a pretty good spot after all.
Our little corner of AirVenture 2012.
Beth with one of the Mooney Sheiks.
On our way to the shower facilities, we passed the camp site of a very politically incorrect sort... Beth knew we should document it. So here it is. What do you think? The guys who set it up were both service men recently back from the mid-east.
Infidel Bar and Grill
Hanging at Target for the A/C.
Both Sunday and Monday the actual temperature topped 96 degrees, with a heat index of over 105 degrees. So a trip to Target was a welcome break.
2005 Sweepstakes winner, 1964 Cherokee 140.
Our small camp...
Near buses and potties, as good as it gets!
A pair of Dyke Delta aircraft.
JD-2 Dyke Delta
While the Dyke Delta looks strange, it apparently flys very well and very fast. Here is a link to an article about this particular airplane.
SX300
A very sharp
Swearingen SX300. For more information about SX300s click this link. For more information about this particular airplane click here.
Burt Rutan designed this unusual twin-engine airplane.
Honda it finally getting into the aviation business. This airplane should be a real winner for them. To read more about the HondaJet, click here.
While we were in the HondaJet exibit, we saw a demonstration of ASIMO a humanoid robot that Honda has been working on for several years. I was able to get into the front row and got some pretty good video.
2 comments:
Great post! Loved seeing the photos and sharing them with Randy. Maybe we'll catch you there next year. Randy went last year!
I plan on being there... But, I think next year will be a hotel or anything other than a tent. Been there, done that, ain't gonna happen again. LOL
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