EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017: Around the Grounds

By Fred Harl

The Aero Experience EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 coverage traditionally begins with a tour around the grounds from the weekend before opening day.  As usual, it was cloudy much of the time, which only adds to the charm of watching the final setup preparations come together.  In today's report, we include unique views of the first weekend and a few more interesting encounters experienced during the week that can be classified as "Only at Oshkosh."  

The first stop on our pre-opening tour is Sleepy Hollow Farm Camp Grounds near the main gate.  We have been staying at Sleepy Hollow Farm since 2013, and we highly recommend them for their customer service and hospitality.  The owners and staff have made our experience at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh enjoyable and productive.  Contact them for next year's RV and cabin reservations.

  

The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017 grounds offer some memorable sights, including the famous "Brown Arch," World's Busiest Control Tower, scooters, golf carts and porta-potties as far as the eye can see, and a path to follow in every direction.  There are even messages in the sky! 

 

 

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016: Around the Grounds

Fred Harl and Carmelo Turdo

The Aero Experience continues our signature year-round coverage of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016, sponsored by Air Associates, with another look around the airport grounds as we prepare next month's series on the many exhibitors we visited.  Featured here are the more prominent sites, including the main gate, control tower, Brown Arch and the dedication of the Ron Scott Communications Center.  Also conspicuous around the grounds are the VW Beetles driven by EAA staff, the "Scooter Guys" who guide the aircraft watch the airshow line and an occasional sea gull looking for scraps at the A&W food stands.  We hope you have enjoyed our coverage so far and will check back for our coverage of the exhibitors in January.