Bob Hayes submitted this photo and note: “Archer 63H tied down and tent set up, ready for a week of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023. Rain approaching from the northwest. The North 40 is starting to fill up.”
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Picture of the Day: Best friends at Oshkosh
Julius Salinas submitted this photo and note: “This is where it starts. Isaiah and Hunter enjoying EAA AirVenture Oshkosh standing by a 1952 Cessna 170B.”
Video: Oshkosh before the show
Frederick A. Johnsen, who is on site at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023, put together these videos documenting some of the activity at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) the weekend before the show began.
Job Fair returns to AirVenture
“This year is setting up to be the busiest job fair since it started in 2015,” said JSfirm.com Executive Director Abbey Hutter. “Companies are competing to attract available talent with substantial sign-on bonuses, relocation assistance, employer-paid benefits, and more.”
Picture of the Day: AirVenture volunteer
Thomas Hoffmann submitted this photo and note: “Volunteer and a mobile windsock at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022.”
A trip back in time
Re-enactors make history come truly alive for those attending — and participating at — EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Video: Working ATC at Oshkosh
In the latest episode of ForeFlight’s Between Two Wings, ForeFlight’s Jay Wiles talks with Renee Spencer, one of many air traffic controllers the FAA brings in each year for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. Learn about the different places controllers work throughout the week, including many places outside the tower. Renee also describes the process for controllers to be selected for the show each year.
Picture of the Day: North Forty Maule rat
Gary Lanthrum submitted this photo and note: “My Maule tied down in the North 40 parking area of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022. I used a VERY long selfie stick to get this perspective that shows the sea of airplanes around my tie-down spot.”
Pre-OSH fly-in celebrates seventh anniversary
Rock The Ramp, which bills itself as the “world’s largest pre-OSH fly-in,” benefits Badger Honor Flight, a non-profit organization working to ensure that World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and terminally ill veterans from any war have the opportunity to see the memorials that have been erected in their honor.