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Old 07-23-2015, 11:31 AM
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Vic,

For me it was meeting people. There was this guy and his wife in the tent trailer next my mine who had more stoies than Mother Goose!

He could talk a buzzard off a crapwagon!

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Old 07-23-2015, 11:49 AM
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Vic,

For me it was meeting people. There was this guy and his wife in the tent trailer next my mine who had more stoies than Mother Goose!

He could talk a buzzard off a crapwagon!

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Old 07-23-2015, 12:29 PM
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There were a couple of highlights for me....

Seeing more people I "knew" (knew of) at the RV Social. Great time as always, it was good to see you guys.

Now that I have some significant building time, I was able to get a good look at a lot of other planes to see how my work compares and come up with new ideas. It's a lot of inspiration and a little reassurance as well. Man, there are some gorgeous planes out there.

And of course, there's nothing like a field full of P-51s, P-40s and F-4Us, or a pair of F-22s on afterburner to wake up the Walter Mitty in you.
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Old 07-23-2015, 03:55 PM
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There always seems to be something at OSH that you never have seen before.
That was the case again this year for me. There were two de Havilland
Mosquitos! And to see the one fly was really cool. It had me humming
the theme to 633 Squadron........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWXQUhBsUVM
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Old 07-23-2015, 05:08 PM
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Hey, Vic

Here I am with my 29 yr. old son in the home built camping area. Thanks for the words of wisdom in 1985!



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Old 07-23-2015, 05:11 PM
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Here I am with my 29 yr. old son in the home built camping area. Thanks for the words of wisdom in 1985!

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Awesome!

No other words needed
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Old 07-23-2015, 06:25 PM
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My highlight is getting to visit with all the folks I have met over the past years and meet new ones face to face even though I may have sorta known them online for years or even the occasional brand new friend that just comes out of the blue. I am horrible with remembering names so please don't take it personal if you have to remind me that we met before! It is a huge weakness of mine! I would never make it in a marketing role!

I also love to interact and build relationships with the amazing vendors that we have access to as experimental aircraft builders and pilots! I always spend several hours just catching up with them as well.
The SteinAir crowd, TeamX from Garmin, Robert Hamilton from Dynon, Andrew and Lucas from TruTrak, Chad from Vertical Power, Brad from EmagAir, Don from DeltaPop, Mark and the PS Engineering Crew, and so many more I can't recall them all. I definitely missed having the Avery Tool booth there!

Then there are the volunteers that without their willingness to serve, there would be no Airventure! Jerry Fischer and his team of volunteers including Jay Pratt are awesome host and just good people. Jeff Point and his crew make arrival and departure a breeze the folks back at registration are always fun to cut up with...

My first couple of years at Osh were all planned out every day. Now I just let it happen however it comes with the exception of a few events. Love not having an agenda!
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Here I am with my 29 yr. old son in the home built camping area. Thanks for the words of wisdom in 1985!



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How cool is that?!!!!
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We said the same about you! .
And he talks funny!
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Saw a very elderly gentleman being helped into a P-51 this afternoon. Although his body no longer allowed him to do it without help, it was very obvious that the muscle memory was still there. He knew exactly where to place his hands and feet automatically. When finally poised above the seat, he lowered himself just like he was putting on an old familiar shoe, then his hands started to run over the controls. I will never forget this scene.
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