Tony Kirk
Well Known Member
Home Safe from One Week Wonder & Oshkosh 2018
I finally hit the pillow in my OWN bed at 2 AM this morning.
I left home on 7/11 for my daughter's wedding on 7/13 in Ohio.
Then flew Delta to the Atlanta area 7/18 to pick up N912VA from Vic and flew it to Oshkosh on 7/19.
Then I helped Roger and Big John prep the OWW booth Fri, Sat & Sun.
The real show started for us when the RV-12iS crates were opened at 8 AM Monday!
Many thanks to all the people who help push the OWW project to completion!
We wouldn't have been able to make the ambitious schedule without the help from the Van's community, both inside the ropes and all those who helped with the more than 2,500 volunteer riveters outside the ropes.
I also had the pleasure of helping "Rosie the Riveter" pull a rivet on Friday.
Watching Scott and Van taxi N2018 during the airshow on Sunday made me feel very proud to be part of the Van's Aircraft team.
I am privileged to work with some of the finest people I've ever known (including some whom you never see at Oshkosh), thank you Van and everyone at Van's Aircraft!
Monday I flew N912VA back to Vic's place at KHMP and took Southwest back to KPDX yesterday.
For me, this has been the most memorable Oshkosh experience ever!
I finally hit the pillow in my OWN bed at 2 AM this morning.
I left home on 7/11 for my daughter's wedding on 7/13 in Ohio.
Then flew Delta to the Atlanta area 7/18 to pick up N912VA from Vic and flew it to Oshkosh on 7/19.
Then I helped Roger and Big John prep the OWW booth Fri, Sat & Sun.
The real show started for us when the RV-12iS crates were opened at 8 AM Monday!
Many thanks to all the people who help push the OWW project to completion!
We wouldn't have been able to make the ambitious schedule without the help from the Van's community, both inside the ropes and all those who helped with the more than 2,500 volunteer riveters outside the ropes.
I also had the pleasure of helping "Rosie the Riveter" pull a rivet on Friday.
Watching Scott and Van taxi N2018 during the airshow on Sunday made me feel very proud to be part of the Van's Aircraft team.
I am privileged to work with some of the finest people I've ever known (including some whom you never see at Oshkosh), thank you Van and everyone at Van's Aircraft!
Monday I flew N912VA back to Vic's place at KHMP and took Southwest back to KPDX yesterday.
For me, this has been the most memorable Oshkosh experience ever!
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