EEA Oshkosh Airshow

Jim got to go to the EEA -- the biggest private plane airshow in the country that is held at Oshkosh, WI every year. The owners of our campground offered to take him with since they were going. I had an appointment so I couldn't go with but that was ok. I knew Jim would enjoy it enough for both of us. They spent the day watching airshows and looking at miles and miles of different planes.

Jim saw every kind of small plane he has ever flown or ridden in and which are now "vintage" planes. He got to see the newest, largest passenger plane the A380. It's so big it has two levels. Virgin Galactic was there to show off the plane that will carry their "space shuttle" into the air and then it launches the shuttle into orbit once up in the atmosphere. It was interesting because this is the firm that is building the "Spaceport" in New Mexico close to where we stayed last winter. The spaceport will be where this plane and "shuttle" will take people who can afford it up into orbit.

The owner of the campground is interested in buying an ultralight sport plane. So he was looking at the Remos brand of planes that he's checked out to fly. The one in the picture is on floats. Jim looked at the "real" airplane on floats -- thats the one he would prefer to fly.

There were constant airshows. He took a picture of some incredible synchronized flying. There were many different airshows going on at once and yet all under control. Just an amazing sight and too much to see in one day.