Winging It

Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells Airshow

July 1, 2009
/ airshows
/ By tom

On Friday, Georgia and I were looking for a last minute weekend escape and decided to drive up to the Baraboo-Wisconsin Dells Airshow. We made a reservation at the Ho-Chunk Hotel, which is adjacent to the airport, for Friday night but they were booked up for Saturday. The Wisconsin Dells area has plenty of hotels […]

Back From St. Louis and Looking Forward to Oshkosh

June 1, 2009
/ airshows travel
/ By tom

Georgia attended the Klic-N-Kut digital die cutting seminar in St. Louis over the weekend and I tagged along. She learned a lot while I got to relax for a few days. I did help out with some video recording of the sessions and helped the ladies carry their machines but, for the most part, I […]

Waukegan Air Show to Return

May 22, 2009
/ airshows flying
/ By tom
/ 1 COMMENT

Good news! After being canceled last year, it looks like the Waukegan air show is back on for this year. An article in today’s Lake County Sun Times gives September 19 as the date. If you are in the area, please try to attend. We need to support the event if we want it to […]

More AirVenture 2008 Photos

August 9, 2008
/ airshows flying travel
/ By tom

Click the picture to the left or go to http://picasaweb.google.com/tclough1/Airventure2008 to view an online album with a few more AirVenture 2008 pictures. I also added a link to a Harrier video to the opening day post and a JetPack video link to the JetPack post. Look for the links within the posts or click the […]

AirVenture 2008 – Back Home Wednesday

August 5, 2008
/ airshows flying travel
/ By tom

We checked out of the hotel early Wednesday but, made one last visit to AirVenture before driving back home. This morning, we went to the Affordable Flying Center for a forum on aircraft ownership. Presenter Mark Scott gave us some very good tips on how to own an airplane for less than the cost of […]

AirVenture 2008 – Jet Pack Tuesday

August 4, 2008
/ airshows flying travel
/ By tom
/ 1 COMMENT

The one Tuesday highlight we didn’t want to miss was the unveiling of the Martin Jetpack. From the talk I had been hearing around the grounds, everyone else wanted to see it fly too. The Jetpack unveiling was probably the most hyped event of the show and was scheduled for 9:30AM. When we got to […]

AirVenture 2008 – Opening Day Monday

August 2, 2008
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/ By tom
/ 1 COMMENT

The official opening of AirVenture 2008! My top priorities for the day were to pick up my “free” SPOT Satellite Messenger and to see the unveiling of the Icon A5. We had breakfast at the motel and were at AeroShell Square by 8:30 AM. The Icon unveiling was scheduled for 10 o’clock, so I went […]

AirVenture 2008 – Pre-show Sunday

July 31, 2008
/ airshows flying travel
/ By tom

Georgia and I made the two and a half hour drive to Oshkosh on Sunday morning and went directly to Wittman Regional Airport, site of AirVenture 2008. Monday will be the official kickoff day but, getting there a day early gave us an opportunity to get oriented without fighting the huge crowd to come. After […]

Win a Great Airplane Ride

July 21, 2008
/ airshows flying
/ By tom

If you are going to be at Oshkosh on Monday July 28, you have the opportunity to win a backseat ride with the Aeroshell T6 Aerobatic Team. Just visit http://www.avweb.com/register/AirVenture2008AeroShellPromo/rules.html to enter. You must be a member of Avweb but, you can join on that same page. The team will call you Saturday night if […]

Waukegan Airshow – 2007

September 9, 2007
/ airshows flying
/ By tom
/ 2 COMMENTS

Georgia and I went to the Waukegan Air Show today. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day to be out at the airport. Temperature was in the low 70s and the sun was shining. There was just enough of a breeze to keep the air moving. With great weather and excellent performers, it […]

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