A Picture Digest of Day Four at AirVenture
As I moved around the grounds at AirVenture 2010 a number of things and images caught my eye. Early in the day I spotted a young man with what appeared to be a Pratt and Whitney tattoo on his neck. I'm no longer surprised at the proliferation of tattoos on the youth of America; I've even become accustomed to seeing tattoos on otherwise normal appearing middle class men and woman but I haven't seen this fashion spread to the airports I have visited.
So I was relieved when Donnie Holder, the young man with the "tattoo" and the Director of Advertising and Information Services at Blackhawk Aircraft Performance Enhancements Blackhawk Aero told me that his "tat" was temporary. Take a look and tell me what you think
Blackhawk installs larger engines in proven airframes. Many of the engines are Pratt and Whitney PT-6 variations.
This year the program lists nearly 700 exhibitors. These range from industries power houses such as Cessna, Pratt and Whitney, Hartzell and Piper to fly in communities such as Heaven's Landing Heaven's Landing , a mountain estate airpark in Clayton, Georgia. Some exhibitors wire up their pitchmen to draw the curious near enough to demonstrate their wares, while others such as Heaven's Landing choose the softer approach. That's Katie on the left and Ondra in their angel outfits.
In addition to the huge cross section of exhibitor AirVenture always features 7 day of forums and presentations. These range from welding, to metal forming to engine break in and run in. Attendees can sit and listen, and in some cases get to join in an build a part. I found Rick Seys and son Quinn of Mankato, Minnesota as they worked together to build a wood wing rib.
There is too much to take in in a week. The opportunities for education, appreciation and adoration--a highly polished Cessna 195 must be adored--seem to be endless. The best restored, best maintained weird and wonderful airframes of yesterday, today and tomorrow--at least what start up companies hope will be the designs of tomorrow--are all on the grounds at AirVenture. Yes, the food on the grounds is expensive and the possibility of one day of nasty weather is good but there's nowhere else on the planet that airplane lovers will learn more, see more and experience more in one week than at AirVenture. Make plans to do whatever it takes to get yourself to Oshkosh, Wisconsin next year from July 25 through the 31st. You can arrange for housing, buy tickets and maybe even share a ride with another AirVenture AirVenture bound traveler.
So I was relieved when Donnie Holder, the young man with the "tattoo" and the Director of Advertising and Information Services at Blackhawk Aircraft Performance Enhancements Blackhawk Aero told me that his "tat" was temporary. Take a look and tell me what you think
Blackhawk installs larger engines in proven airframes. Many of the engines are Pratt and Whitney PT-6 variations.
This year the program lists nearly 700 exhibitors. These range from industries power houses such as Cessna, Pratt and Whitney, Hartzell and Piper to fly in communities such as Heaven's Landing Heaven's Landing , a mountain estate airpark in Clayton, Georgia. Some exhibitors wire up their pitchmen to draw the curious near enough to demonstrate their wares, while others such as Heaven's Landing choose the softer approach. That's Katie on the left and Ondra in their angel outfits.
In addition to the huge cross section of exhibitor AirVenture always features 7 day of forums and presentations. These range from welding, to metal forming to engine break in and run in. Attendees can sit and listen, and in some cases get to join in an build a part. I found Rick Seys and son Quinn of Mankato, Minnesota as they worked together to build a wood wing rib.
There is too much to take in in a week. The opportunities for education, appreciation and adoration--a highly polished Cessna 195 must be adored--seem to be endless. The best restored, best maintained weird and wonderful airframes of yesterday, today and tomorrow--at least what start up companies hope will be the designs of tomorrow--are all on the grounds at AirVenture. Yes, the food on the grounds is expensive and the possibility of one day of nasty weather is good but there's nowhere else on the planet that airplane lovers will learn more, see more and experience more in one week than at AirVenture. Make plans to do whatever it takes to get yourself to Oshkosh, Wisconsin next year from July 25 through the 31st. You can arrange for housing, buy tickets and maybe even share a ride with another AirVenture AirVenture bound traveler.
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