Evening Admission at Oshkosh

[Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)]

If I remember correctly (a rare event) they let you in to the grounds
after 5 PM with the next day's wrist band. Is that correct? I'm
arriving late on Tue. Cheap person I am, I'd like to save a bit.

I see from the forum schedule that they're running them until 8 PM.
I'll be missing the Beach Boys though. Bert Rutan's talking on Tue.
night, so that'll be good to hear unless it's the same info as last year
looking for people to work out in the desert with him. It sounds like
interesting work, but not much of an outside life.

[[email protected]]

Paul

Talked to the Airventure Office. You have to have the wrist band for
that
day of admission. No other days pass wrist band. Gates are manned
24 hours. The whole airport has security guards all night.

http://www.airventure.org/2006/planning/admission.html

Larry Fitzgerald

www.fitzair.net

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Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address) wrote:
> If I remember correctly (a rare event) they let you in to the grounds
> after 5 PM with the next day's wrist band. Is that correct? I'm
> arriving late on Tue. Cheap person I am, I'd like to save a bit.
>
> I see from the forum schedule that they're running them until 8 PM.
> I'll be missing the Beach Boys though. Bert Rutan's talking on Tue.
> night, so that'll be good to hear unless it's the same info as last year
> looking for people to work out in the desert with him. It sounds like
> interesting work, but not much of an outside life.

[Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)]

Thanks for the reply Larry.

I guess I should have just done that myself. I could go through the
museum for a few hours on my arrival day. Tuesday night is also dollar
beer night up at the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball game in Appleton.

Paul

wrote:
> Paul
>
> Talked to the Airventure Office. You have to have the wrist band for
> that
> day of admission. No other days pass wrist band. Gates are manned
> 24 hours. The whole airport has security guards all night.
>
> http://www.airventure.org/2006/planning/admission.html
>
> Larry Fitzgerald
>
> www.fitzair.net
>

[.Blueskies.]

"Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)" > wrote in message
news:Dplmg.49379$ZW3.45984@dukeread04...
> If I remember correctly (a rare event) they let you in to the grounds after 5 PM with the next day's wrist band. Is
> that correct? I'm arriving late on Tue. Cheap person I am, I'd like to save a bit.
>
> I see from the forum schedule that they're running them until 8 PM. I'll be missing the Beach Boys though. Bert
> Rutan's talking on Tue. night, so that'll be good to hear unless it's the same info as last year looking for people to
> work out in the desert with him. It sounds like interesting work, but not much of an outside life.

We came in late last year, bought bands for the following day, and the folks down at the red barn said yea, sure, come
on in...don't recall exactly what time it was...

[[email protected]]

Last year my wife only came to the show with me for a few days. For one of
those days she put on the wrong day's wristband, and we didn't realize it
until almost the end of the day. We'd gone through numerous gates
throughout the day and no one questioned it. Maybe it was because she was
with me and I had a full week pass wristband on, but who knows? I'd suggest
the OP buy the wristband for the next day, and try getting in when he
arrives the day before. The worst that could happen is that they'll stop
you and you'll have to buy another band.
Scott Wilson

On 23-Jun-2006, wrote:

> Paul
>
> Talked to the Airventure Office. You have to have the wrist band for
> that
> day of admission. No other days pass wrist band. Gates are manned
> 24 hours. The whole airport has security guards all night.

[Kyle Boatright]

> wrote in message ...
> Last year my wife only came to the show with me for a few days. For one
> of
> those days she put on the wrong day's wristband, and we didn't realize it
> until almost the end of the day. We'd gone through numerous gates
> throughout the day and no one questioned it. Maybe it was because she was
> with me and I had a full week pass wristband on, but who knows? I'd
> suggest
> the OP buy the wristband for the next day, and try getting in when he
> arrives the day before. The worst that could happen is that they'll stop
> you and you'll have to buy another band.
> Scott Wilson
>

On the other hand, an event like Airventure costs money to stage. Everything
from providing porta-potties, to keeping the grass cut, to putting on
evening entertainment. At $21/day, it is a real bargain and the admission
price <typically> doesn't represent a big portion of the trip's cost. Why
short-change the event that is the focus of your trip? Most of us probably
wouldn't try and sneak off without paying for gas in our car or airplane,
and if you boil it down, paying for admission to the show isn't any
different.

KB

[Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)]

Point taken Kyle. I'm not trying to rip off EAA, but don't you think
some reduced admission after 5 PM is appropriate? After all, most every
exhibit area will be already closed. Vendors will have shut down,
except for EAA souvenirs. The air show will have concluded, and very
few seminars are still available. I'm sure they'll still charge the $6
for parking too.

Paul

Kyle Boatright wrote:
>
> On the other hand, an event like Airventure costs money to stage. Everything
> from providing porta-potties, to keeping the grass cut, to putting on
> evening entertainment. At $21/day, it is a real bargain and the admission
> price <typically> doesn't represent a big portion of the trip's cost. Why
> short-change the event that is the focus of your trip? Most of us probably
> wouldn't try and sneak off without paying for gas in our car or airplane,
> and if you boil it down, paying for admission to the show isn't any
> different.
>
> KB
>
>

[Kyle Boatright]

"Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address)" > wrote in
message news:RKUng.49653$ZW3.26271@dukeread04...
> Point taken Kyle. I'm not trying to rip off EAA, but don't you think some
> reduced admission after 5 PM is appropriate? After all, most every
> exhibit area will be already closed. Vendors will have shut down, except
> for EAA souvenirs. The air show will have concluded, and very few
> seminars are still available. I'm sure they'll still charge the $6 for
> parking too.
>
> Paul

To be honest, I've been to Oshkosh quite a few times and never noticed
anyone checking badges (or wristbands) after the airshow...

KB

[Tom Wait]

My wife and I have been selling flightline passes for about 17 years at Gate
E-17,that's the campground gate behind Theater in the Woods. The policy in
the past has been to allow people in after about 7pm to go to TITW programs
with the next days pass. I don't know what the policy is now, or if things
will change cuz the Beach Boys are playing.
Tom

....
> > If I remember correctly (a rare event) they let you in to the grounds
after 5 PM with the next day's wrist band. Is
> > that correct? I'm arriving late on Tue. Cheap person I am, I'd like to
save a bit.
> >
> > I see from the forum schedule that they're running them until 8 PM. I'll
be missing the Beach Boys though. Bert
> > Rutan's talking on Tue. night, so that'll be good to hear unless it's
the same info as last year looking for people to
> > work out in the desert with him. It sounds like interesting work, but
not much of an outside life.
>
> We came in late last year, bought bands for the following day, and the
folks down at the red barn said yea, sure, come
> on in...don't recall exactly what time it was...
>
>
>