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Saturday 072807 in Oshkosh Pt 6 - Warbird show pix I forgot to post earlier [17/33] - "B25 29710 Pacific Prowler lifting off 18.jpg" yEnc (1/1)
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Saturday 072807 in Oshkosh Pt 6 - Warbird show pix I forgot to post earlier [17/33] - "B25 29710 Pacific Prowler lifting off 18.jpg" yEnc (1/1)
JPN... how does one get access to the east side of the field?
Is it open to the public? |
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Saturday 072807 in Oshkosh Pt 6 - Warbird show pix I forgot to post earlier [17/33] - "B25 29710 Pacific Prowler lifting off 18.jpg" yEnc (1/1)
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:57:32 -0400, john smith
wrote: JPN... how does one get access to the east side of the field? Is it open to the public? First, it isn't part of the field, which is the key to its accessibility. Across 18/36 from Aeroshell Square you'll see Oshkosh Truck, and just south of that is an industrial park. In the midst of that park on Marvel Drive is an old landfill, covered over but unmistakeable because of the vent pipes sticking out of it. On a busy convention day, about 100 cars will park on the landfill (it is forbidden--and enforced--that there is no street parking). And since its a landfill, you're actually on a hill! And you're only about 2-3 times as far from the runways as the convention crowd's front row. But its actually better than that--warbird shows and others are often advised to stay east of the runway. Guess where that puts them? Check out my photo of the underside of the B2--nuff said? The only disadvantage is that planes are backlit in the afternoon, but that's easy to deal with, and lots of cool stuff happens in the morning anyway (like the departures Monday AM after the convention, as you'll see when I post some pics of that). On the plus side, you're with your vehicle, where you can have refreshments, battery charges for the cameras, whatever. And cars get you out of the sun and rain, both of which can be problems on EAA's grounds. It would be great if some folks from this group got together there one year. Just don't tell Oshkosh residents that I'm like Duke in the Bush beans commercial. They think of the place as their payment for putting up with the disruption of life that EAA means to Oshkosh, and would like it kep secret. (But if it ever gets too crowded--and it never did, even on Saturday this year--I've got other places that are nearly as good.) |
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