En route to Oshkosh this year we stopped at Boscobel (KOVS). Having heard they planned on having a balloon popping event we flew the only RV-10 in among a sea of single and tandem RVs. Having never seen an event like this take place it was interesting to see the helium balloons get caught in the wingtip vortices. In one instance we watched a balloon spin from about 50′ high to about 7′ off the ground. Super cool. Thanks for inviting us Neil!
After loading up the -10 and Neil’s Yukon with goods from the Piggly Wiggly, we flew to Oshkosh for an uneventful arrival. When we landed, Neil unloaded a scooter from the cavernous hold in his Murphy. The scooter made nightly runs offsite to get food. It was an excellent addition for the year. We also made use of the Blackstone griddles this year, a first for us. As is typical we made our way to KidVenture where the kids soldered together radio kits for the first time. We also went to the opening of the Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center (hangar) in the vintage area where the kids got to cut the opening ceremony ribbon and hang out with Aviore.
Another first for us, we took the bus ride to the Seaplane base and enjoyed a pontoon boat ride. The slowed down pace and calm energy of the seaplane base was a nice break from the main show. Karrie really enjoyed the serenity of the space.
No trip to Wisconsin would be complete without being woken to the sound of storm warning. We walked over to the camping pavilion to weather out the storm. It turned out to be a non event but was enough to get us out of our sleeping bags early.
All in all the trip was excellent. We had a wonderful time.
The ramp at Boscobel.
Hanging out with Neil under the Yukon’s wing watching the activity.
A quick crew car hop to the Piggly Wiggly.
A cart load for the Yukon to haul!
Neil’s Yukon.
Skyscraper.
Kids playing with rubber band helicopters.
Neil giving the Blackstone a workout.
The opening of the Charles W. Harris Youth Aviation Center (hangar).
Aviore doing his thing?
London riveting a name tag.
Violet loading up her radio board.
Violet working the solder.
London learning about soldering.
Pontoon boat tour.
There just happened to appear a Beechcraft Starship on the ramp one night. Only at Oshkosh.
The storm that rolled in.
Making the best of our early morning with some Pringles.
We got a good laugh at some ones iPad alarm that was charging next to us.
The Frecce Tricolori (Italian air force) with some of the best smoke I’ve ever seen. It was dense, real dense.
Neil checking out is Reno racing buddies Mig.
The Migs front office.
Food delivery courtesy of Neil and his scooter.
Eating like Oshkosh royalty.
The Nespresso machine be brought was an excellent addition to the mornings.
Another only Oshkosh event, riding in a van like this.
Homebuilt donut day.
London and Violet inspecting the bombay of a B-52.
Karrie getting some new earplugs for her Clarity Aloft headset.
Neil hanging out with his dad.
Some tasty corn at the corn roast with Mrs. Matco.
The night airshow is always a favorite. The use of multirotors was awesome this year.
Super cool watching the formation of drones moving through the sky.
Karrie and Violet dismantling our home for the week.
Some interesting art at our fuel stop on the way home.
The weather gods doing their thing on our way home.
