Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Day 2 of the incredible AirVenture show in Oshkosh. Today I had the pleasure of escorting a beautiful young lady named Julia to the show. (again, thanks Cathy for the tickets) We arrived at 2pm or 13:59 for you engineers and geeks reading this. (same difference, just being polite)

The one photo shows Julia by the Dreamlifter. (mentioned in yesterday's entry) When we entered the EAA grounds, I told Julia that she might see one of the largest planes ever. I pointed it out when we were about a 1/4 mile away and she wasn't that impressed. Her eyes got considerably larger as we neared. As did mine.

She got to sit in a real Navy helicopter and go inside the Duggy: Smile in the Sky Plane. Later, during the show, they used that plane to drop 6 parachutists. Really cool stuff for a 52 year old, and a 10 year old.

After a stroll through some of the large hangars where we gathered the 'free' stuff, and a stop at one of the food vendors for some chicken tenders, we positioned ourselves right on the flight line, sat back in our chairs, feet propped up on the deluxe wagon, that I made Julia pull, and prepared ourselves to be dazzled. And dazzled we were. The first hour was nothing but really cool Warbirds. Nearly a hundred of them. A sight to behold, indeed. Then the regular airshow began. After several incredible displays, we decided to call it a day, and make our way back to the vehicle. (car) A really fun day with a really cool young lady. Thanks, Julia.