Oshkosh, b'gosh!

[Clayton Bigsby]

Bumping now for 2025!  Who’s in?

I am reprising my role. 

[HuggyU2]

You KNOW I'll be there. 

Actually, we are bringing The Deuce (and a Black Talon). 

She arrives Monday, leaves Monday. 

https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/2025-04-10-us-air-force-to-bring-iconic-u-2-dragon-lady-to-airventure-2025

Unless Congress changes it, the U-2 is done "operationally" in 121 days. 
 

Oshkosh will be the last time in public... unless things change. 
 

We shall see. 

Edited June 2 by HuggyU2

[Clayton Bigsby]

Yeah, I saw you guys got the primo Boeing plaza parking!  Not too far from us.  I’ll definitely be over.

[skybert]

Got a hotel for the week, not sure I’ll be there the whole time. 

[Springer]

Those going to Oshkosh planeless stop off in Minneapolis, pick up my RV-8 and fly there in style.  I'll even throw in a full tank of 100LL with the sale.

[EvilEagle]

T-6'n it again as usual.  

[Clayton Bigsby]

9 hours ago, EvilEagle said:

T-6'n it again as usual.  

Which one?

[Hacker]

The CAF B-29 will be there again.  We're going to be on the Plaza Mon-Wed like last year, and flying in the evening show on Wednesday with Doc again.

Even though I'm the Squadron scheduler, right now I'm not on the board to fly the show. Trying to spread the love since I was in last year.

[HuggyU2]

Hacker, are you at least coning to the event?

[Hacker]

19 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:

Hacker, are you at least coning to the event?

As of right now, I'm going to be flying the ride flights out of Appleton Thurs through Sunday. Hopefully I'll be there early in the week just working the crowd for the static display on the plaza.  

Beers at SOS Bros on me this year.  🙂

[Springer]

On 6/5/2025 at 10:13 AM, Springer said:

Those going to Oshkosh planeless stop off in Minneapolis, pick up my RV-8 and fly there in style.  I'll even throw in a full tank of 100LL with the sale.

Sold

[Clayton Bigsby]

Hacker, will you guys still make it?  Saw you’re missing out on some Ohio stops for post-mx stuff?

[Hacker]

On 7/12/2025 at 8:21 PM, Clayton Bigsby said:

Hacker, will you guys still make it?  Saw you’re missing out on some Ohio stops for post-mx stuff?

We are still sorting out some mx squawks that are grounding even as of today.  Full thrash mode.

Still planning right now on making it for static on the Plaza starting Monday and flying the show on Wed night.

[HuggyU2]

Great!  We will be on the south end of Boeing Plaza with you. 

The Deuce now arrives Sunday ~1230, after a drop in to the Milwaukee Airshow. The guy flying it is from Fond du Lac.