A Tale of Two Trips

I'm off to Oshkosh tomorrow (Saturday) for my second-fastest OSH trip. The fastest was the time I went up, spoke for a corporate meeting downtown—Lancair, I believe—then came home. I never even got into the airport that trip. On this trip I speak at Theater in the Woods on Sunday night, July 27, the night before the show officially opens, then come home on Monday morning, the opening day of the show. Theater in the Woods always draws a big crowd on the night before the show opens and it's just "plane" (pun intended, I'm afraid) fun. There's nothing like a big crowd of aviation people who just got to OSH and expect a good time. It's one of the best audiences a speaker ever had, and certainly one of the most aviation educated. Many fascinating/funny aviation stories just can't be told to nonaviation audiences. You have to explain so much to them that the story loses its appeal before you get halfway through. At OSH they stay way ahead of you. It's gonna be fun. I'm looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to speaking for a large fly-in in Steamboat, CO, next month. They have arranged for me to fly in a hot air balloon, which I have never done before. Can you imagine a balloon trip over the Rockies? Hot dog! More later on both of these trips. We'd love to post your comments. Please click the comment tab at the top.