2017 Oshkosh Pictures

[Adler]

Year 28 for me, and easily one of the most boring years I can remember. The EAA seems to be focusing on transforming Oshkosh from a truly special place where you would see stuff fly that you wouldn't anywhere else in the world, into just another airshow -- huge but just a generic airshow. Back in the day anything newsworthy from that year showed up, Space Ship One, Blackbird flybys, Global Flyer, first public debut of the F22's...the list goes on. Now it's just the same stuff over and over and over, with a few cool things strategically placed towards the end of the week, the time when most airplane people have long since left and only the townies and @CFI A&P remain.

I don't think I've ever takes so few pictures. Luckily there were still good people, and plenty of coolers of beer.





Two B-29's, happening to be flying in the same direction at the same time.



Tons of B-25's, no mass formation.




Yup, I agree. Such a boring year.




A super cool and amazingly clean TA-4 in private hands. It flew in the show, the air boss kept him thousands of feet high and mostly out of site.


So clean


Jet EZ


The coolest thing at Oshkosh, never flew though. One of One.




Some toilets and fireworks


I feel like I take the same picture every year.


Highly anticipated Blue Angles making their first appearance at Oshkosh. Taxied into the mud on the way out, seen here turning around to taxi back in.


EZ's are cool. All the idiots that lay out their FOD chairs hours in advance are not.

 

[EIR]

Good stuff. I was up there yesterday and most of the transients were gone.

 

[Nark]

Next year...

 

[Andrew_Neal]

Hoping to make it up there next year. Looks like a good time. Thanks for the pics!

 

[ozziecat35]

That first one makes my pants tight...er.

 

[KVNC]

@Adler What's going on with the photo contest?

 

[Bear]

What was

newsworthy from this year to show up ??

maybe a sign of the times in aviation, and in the economy.

 

[Adler]

@Adler What's going on with the photo contest?

'

Lost track of it, got busy...

 

[KVNC]

'

Lost track of it, got busy...

So I win August by default then?

 

[Bear]

one vote for Adler's photos from

 

[Adler]

If someone else wants to run the contest I won't be offended.

 

[KVNC]

If someone else wants to run the contest I won't be offended.

Does the job come with any perks? I can run it through the end of the year.

 

[Roger Roger]

Does the job come with any perks? I can run it through the end of the year.

Yeah you get to see @ChasenSFO 's submissions before they get screened for content. If you're into that sort of thing.

 

[fast89pony]

Year 28 for me, and easily one of the most boring years I can remember. The EAA seems to be focusing on transforming Oshkosh from a truly special place where you would see stuff fly that you wouldn't anywhere else in the world, into just another airshow -- huge but just a generic airshow. Back in the day anything newsworthy from that year showed up, Space Ship One, Blackbird flybys, Global Flyer, first public debut of the F22's...the list goes on. Now it's just the same stuff over and over and over, with a few cool things strategically placed towards the end of the week, the time when most airplane people have long since left and only the townies and @CFI A&P remain.

I don't think I've ever takes so few pictures. Luckily there were still good people, and plenty of coolers of beer.





Two B-29's, happening to be flying in the same direction at the same time.



Tons of B-25's, no mass formation.




Yup, I agree. Such a boring year.




A super cool and amazingly clean TA-4 in private hands. It flew in the show, the air boss kept him thousands of feet high and mostly out of site.


So clean


Jet EZ


The coolest thing at Oshkosh, never flew though. One of One.




Some toilets and fireworks


I feel like I take the same picture every year.


Highly anticipated Blue Angles making their first appearance at Oshkosh. Taxied into the mud on the way out, seen here turning around to taxi back in.


EZ's are cool. All the idiots that lay out their FOD chairs hours in advance are not.

That first one of the B-1 is retarded. What is the biggest size I can buy to download?

 

[Adler]

That first one of the B-1 is retarded. What is the biggest size I can buy to download?

It's terrible quality actually. Send me your email, you can get the JC discount of free99

 

[BigZ]

I dunno I sort of always wanted to go and actually did a few times but looking at the pics it's like whatever. I mean I guess it might be ok if you're into planes and stuff.