Airshows / Aviation Events

[guskmg]

Oshkosh does have water and electricity, but you have to reserve the sites as they are all gone by the week before the show. The show is always a week long beginning the last Monday of July. There is a small park within the grounds that also has sewer, but it is usually full of full time employees and longtime volunteers. There are 8 sewer dumps all in 2 rows as you leave the South entrance. Drinking water is available while you are in line to dump. The best thing to do in look up EAA or AirVenture on the web. If you join EAA you can get large discounts and you must be a member to camp at Camp Schroller. They never run out of dry camping sites sites. They just buy up more farm land. They do have sewer evacuation service by reservation. Also, some years Good Sam plans a rallye there during the week long event. Some years WBCCI sponsers a rallye. Since there is something going on all the time you will have a blast. This year they are going to have the first B-52 on display ever. Most years bring 800 airplanes, 800,000 spectators, and 40,000 campers. Admission for the week includes a free pass to the museum. It is one of the most complete general aviation museums in the world. I would not miss Oshkosh/AirVenture. I have camped there almost every year since 1989 in 3 different trailers. One year we had 24 campers in or family/friends site. That is really fun.

[chaseav]

Don't think we'll be able to make OshKosh this year either unfortunately because of other travels but knowing there are facilities available makes it officially in the list for 2016! We are an aviation family and the fact we have yet to go is a shame. I read they are also going to be debuting the now second operational B-29 nicknamed "Doc" providing all goes well.

[Msmoto]

Laura Anderson coming in on 23R

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One can watch these all day long as far as i know....

[withidl]

Originally Posted by guskmg

Oshkosh does have water and electricity, but you have to reserve the sites as they are all gone by the week before the show. The show is always a week long beginning the last Monday of July. There is a small park within the grounds that also has sewer, but it is usually full of full time employees and longtime volunteers. There are 8 sewer dumps all in 2 rows as you leave the South entrance. Drinking water is available while you are in line to dump. The best thing to do in look up EAA or AirVenture on the web. If you join EAA you can get large discounts and you must be a member to camp at Camp Schroller. They never run out of dry camping sites sites. They just buy up more farm land. They do have sewer evacuation service by reservation. Also, some years Good Sam plans a rallye there during the week long event. Some years WBCCI sponsers a rallye. Since there is something going on all the time you will have a blast. This year they are going to have the first B-52 on display ever. Most years bring 800 airplanes, 800,000 spectators, and 40,000 campers. Admission for the week includes a free pass to the museum. It is one of the most complete general aviation museums in the world. I would not miss Oshkosh/AirVenture. I have camped there almost every year since 1989 in 3 different trailers. One year we had 24 campers in or family/friends site. That is really fun.

Agree with all of the above (I've been there 3 times in recent years) but would add that if you want a close in camping site you need to arrive several days prior to the start of the airshow, i.e. the show starts on a Monday and you need to arrive the prior Thursday or you will be way out on the "South 40".

[Fly at Night]

The Abbotsford Airshow has RV camping (with absolutely no hook-ups). In other words....it's HOT!

But, if you can stand the heat without air-conditioning, it's usually a pretty good show. 2010 was one of my favourite years. The aviation rag I used to write for sent me there to do a story on the Lancaster bomber. It was quite an emotional weekend. I talked to people who never go to airshows, but went that year because....."I wanted my kids to see the airplane their grandfather flew." Or, "My brother died on the Lanc. I just had to be here." Her brother, and thousands others were Canadian kids right off the farm. The average age of a Lanc crew member was 18!

I also talked to people from the other side. One elderly German farmer said the Lanc brought Germany to its knees. He had also lost loved ones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDqVYwsaDNQ

[flyerboy]

[QUOTE=StreamNTyme;1566971]. We found something much nicer with shade trees, W/E and easy access to the show.

OK... Where is this "much nicer" place?

Inquiring minds want to know!

We're planning on going this year for the first time with our A/S.

[StreamNTyme]

It is a small campground near the seaplane base..so you can bike over (only 1 mile) and take the shuttle the rest of the way...easy ...no getting involved w traffic as the busses go in a separate way.. shuttle to the outlets too..
takes about 10 minutes..
We had a site backed up to a great lake view directly across the road from the owners home...shade trees, picnic table and no traffic, good laundry and bath house. Saw a double rainbow over the lake..
Worth every penny we pd. We stayed the whole week.
This was our 4th time...I really hate to give it away..
but enjoy...Kalbus Campground...tell them we sent you...

[Gearheart]

Come to Hamilton Ontario on Father's day. The Canadian Warbird Heritage Museum puts on a spectacular air show. It is heavy with WW2 vintage planes but has lots of modern stuff as well. The Snowbirds put on an awesome performance of precision flying. I don't know about the camping amenities but the show is worth it.

[gaylejoe]

Having flown into OSH many times and camping under the wing of our plane we have seen this event draw 12,000 planes. In my opinion, its the greatest aviation event inthis Country. My wife (also a pilot) hope to attend next year in our Airstream.

[m.hony]

Originally Posted by m.hony

If you come a bit west to Columbus Air Force Base, Columbus, MS, there is a great Thunderbirds airshow every other year or so in March. There is a nice Corps of Engineers park nearby. We took the Airstream in March, 2014 and had a good time. Nothing is allowed in except lawn chairs and snacks. Everyone and all bags are searched at the entrance. We will take a child's wagon or a garden cart next time to haul our stuff. In 2012, I rode the Harley over for the day. It is a really good all day event.

We have a nice airshow annually in Greenwood, MS, but no campground. The best you could do is stay in Grenada and drive to Greenwood- or camp in my driveway-


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