Jose wrote:
Reading all these posts I'm not sure why people go to Oshkosh in the
first place, especially with Sun'n'Fun as an alternative. It simply
makes more sense to me that after a hard Northeastern winter, a peek at
spring by going to Florida in May (or so) sounds like just the ticket. I
went last year and it rained once (though it was cooler than I had
expected). Why would people want to pick the hottest month in the year
and to go a known heat wave with thunderstorms instead?

It's a serious question for those who have been to both. I've only been
to SnF, and only once, camping by the plane. I had a great time and
flying in was easy. I did it twice, since I had to leave to take some
friends home. Taxiing was forever though, and I thought they did a
great job getting us out at the end of the event.

Jose
I've been to Osh 7 times and SNF twice. I liked SNF but did not feel it
was as well run as Osh. It did not seem as big and did not have as many
new things to offer. Since I live in the mid-Atlantic area the distance
issue is not a deciding factor for me nor is the threat of weather since
I have a IFR ticket. ( discounting Tstorms and such ) All in all I
intend to continue doing both shows but if I had to choose it would be Osh.

John