Hi Bob,

On my first visit back in '98 I didn't have much of a plan to go through
the place, and we just did a lot of walking for 3 days. Saw about 80%
of the place (measured by volume) and realized that we missed a lot of
forums we were interested in. I think the workshops at Sun N' Fun are
more intesting because of the smaller crowds allow more individual
attention from the instructors.

I don't want to feel like I have to see "Everything" there since I don't
think I miss much by quickly going through the Big Business sections,
and honestly I think some of the Theater in the Woods shows need to be
brought up to the current century. Well at least up to the 1970's.

As you suggest, I should try to take more time to talk with random
people. I need to accumulate some of those "I Learned About Flying From
That" and "Never Again" type stories to make myself more interesting. :-)

I did actually like being there on the final Monday in 2003. Although a
lot of planes had left, it was nice having an almost private airshow.
An interesting place to watch the show for a while is down at the south
end of the field near the big amphibians. You get a different
perspecive of the flight patterns, and there's no stiff neck from
looking straight up. Also on Monday there were no lines for the Bell
helicopter ride.

I know what will take a lot of time to do there! The quest for
reasonably priced food & drink. That was one thing Sun N' Fun really
did right this year. They didn't go with a single food supplier. They
had many County Fair-type vendors supply food. A lot of it was very
good and not priced too high.

RobertR237 wrote:
That depends on why you are going. If the only thing you want to do is go,
look at a bunch of planes and the displays, then 4-5 days is enough. You will
do nothing but walk your legs off and not really enjoy the even though. I have
spent 5-6 days at Oshkosh each year and have yet to see it all. Its not
because I couldn't get to everything but that I wanted to enjoy everything that
I did get to. The most time is spent simply talking with the other builders
and pilots about their projects, experiences, and love of flying.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

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