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EAA AirVenture Air
Shows
See the best at Oshkosh!
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the air show schedule
 Some of the world's finest aerobatic
performers are coming to Oshkosh for the World's Greatest Aviation
Celebration at Wittman Regional Airport. Every year, many pilots
make Oshkosh a priority for their performance schedule because they have
the opportunity to strut their stuff in front of their peers in the
aerobatic community, as well as perhaps the most aviation-savvy audience
on the planet.
Veteran AirVenture performer and 2004
National Aviation Hall of Fame inductee Patty Wagstaff describes what it
means to fly at the "World's Greatest Aviation Celebration."
"It's always an honor to be invited
here," she said."
Wagstaff explains that most air shows, 20
percent or so of the crowd is made up of pilots or aviation people.
"Here, everybody is your peer. So you get up there and you look
down and go, 'Oh my gosh, I'm flying in front of (thousands) of my
peers!' I've seen performers who never get nervous flying air shows at
all, get nervous here. So it's always very special flying here."
 "If you look at the lineup of air
show performers who have flown at AirVenture through the years, it is a
list of the very best aerobatic pilots in the world over the past three
decades," said Tom Poberezny, EAA President and AirVenture
Chairman. "The mixed audience of aviation enthusiasts who
understand the skill and dedication required by performers, as well as
the general public entertained by "breathtaking" acts in the
sky, make AirVenture Oshkosh a highly anticipated venue for these
world-class air show performers."
That's why every afternoon during the
convention you'll see scores of faithful fans slowly begin to migrate to
the flightline, making sure they have a good viewpoint of their favorite
performers. In addition to the top aerobatic pilots and teams, local
favorites include the Warbirds of America; specialty military aircraft
like a Marine Corps Harrier; or the Liberty Parachute Team and others.
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the air show schedule
See more exciting air show
photos in the AirVenture
photo gallery.
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