EAA members are known for their can-do spirit, and nowhere has that been exemplified more than here on the AirVenture grounds for the past several days.

In my 35 years as convention chairman, I have never witnessed such challenging conditions. The recent rains have required us to adapt and improvise solutions so that we can open our fly-in to guests from around the world today and present a world-class aviation event.

We could not have reached this point today without the hard work, dedication, and commitment of our volunteers and without the cooperation of campers, exhibitors, vendors, partners, and the local community, which has reached out to help EAA and its membership.

I want to thank everyone for their outstanding efforts as well as their patience and understanding as we meet these challenges.

The show will go on. Welcome to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010. May everyone have a wonderful week.

Tom Poberezny
EAA Chairman and President