It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the holiday season. I’m talking about Airventure 2017 in Oshkosh, of course! I am super excited to be returning to one of my favorite places. As you may recall, in years past I’ve “dragged” a couple of non-avgeek friends along with me. They’ve been tremendous good sports and we’ve had lots of fun. However, this year I’ll be sharing the Osh experience with my avgeek friends, several of whom will be attending for the first time. In addition to enjoying the displays and air shows, I’m planning to participate a number of events, including:
Mike Karrels intends to broadcast his podcast live from Osh every evening. I hope to join him for an episode or two. He’ll be tweeting a link to the live Youtube channel so follow him on twitter at @Flyingandlife and then join us in the Youtube chat room.
Oshbash is being held on Tuesday, July 25, at 5:30pm in the media center. This is a social media gathering and networking opportunity… AND there will be LOTS of bacon jerky! Oshbash is always a ton of fun so if you are available I hope you’ll stop by! As the official bacon jerky transporter, you can definitely count me in!
On Thursday, July 27, I am scheduled to be a guest on EAA Radio’s Attitude Adjustment show at 11:00 am with hosts Rob Mark and Amy Laboda. No clue what we’ll be discussing, but you can bet stairs trucks will probably come up at least once.
Podcast Meetup
Also on Thursday is a podcast meet-up for listeners of the Airline Pilot Guy, Plane Talking UK, Plane Safety Podcast, the Airplane Geeks, etc. The plan is to meet at the brown arch around noon and then wander off to find some lunch together.
Stalking Stairs Trucks
Where there are airplanes, there will be stairs trucks. And you can be fairly sure that I’ll be the only person at Osh making a big fuss over them. But as much as I love motorized stairs, I love airplanes more. I guarantee my social media feeds will be filled with things with wings.
Speaking of which, If you aren’t already doing so, follow me on Twitter (@Jen_Niffer) and Instagram (@talesfromtheterminal). I’ll be posting lots of updates and photos through-out Osh week. I’m also planning several blog posts so stay tuned! If you are headed to Osh17 I hope to see you there! If not, I hope you’ll keep track of my shenanigans and play along at home.
Tales from the Terminal 
I am on up at 3.22 am getting ready to book a uber to the airport. WLG to BNE to LAX to ATL I will see you there.
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Looking forward to seeing you, Glen!
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I heard about Oshbash, but have a bbq party in the north 40 that afternoon followed by a jambalya party at camp bacon… going to be a busy first day for me! 🙂
Have a great OSH!
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If I recall from last year, the jambalaya party was post-oshbash, so I might see you there! If not, perhaps we’ll run into each other elsewhere.
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I will be following intently – and listening to the ATC channels. Soooo wish I could’ve made it this year. Already told my spousal unit that 2018 was MY year for OSH! Bacon on!
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Thanks for reading and following along! Sorry I won’t see you this year, but I’ve got my fingers crossed for next year!
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So So So trying to get up there again this year. Work isn’t looking too promising, but maybe I can get up there for at least ONE day! Thankfully it’s not too far of a drive from Chicago 🙂
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Thanks for reading, Scott! I’ve got my fingers crossed that you’ll be able to make it!
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This wass a lovely blog post
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Thank you!
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