tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post4729675160098228203..comments2024-03-28T03:13:09.436-05:00Comments on The Reluctant Blogger: Oshkosh, b'goshHENRY KISORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-42457128096786373832009-08-11T17:22:05.512-05:002009-08-11T17:22:05.512-05:00Wow, what great photos! The wingwalker! Of course ...Wow, what great photos! The wingwalker! Of course I checked the exif data...<br /><br />And there I was, whining over my lack of a 300mm (my longest is 28-200) when I come across your A380 takoff taken with a 17mm! Fantastic!Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542901376907047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-51171615843032560262009-08-03T12:47:23.605-05:002009-08-03T12:47:23.605-05:00It should be mentioned that some of the black Tusk...It should be mentioned that some of the black Tuskegee Airmen pilots of World War II were honored last week at Oshkosh. One of the "Red Tail" P-51 Mustangs they flew is being restored. Folks CAN change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-54517272540466295802009-08-03T06:46:13.954-05:002009-08-03T06:46:13.954-05:00Mike: I drove to Manitowoc, and the Deaf Pilots As...Mike: I drove to Manitowoc, and the Deaf Pilots Association took a bus to Oshkosh. Way too much traffic in the air for me to fly into Oshkosh comfortably, and damn near too much on the ground, too!<br /><br />Manitowoc is a major pit stop for us on the way home from the Writer's Lair.<br /><br />Carl: Circus trains! Yay! Those are as colorful as air shows. Also county fairs are, too -- last month I attended one in Upper Michigan, and it had enormous steam tractors driving portable sawmills. Guess who neglected to take his camera?HENRY KISORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366450710995335659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-5163660417338121062009-08-01T22:40:47.451-05:002009-08-01T22:40:47.451-05:00I noticed you weren't fedding your blog the la...I noticed you weren't fedding your blog the last few days, so I figured you'd be up to something special, and that opening photo today says it all! Looking forward to some great shots on the photo side.<br /><br />I've spent some time doing my annual Circus Train Website for TrainWeb.com since the Red Unit is in So. Cal. now.<br /><br />The full story: http://trainweb.org/carl/CircusTrain2009/<br /><br />The local Los Alamitos Air Station has a yearly Wings, Wheels, and Rotors show. Like you say, a photographer's paradise.Carl Morrisonhttp://moknowsphotos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4264664035215127547.post-76952533607980126752009-08-01T14:52:10.574-05:002009-08-01T14:52:10.574-05:00Manitowoc is one of my favorite food and fuel stop...Manitowoc is one of my favorite food and fuel stops enroute to and from the UP (Four Seasons Restaurant on US151 off of I43). It also has a neat Maritime museum with a WWII submarine that was one of the boats built in the city during the war. <br /><br />I don't quite get it from your description: you flew into Manitowoc for your little "fly-in" and then commuted to Oshkosh? Sounds like fun!<br /><br />For these of us who are radio / scanner listeners, the airshow provides a wealth of radio traffic for the planes enroute. Apparently there is a corrider along the Lake Michigan shore where military planes (among others) travel to and from the show. Reports from the "ear" group says that there was a lot of traffic heard, even in the Chi Metro area. <br /><br />I have always been tempted to go to the Airshow but have never quite done it. Don't need the crowds.Mike P.noreply@blogger.com