In a recent attempt to scare myself about how old I'm getting, I calculated the total time I've spent at EAA's annual air show in Oshkosh. It's more than half a year of my life-27 visits of around a week each! Pass the orthotic, please.rnOshkosh: It's every pilot's Disney World-you never see it all, even though you finish the week convinced somebody took a wooden mallet to the soles of your feet and slipped mind-altering drugs into your show-bought lemonade. Yet, once home, you can't wait to do it all over again next year.rnFrom my corner of the aviation pie, LSA is the exciting Oshkosh segment to explore, and this year was no exception. Despite dire predictions of low attendance due to travel costs and the economy, many vendors (like Cirrus Design and Aircraft Spruce & Specialty) reported increased attendance and sales. Crowds were steady all week. The good weather didn't hurt either: no aircraft-sucking tornadoes, no killer heat/humidity days.
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