Now for a somewhat different perspective on Oshkosh!
Should be on every pilot's bucket-list. You cannot comprehend Oshkosh fully until you have been there.
I was there in 1999 with my brother and two sons in tow. It was amazing but really full-on and in your face.
Highlights: Jimmy Franklin's jet assisted Waco, Oracle, GeeBee, BD5 minijet, warbirds, warbirds, warbirds!
The one I really went to see was Bob Hoover - but actually found his routine boring in the company of those listed above.
I felt the whole time that a prang was inevitable - given the way the envelope was being pushed, and I was constantly alert to the safety of my boys. A Bearcat and Corsair eventually obliged right in front of us!
A number of the feature acts at Oshkosh that year are either dead (Jimmy Franklin) as a result of airshow accidents, crashed (Oracle) or retired for fear of ending up that way (GeeBee, BD5).
I am glad I went, but have no desire to return!