Welcome to the people phase of Airventure. It changes the energy for sure but still awesome and new every year We tends to remember people.by the airplane ""we talked to mike yesterday" "" who is mike?"" "The guy with the red and white mid 60s 182, 65U... "O yeah 65U cool guy..."
I have lived 20 minutes from EAA my whole life and I have never actually gone to air venture. We used to watch the air shows from boat on lake winnebago some days.
BTW, all serious. Got the CGR-30P in my Grumman. It's terrific. Best bang for the buck. Great to finally see what my engine is doing and have actual fuel consumption information (eye opening...) Cheers! Enjoy your channel.
Hi Barry, don't feel bad about remembering names. I can remember clearances from 20 years ago but remember names? Forget it! So, Brandon, if we meet next year (I keep running into some folks every year) and I get your name wrong, don't be offended! I went by JPI for the same reason and they were very nice and helpful. Sorry you had a poor experience. (PS, great video of all the Cardinal RG's arriving, ( I'm a bit biased😊))
J3 cub, Harley Davidson, and Garmin all have one thing in common. 50% of the price is the name. In a vintage Cessna we went with Uavionix Equipment. They don’t have all the bells and whistles but for the mission with an EFB, for the price and customer service they beat Garmin hands down, no question about it, and with the add ons getting better all the time.
@@bigdaddie40 I dont follow your response. if you got it you can spend all you want. But for a large percentage of Aviators. There is something terrlibly wrong with an avionix upgrade costing two to three or more times then the cost of the aircraft. I undersand the expence of making the FAA happy with their antiquated certification requirements but when you can buy any number of GPS units for ground travel for a couple hundred bucks, but similar unit that has aviation software coast many thousands, something is wrong with the picture. obviosly the maufactures of everything aviation know aviators are a captive audience and they can overcharge as much as they choose. Blue skys & tail winds. God Bless America!
Holy crap that had to be a record. I’ve been going for years and I’ve never seen that many people. Camping was in the overflow, overflow lots. Glad you had a good one Brian.
Hey Jeff!! Good meeting you on the North 40 bus! Yeah, I know your name is Bryan, with that non-standard spelling. Your wife was charming. Why is she with you? Keep up the videos, and don't read the comments. Your stuff is really good, regardless of what the commenters say. Stick with it, you'll find your groove... 😎 --Brian from Texas (who flew to OSH...)
I know the feeling of having your own car transportation at airventure, sometimes especially when it's hot to be able go leave and come back later is worth everything. Also being able to go eat and just go relax and cool off and get some peace. Airventure is like marathon and not a race. After the first time we tried to get it all in and now we just take it easy. Our next goal at airventure is get there early and watch all the planes come in and fill up the place, hopefully next year!! Great video Bryan.
I think part of it too is I've been enough times now that I've seen everything and not the downplay it but it doesn't change all that much so I don't have this overwhelming need to see what's over here and what's over there and if I miss it it's okay cuz I probably seen it before so it really is about seeing the friends that I only get to see once or twice a year. But I definitely think I'm at a point where the slower pace is my preference. Also 100% on having access to a car I will definitely be renting one next year.
@@JustPlaneSilly Do it early on renting, but not sure that helps either for pricing, pretty big sticker shock last time we tried to rent one, amazingly high even for osh! 100% on the people, that's the best part of it too me. We too have been enough we have seen it all except being early, but now we are retired we have the time! We have a very active group from our home airport and there are at least a dozen or more people that go every year it's always been great for us.
Hi Bryan, It's Adam. Maybe next year if you have a meet and greet I can get him to to get a picture with you. Don't know if you remember when I asked about the Gold Seal shirt, I finally found the merch section at the Gold Seal website. Ordering one today. Glad you had fun at Oshkosh.
We missed your meet and greet at Flying Eyes by about an hour. We flew in on Thursday morning, got an awesome camping spot on the N40, but by the time we got our camp all set up you were gone. Maybe next year! It was a different vibe this year, while the show grounds were packed with people, the camping on the N40 the last half of the week seemed like less than normal. BTW, you'll love your new engine monitors, I have an EI MVP 50 in my Trinidad and absolutly LOVE it! The best avionics upgrade I've done!
I grew up in Neenah so I'm glad you enjoyed the stay there. The plus side is that it's a pretty easy drive to Oshkosh (been going since I was a kid in the 80s), but I've always wanted to ride shotgun with someone and actually experience the Fisk arrival into Oshkosh. Closest I get is volunteering marshalling arrivals in the South 40 and saying "Welcome to Oshkosh" to folks. See you in 2025!
Great vid, it really catches the flavor of Osh. By the way, I get the same experience as you - every year - at the JPI booth. "It's in the catalog." Also at AirTex and Hooker Harness booths.
That's unfortunate. I guess the good news is that's the sort of thing that sent me over to electronics international and I couldn't be more pleased with how they are working with me
We had a great time hanging out with you and Erik on Monday and finding the beer coffin 😁 now we need to find a time for y’all to come down and try your hand at riveting
I literally LOLed at the look on the C-130 crew chief's face when you were going to handpump the ramp for him. He was thinking, "Is this sucker for real? After he puts the ramp down, I bet I can get him to whitewash my fence." ;) I suppose it could be cool if you've never done it before and will never get another chance, but honestly, it's just pumping a big handle back and forth for a couple minutes.
As your non elected representative, I approve of this OSH24 wrap up. Meeting people at a lunch table or whatever is great. We had lunch with some young uns from Nebraska, they were asking us all about Australia. Norm, from Australia. (NorminOZ)
Glad you didn't fall into the 'get-there-itis' trap! I've only been to AirVenture twice (and the first may have been before that 'name' -- waaaaayyyy back in 1975)... For that one, I was in the right seat of my BSA/Explorer Cessna 150, while our leader was in his Stinson 108... (Dammit, I couldn't log that time!) The second time was a one-day visit with my aviation like-minded uncle almost 30 years later. I'd love to get there again (and to S-n-F) sometime...
Hey Bryan! It was awesome getting to shake your hand, even if it was in the middle of Rich Wellner's talk which was overflowing out of the little venue they gave him. My experience was really the same as yours, drove all the way from San Diego but just kinda took it a lot slower this year. Stayed over in Scholler for the night show with a 6 pack with a bunch of friends instead of dealing with the crazy. It also felt "smaller" this year, I don't know how to describe it. But will be back next year!
Also, three of our children were born in TX! Two in Dallas and one in San Antonio. All adopted. Our 3 year old son was life flighted from Dallas to Milwaukee (closer to us) when he was a month old!
Every Event, Adventure, Site Seeing, etc. It is always about the people. It is the people that will make it or break it or otherwise cause something that should be exciting just blah!. The great places I have traveled to were great because of the people and not the touristy scenes. (Although the tourist "traps" can be fun if you're with/meet the right people). Great, you had a great time and that kid... nope! 😅
Sounds like a great time, wish I could have made it if nothing else just to say hello! Guess I'm just not as confident at spending money while unemployed as you are. Fingers crossed for next year.
I had the same experience with JPI. They definitely wasted their money on that booth. I spoke with the same guy at EI and he was very knowledgeable and personable. That is the way I'm going when my JPI craps the bed AGAIN. We flew into Fond Du Lac on Sunday and there weren't that many planes there. The weather going and returning to Texas was IMC most of the way, but that seems to be the way it is for every cross-country flight I do anymore.
I remember the year you live streamed from your tent in the middle of a cyclone/typhoon/hurricane/cyclone/twister/whatever. I messaged Dan and told him to check up on you.
It takes me two days by Harley Davidson (a proper radial engine equipped machine), or about 16 hours. The year of the vid, they made the toll system a nightmare, the turnpikes were in resurfacing mode, and a host of other masked headaches (such complete nonsense). I haven't been back sense. Maybe next year. I love road trips. It's the American way. I'm sure some of your European fans can't even comprehend a 17 hour drive, LOL. Of all the times I've been, I've never actually seen the air show. There is just too much to look at!
*_I sped up the video, hope you don't mind._* Booo on JPI.. Booo....... Come on garmin.. None of us have jerbs. Lower the prices.. Hats off to EI.. YAY!!! I was thinking of putting the CGR 30 P combo in my Honda Accord. What a coincidence. 😁😎👍👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣
It was shocking. Only one of the vendors made the initial step to engage a conversation during my days there. Most looked annoyed that you disturbed their kaffeklatsch and dared to ask a question about the product.
Yeah it was really weird I asked the JPI guy can you even ballpark what the average install is on this and he said we're not in the business of quoting install time that's up to your mechanic. Everything he said was just kind of dismissive. However when I went over to the electronics international booth the guy out there whose name is Dan and I'm exchanging emails with now reached out to me talk to me explained everything to me like I could understand it and honestly this tells me a lot about their customer service. I literally was about to write a $10,000 check to Garmin but then decided to pop over to EI and was absolutely blown away by how great they treated me. Garmin treated me great too so I really came down to a financial decision at the end but I am super pleased with how pleasant EI has been to deal with
EAA is trying very hard to shut down the beer coffin and all nearby refreshments within walking distance so they can increase their ridiculous fees leaving you without options.
@@JustPlaneSilly Adam's Mom here. He and I are watching this together and he said "I just didn't feel like it". He said he wants to take a picture with you next year!! He wants to bring his little sister Quinn with him too. He wants to leave Tess and Isaac and Levon at home though.
@@mindipiasecki601 Its totally cool. Honestly it made my wife start laughing. She said "ITs the little ones that keep you humble." I really appreciate Adam coming to see me. I met his dad twice out there and y'all seem to have a great family. HE is welcome to come see me anytime I am out there and I am happy to get a photo if he wants and if not no big deal. It was great to meet him.
Can confirm at 6:15 that's dirtbagpilot
Ha!!!!! Now I only need the Dirtbag Pilot from the video to confirm that this comment is actually you.
Welcome to the people phase of Airventure. It changes the energy for sure but still awesome and new every year
We tends to remember people.by the airplane
""we talked to mike yesterday"
"" who is mike?""
"The guy with the red and white mid 60s 182, 65U...
"O yeah 65U cool guy..."
This year was definitely excellent weather and probably the best Oshkosh I’ve been to. I took your approach this year as well.
I have lived 20 minutes from EAA my whole life and I have never actually gone to air venture. We used to watch the air shows from boat on lake winnebago some days.
BTW, all serious. Got the CGR-30P in my Grumman. It's terrific. Best bang for the buck. Great to finally see what my engine is doing and have actual fuel consumption information (eye opening...) Cheers! Enjoy your channel.
Hi Barry, don't feel bad about remembering names. I can remember clearances from 20 years ago but remember names? Forget it! So, Brandon, if we meet next year (I keep running into some folks every year) and I get your name wrong, don't be offended! I went by JPI for the same reason and they were very nice and helpful. Sorry you had a poor experience. (PS, great video of all the Cardinal RG's arriving, ( I'm a bit biased😊))
His name is Brad. Sheesh. He totally looks like a Brad so this should be easy. And you go calling him Baron.
😂😂😂
@@scottbeyer101 Bartholomew?
Thanks for the reports! I hated having to miss this year, but it's good to enjoy the show virtually!
I agree. It is about the people and everything else is a bonus. Thank you 😉
J3 cub, Harley Davidson, and Garmin all have one thing in common. 50% of the price is the name.
In a vintage Cessna we went with Uavionix Equipment. They don’t have all the bells and whistles but for the mission with an EFB, for the price and customer service they beat Garmin hands down, no question about it, and with the add ons getting better all the time.
So, you're saying I should have "only" spent $65K on my Garmin panel?
@@bigdaddie40 I dont follow your response. if you got it you can spend all you want. But for a large percentage of Aviators. There is something terrlibly wrong with an avionix upgrade costing two to three or more times then the cost of the aircraft.
I undersand the expence of making the FAA happy with their antiquated certification requirements but when you can buy any number of GPS units for ground travel for a couple hundred bucks, but similar unit that has aviation software coast many thousands, something is wrong with the picture. obviosly the maufactures of everything aviation know aviators are a captive audience and they can overcharge as much as they choose. Blue skys & tail winds. God Bless America!
Great video Bryan. You had quite the adventure this year. Glad you had fun despite the setbacks. Keep up the excellent work. Safe skies my friend 🇺🇸🛩️
Great vid on how to do Osh. When you're done, go out to eat! Noted!
Also, your "umm"s are going to be perfect on the Capt. mic from the cockpit. 😂
Holy crap that had to be a record. I’ve been going for years and I’ve never seen that many people. Camping was in the overflow, overflow lots. Glad you had a good one Brian.
Hey Jeff!! Good meeting you on the North 40 bus! Yeah, I know your name is Bryan, with that non-standard spelling. Your wife was charming. Why is she with you? Keep up the videos, and don't read the comments. Your stuff is really good, regardless of what the commenters say. Stick with it, you'll find your groove... 😎 --Brian from Texas (who flew to OSH...)
Glad your Uber picked y’all up! I was the guy waiting for my Pizza (not a taco) at the Uber pick up on Wednesday. Was great to meet you both!
Good to meet you too! Glad your pizza finally showed!
I know the feeling of having your own car transportation at airventure, sometimes especially when it's hot to be able go leave and come back later is worth everything. Also being able to go eat and just go relax and cool off and get some peace. Airventure is like marathon and not a race. After the first time we tried to get it all in and now we just take it easy. Our next goal at airventure is get there early and watch all the planes come in and fill up the place, hopefully next year!! Great video Bryan.
I think part of it too is I've been enough times now that I've seen everything and not the downplay it but it doesn't change all that much so I don't have this overwhelming need to see what's over here and what's over there and if I miss it it's okay cuz I probably seen it before so it really is about seeing the friends that I only get to see once or twice a year. But I definitely think I'm at a point where the slower pace is my preference. Also 100% on having access to a car I will definitely be renting one next year.
@@JustPlaneSilly Do it early on renting, but not sure that helps either for pricing, pretty big sticker shock last time we tried to rent one, amazingly high even for osh! 100% on the people, that's the best part of it too me. We too have been enough we have seen it all except being early, but now we are retired we have the time! We have a very active group from our home airport and there are at least a dozen or more people that go every year it's always been great for us.
Hi Bryan, It's Adam. Maybe next year if you have a meet and greet I can get him to to get a picture with you. Don't know if you remember when I asked about the Gold Seal shirt, I finally found the merch section at the Gold Seal website. Ordering one today. Glad you had fun at Oshkosh.
I love how Dembro just naturally looks like an avatar version of the old man in the movie “Up”
We missed your meet and greet at Flying Eyes by about an hour. We flew in on Thursday morning, got an awesome camping spot on the N40, but by the time we got our camp all set up you were gone. Maybe next year! It was a different vibe this year, while the show grounds were packed with people, the camping on the N40 the last half of the week seemed like less than normal. BTW, you'll love your new engine monitors, I have an EI MVP 50 in my Trinidad and absolutly LOVE it! The best avionics upgrade I've done!
I grew up in Neenah so I'm glad you enjoyed the stay there. The plus side is that it's a pretty easy drive to Oshkosh (been going since I was a kid in the 80s), but I've always wanted to ride shotgun with someone and actually experience the Fisk arrival into Oshkosh. Closest I get is volunteering marshalling arrivals in the South 40 and saying "Welcome to Oshkosh" to folks. See you in 2025!
Great vid, it really catches the flavor of Osh. By the way, I get the same experience as you - every year - at the JPI booth. "It's in the catalog." Also at AirTex and Hooker Harness booths.
That's unfortunate. I guess the good news is that's the sort of thing that sent me over to electronics international and I couldn't be more pleased with how they are working with me
Brian. Dude, wished I had known. You could have ridden with us out of OKC!
We had a great time hanging out with you and Erik on Monday and finding the beer coffin 😁 now we need to find a time for y’all to come down and try your hand at riveting
Good stuff man. Was good to see you again!
You too man. Once my plane's back up and running let's coordinate a trigger gap adventure
Even if you don’t fly in … it’s still worth the journey … btw, it was great to meet u at the UA-camr meet up! Next year u need a bigger venue :-)
I literally LOLed at the look on the C-130 crew chief's face when you were going to handpump the ramp for him. He was thinking, "Is this sucker for real? After he puts the ramp down, I bet I can get him to whitewash my fence." ;)
I suppose it could be cool if you've never done it before and will never get another chance, but honestly, it's just pumping a big handle back and forth for a couple minutes.
As your non elected representative, I approve of this OSH24 wrap up. Meeting people at a lunch table or whatever is great. We had lunch with some young uns from Nebraska, they were asking us all about Australia. Norm, from Australia. (NorminOZ)
WOOOOOO
Glad you didn't fall into the 'get-there-itis' trap! I've only been to AirVenture twice (and the first may have been before that 'name' -- waaaaayyyy back in 1975)... For that one, I was in the right seat of my BSA/Explorer Cessna 150, while our leader was in his Stinson 108... (Dammit, I couldn't log that time!) The second time was a one-day visit with my aviation like-minded uncle almost 30 years later. I'd love to get there again (and to S-n-F) sometime...
Hope to get there one year!!
Hey Bryan! It was awesome getting to shake your hand, even if it was in the middle of Rich Wellner's talk which was overflowing out of the little venue they gave him. My experience was really the same as yours, drove all the way from San Diego but just kinda took it a lot slower this year. Stayed over in Scholler for the night show with a 6 pack with a bunch of friends instead of dealing with the crazy. It also felt "smaller" this year, I don't know how to describe it. But will be back next year!
14:40. That's my son!! His name is Adam. He's nothing if not honest. We figure it's nurture vs nature. We adopted him at birth!
Also, three of our children were born in TX! Two in Dallas and one in San Antonio. All adopted. Our 3 year old son was life flighted from Dallas to Milwaukee (closer to us) when he was a month old!
Every Event, Adventure, Site Seeing, etc. It is always about the people. It is the people that will make it or break it or otherwise cause something that should be exciting just blah!.
The great places I have traveled to were great because of the people and not the touristy scenes. (Although the tourist "traps" can be fun if you're with/meet the right people).
Great, you had a great time and that kid... nope! 😅
I watched the Wednesday Night airshow, did it from the North 40 on Saturday.
Sounds like a great time, wish I could have made it if nothing else just to say hello! Guess I'm just not as confident at spending money while unemployed as you are. Fingers crossed for next year.
oh! we went to fox river after the OB show.
Thanks Bryan
👍✅ Great recap👏
"My 7th air venture" hahaha
I had the same experience with JPI. They definitely wasted their money on that booth. I spoke with the same guy at EI and he was very knowledgeable and personable. That is the way I'm going when my JPI craps the bed AGAIN. We flew into Fond Du Lac on Sunday and there weren't that many planes there. The weather going and returning to Texas was IMC most of the way, but that seems to be the way it is for every cross-country flight I do anymore.
I remember the year you live streamed from your tent in the middle of a cyclone/typhoon/hurricane/cyclone/twister/whatever. I messaged Dan and told him to check up on you.
I remember.
It takes me two days by Harley Davidson (a proper radial engine equipped machine), or about 16 hours. The year of the vid, they made the toll system a nightmare, the turnpikes were in resurfacing mode, and a host of other masked headaches (such complete nonsense). I haven't been back sense. Maybe next year. I love road trips. It's the American way. I'm sure some of your European fans can't even comprehend a 17 hour drive, LOL. Of all the times I've been, I've never actually seen the air show. There is just too much to look at!
2024 NOTAM should be framed upside down to represent that it was not flown?
"Fly smart. Don't die."
Hey man I went there as well. Mind me asking where do you get the music from
Epidemicsound.com
I hope my attitude improves before next Oshkosh darn it.
*_I sped up the video, hope you don't mind._* Booo on JPI.. Booo....... Come on garmin.. None of us have jerbs. Lower the prices.. Hats off to EI.. YAY!!! I was thinking of putting the CGR 30 P combo in my Honda Accord. What a coincidence. 😁😎👍👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣👣
That's impressive. I assume most people slow it down because I talk so darn fast 😂
Hey Brian, will we see you the end of the month this year.
Unfortunately it isn't looking good. I was told to expect the engine monitor install to take a few weeks. I am not cancelling yet but it is likely
@@JustPlaneSilly We will miss seeing you two.
Great video Bryan. Get a job!!
Ha! I'm tryin.
I'm already working on my excuses for why I can't make it next year
Hahahaha
lol I know the feeling
99th!
😃
Imagine your company sending you as a vendor to OSH and spending all that money only to find out you couldn’t be bothered to try to sell the products.
It was shocking. Only one of the vendors made the initial step to engage a conversation during my days there. Most looked annoyed that you disturbed their kaffeklatsch and dared to ask a question about the product.
Yeah it was really weird I asked the JPI guy can you even ballpark what the average install is on this and he said we're not in the business of quoting install time that's up to your mechanic. Everything he said was just kind of dismissive. However when I went over to the electronics international booth the guy out there whose name is Dan and I'm exchanging emails with now reached out to me talk to me explained everything to me like I could understand it and honestly this tells me a lot about their customer service. I literally was about to write a $10,000 check to Garmin but then decided to pop over to EI and was absolutely blown away by how great they treated me. Garmin treated me great too so I really came down to a financial decision at the end but I am super pleased with how pleasant EI has been to deal with
EI seems to love supporting their products.
They make great products.
Go EI!
😃
EAA is trying very hard to shut down the beer coffin and all nearby refreshments within walking distance so they can increase their ridiculous fees leaving you without options.
Do you want to get a picture with me? No 😅😅😅😅
It was the best answer ever. Even the little kids are going to keep me humble lol😅
@@JustPlaneSilly Adam's Mom here. He and I are watching this together and he said "I just didn't feel like it". He said he wants to take a picture with you next year!! He wants to bring his little sister Quinn with him too. He wants to leave Tess and Isaac and Levon at home though.
@@mindipiasecki601 Its totally cool. Honestly it made my wife start laughing. She said "ITs the little ones that keep you humble." I really appreciate Adam coming to see me. I met his dad twice out there and y'all seem to have a great family. HE is welcome to come see me anytime I am out there and I am happy to get a photo if he wants and if not no big deal. It was great to meet him.
You def need to cancel that rental car for next year and fly in, how else can we drool over your nice new engine monitor!?
I am planning on flying in and renting a car when I get there. Having ground transportation was awesome.
@@JustPlaneSilly I agree 100% you can really go out and explore if you want with a car
You should take up boating.
What a whine box.
huh?