OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Less than a week away from the 64th EAA AirVenture when thousands of people and airplanes will descend on Oshkosh.
More than 5,000 volunteers help run the show, including Ed Lynn of Vancouver, Washington.
“Everybody you see out here, probably, is a volunteer.”
EAA spokesperson Dick Knapinski tells WLUK the last week before the annual fly in can be a hectic time…
“Getting everything set, the last tents going up, still have some forklifts going around the grounds.”
For visitors, Knapinski says there will be some added amenities this year.
“We’re now up to four grocery stores on the grounds, because we do create a city of 40,000 people.”
For EAA visitors who use rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft, there are three new pick up and drop off points on site.
Knapinski says there are also exciting events to look forward to, like a visit from the Navy’s Blue Angels.
“The first, full performance for the ‘Blues’ here. They will be flying over Friday and Saturday, the 28th and 29th.”
There will also be a reunion of some of the 15 remaining Apollo astronauts.
“We have eight of them coming to AirVenture and Friday will be their big, public forum at the Theater in the Woods.”
For these visiting volunteers, however, no event can compare to reuniting with old friends.
AirVenture starts next Monday and ends the following Sunday.
