2022-07-22-Oshkosh-EAA-AirVenture: Oshkosh AirVenture 2022 was a busy, happy place. I was able to catch a ride with Rick Turley in his Cessna 182, N8768M. We flew in with C2O="Cessnas 2 Oshkosh", a "flight" of 104 Cessnas from Juneau/Dodge County, KUNU, about 30 miles south of Oshkosh. As a group arrival, we have reserved camping on the North 40 near the "Red Showerhouse", next to the Bonanzas-2-Oshkosh. Lots of airplanes arrived via Ripon/Fisk and we had good weather after the Saturday rain and wind storm. Many people's tents were blown over by the wind and then soaked with the rain. The laundromats were busy on Sunday drying out lots of camping gear. After that, the weather was wonderful... high 80s to low 90s, light winds and a few cooling sprinkles. This year I (Jer/) received an award from the EAA Young Eagles program for being one of 5 pilots in the world who has flown EAA Young Eagles every year for all 30 years, since we started the program in 1992. I received a nice plaque for myself and my local EAA 515 Chapter, and was given a lifetime membership to EAA. WOW! I feel so honored and humbled. In my spare time, I spent several sessions instructing at the EAA Museum at the new building/addition, the PPC=Pilot Proficiency Center with the Redbird Simulators, including the crosswind simulator. The SPA=Seaplane Pilots Association "Corn Roast" was a fun time with brats, burgers, corn on the cob and beer... featuring a Wisconsin specialty: "Spotted Cow", brewed by the New Glarus Brewery, "available only in Wisconsin". I also served as "Flightline Safety" during the Wednesday afternoon airshow. They give me a scooter and I attempt to help everyone to remember to stay behind the airshow safety line. Oshkosh AirVenture goes Monday to Sunday, this year it was 07/25/22 - 07/30/22. 08/07/22

	Crossing the Mississippi River eastbound, just north of Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, 07/22/22	Rick Turley flying, Jer/ Eberhard right seat, John Jacobi in the back seat, 07/22/22	7,500 MSL, 152KN ground speed, 07/22/22	Crossing the Wisconsin River eastbound, NW of Madison, WI, 07/22/22	This may be Alpine Valley Ski Area just N of Madison, WI, 07/22/22

	C2O schedule, at C2O checkin desk... dinner, breakfast, lunch, 07/22/22	C2O Schedule for dinner and motel bus, 07/22/22	C2O Friday evening briefing, 07/22/22	C2O Saturday NOON preflight briefing, 07/22/22	C2O, pizza lunch is available after briefing, 07/23/22

	C2O departing Juneau/Dodge County, KUNU. Yellow towel keeping ADS-B in box cool, 07/23/22	Our C182, N8768M taxiing for takeoff, KUNU, 1, 07/23/22	Our C182, N8768M taxiing for takeoff, KUNU, 2, 07/23/22	We are "Chock 3" in "Romeo Element", looking at "Romeo Lead", enroute to Oshkosh, 07/23/22	Following Romeo Lead, 1, 07/23/22

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	Following Romeo Lead, 2, 07/23/22	In flight movie, panning between Romeo Lead and the panel, 07/23/22	On the ground, taxiing on the grass at Oshkosh, to C2O reserved camping, 07/23/22	Happy to be at Oshkosh, 07/23/22	First thing, tie down, we are on the North 40, Row 540, Red Showerhouse and C2O party tent in the background, 07/23/22

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	Tents up, Camp is set up, 07/23/22	C2O camping, C182 N8768M, Jer/'s tent and Jer/'s borrowed bicycle. Rick and John are camped on the left side of the airplane, 07/24/22	C2O camping, C182 N8768M, movie, the wind is already blowing, big wind and rain Saturday night, 07/24/22	C2O neighborhood, 07/23/22	Jer/ volunteered at the PPC=Pilot Proficiency Center, with the Redbird Crosswind simulator. 1000 points possible, showing 997, 07/24/22

	Jer/ with the Redbird Crosswind simulator, 07/24/22	Sunday evening, C2O drawing for sponsor give-aways, 07/24/22	Papa ramp, looking E, where CAP parks our C172s in June for CAP Cadet Power academy, 07/25/22	Papa ramp, Homebuilder's Pavilion, 07/25/22	Oshkosh Tower, looking SE from Papa ramp. Look at the RED RV!!! 07/25/22

	Jer/ in RAF="Recreational Aviation Foundation" "Orange Shirt/Hat", at the RAF Tuesday morning coffee and "fancy" donuts, 07/26/22	We are on top of the Hartzel Propeller booth, with an excellent view of the flightline, 07/26/22	Lynn Mareth, pilot Extraordinaire, PA-18 and C185 pilot, from Montana, 07/26/22	Tuesday morning flyby, 07/26/22	Looking E from "4 Corners" to Boeing Plaza, 07/26/22

	EAA Young Eagles Banquet for honors and recognition, 07/26/22	Jack Pelton, EAA CEO and Chairman of the Board, 07/26/22	Sean D. Tucker and Jimmy Graham, Young Eagles Co-Chairman, 07/26/22	Jimmy and Sean congratulating each of the EAA Young Eagle Pilots who have flown Young Eagles every year, for 30 years, since we started in 1992, 07/26/22	First 2 recipients of the awards, 07/26/22

	Four of the five pilots who have flown EAA Young Eagles every year for 30 years, 07/26/22	Thank You Young Eagles Volunteers, 30 years of flying Young Eagles, 07/26/22	AND!!! EAA gave each of us a "lifetime Membership", 07/26/22	Rick Turley with the RV-15 description, 07/27/22	Jer/ looking over Van's new RV-15, 1, 07/27/22

	Jer/ looking over Van's new RV-15, 2, 07/27/22	RV-15 from the left, 07/27/22	AOPA Grumman Tiger give-away, formerly owned by ShellEy Rosenbaum and Derrell Lipman, 07/27/22	The EAA Oshkosh "Brown Arch", looking E toward the flightline, 07/27/22	Jer/ at the "Brown Arch", note the "B-17" 1/4 scale flying replica on the right, 07/27/22

	Perlan II Project is the high flying glider that has flown to 76,124 ft (pressure alt.), the world record for any subsonic, wing borne human flight, September 2, 2018, 07/27/22	Murphy Moose, think Cessna 206, as a homebuilt, 07/27/22	Murphy Moose, fuselage, 07/27/22	Wednesday airshow, at the warbird ramp, 07/27/22	Warbirds taxiing out for the show, 07/27/22

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	Wednesday airshow, 07/27/22	Wednesday airshow movie, 07/24/22	Oshkosh Tower, looking SW from the flightline, 07/27/22	Oshkosh Tower, looking SW from the flightline, 07/27/22	North 40, looking SSW at my loaner bicycle and the CAP compound, 07/28/22

	EAA Oshkosh AirVenture Flyin Theater 2022, 07/27/22	Joseph Aaron Ermel, 19 year old pilot died in a motorcycle accident. A scholarship was created in his memory, 07/28/22	Adam Woodward and Jer/ Eberhard receiving the EAA award plaque for our EAA Chapter 515 flying Young Eagles every year for 30 years, 07/28/22	Burt Rutan's "Griz", 07/28/22	Sonex JSX-2, jet homebuilt, 07/28/22

	Jer/ with my favorite Online/Fixed Base instructor, Jason Schappert, 1, 07/28/22	Jer/ with my favorite Online/Fixed Base instructor, Jason Schappert, 2, 07/28/22	Jer/ at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Seaplane Base, 07/28/22	Seaplane base harbor main ramp/dock, 07/28/22	Seaplane base harbor entrance, "The Point", 07/28/22

	Seaplane base swim beach, 07/28/22	Multi-engine seaplane: AirCam on floats, 07/28/22	Seaplane base, looking SE to harbor main ramp/dock, 07/28/22	de Havilland Beaver just arrived, 07/28/22	Rick and John packing up for the flight home while Jer/ filed the flight plan, 07/30/22

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