As windsocks whirled and waved the EAA Fly Mart opened for business on this preliminary day. The Fly Mart is host to exhibitors selling everything from windsocks, stuffed bears, tools, tee-shirts, books, posters, prints and paintings to steel building systems, routing machines, and antiques. The exhibitors themselves are a mixed group of entrepreneurs and retirees making the show circuit. Bob flies a 747-400 for Singapore Airlines, based out of Singapore. They flew from Singapore to New York, on his employer's airline, then finished the long trip to Oshkosh on United.
Timing is everything, it never hurts to ask, people do cancel at the last minute.
See and hear all the sights and sounds of the big show by starting at . This OSH '98 news has been written by the AVweb staff. AirVenture Oshkosh 1998. We covered the convention itself, what makes it tick and what is new. Tom also speaks out on his vision for EAA and his views on FAA Administrator Jane Garvey's record.