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Airventure 2025 | Day 8

July 23 | Wednesday was another day of my regular routine of breakfast at the Tall Pines, a few hours on the flight line, a few hours at the youth activity center, and another light lunch at the Vintage volunteer break room at the back of the Vintage Hangar.

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Airventure 2025 | Day 7

July 22 | We are only disappointed by our expectations. That’s what I was thinking when I got my steak sandwich at a local food vendor at Oshkosh. I should have known better.

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Airventure 2025 | Day 6

July 21 | Monday is my errand day. I started the day with breakfast at the Tall Pines Café, run by the Vintage Aircraft Association.

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Airventure 2025 | Day 5

July 20 | The day didn’t dawn bright and shiny for the trip up to AirVenture. While Oshkosh was VFR (visual flight rules), Madison, which pay between Brodhead and Oshkosh was IFR.

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Airventure 2025 | Day 4

July 19 | Saturday broke with solid overcast and a green, yellow and red blob showing on the weather radar phone ap heading to Brodhead.

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dinner of fish, potatoes, coleslaw, roll, cookie, and lemonade on a red picnic table

Airventure 2025 | Day 3

July 18 | Friday has been a busy day catching up on my reports, pricing things for sale and visiting with Tim Bloodgood and Sindy Mikelsen.

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