Simpleflight Radio

  Fresh off of OSH15, Marc felt like an Airventure review from multiple perspectives was in order.  It's easy to understand the view from a General Aviation Private Pilot, but what about from the perspective of an 11 year old, who has never been before?  Or maybe a parent that took him there, that has never been part of the GA community.  That's what we did tonight.  Welcome to Nic Partington, who has recently discovered a love for aviation.  Enter father John, who got up on Saturday and put Nic in the car for the 3 hour drive to Oshkosh.  Walking the main drag, Nic saw first hand what a Citation, Cirrus, Icon, etc. looks like from the inside, up close and personal.  And then the air show started.  The formation flying, aerobatics, and the TORA TORA TORA reenactment certainly had an impact.  Getting both Nic and John's feelings of their first Oshkosh provides great insight into the mind of the non-pilot.  At the very least, we learned that regardless of the age or whether a person has a pilot's license or no