ONLY IN WISCONSIN Celebrating the spirit of Oshkosh DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME? Most people never forget it. We're talking about Oshkosh, AirVenture, The Gathering, EAA's Big Show. Your first visit may have been preceded by dire predictions: Best/worst weather you'll ever see; hottest/coldest you'll ever be; biggest/scariest storms you'll ever experience; weirdest/best food you'll ever have; strangest/most interesting people you'll ever meet; most amazing/unbelievable aircraft in the world. It's all true. For one week each summer, the aviation world descends on one of the unlikeliest of places-Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and everything under, in, and out of this world can be experienced. Inspired by AirVenture volunteer Philip A. Prossnitz, here are some of his-and our-favorite Oshkosh stories. I L L U S T R AT I O N S B Y A J G A R C I A www.aopa.org/pilot AOPA PILOT | 73http://www.aopa.org/pilot