Our tour departs 19th July Come and join us Call for the brochure of where we go and what we do. This is our 26th tour!
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Gaye Pardy Travel
Travel Managers Group Ltd
55 Beachwater Drive
Papamoa 3118
New Zealand
Ph : 64 7 5741950
Fax : 64 7 5724234
Mob : 0274939073
DX: HB42309
2012 after tour we will visit Tucson Arizonia, the Pima Air Museum, the boneyard of the desert, the Titan II missile base, a large copper mine, Mexico, and the Desert Museum and maybe Las Vegas & the Grand Canyon.
EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
You Gotta Be There !
The number of people, size of the site and the rows and rows of magnificent aircraft are simply overwhelming. If you were to walk past ... not down ... each row of airplanes, you would cover 5.2 miles! Typically about 2,500 show aircraft participate at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, including homebuilts, antiques, classics, warbirds, ultralights and rotorcraft.
2011 group at Oshkosh
The first thing to look at is airplanes on the flight line.. If you're interested in a particular airplane chances are you'll find it in Oshkosh. As you walk along the flight line you'll see many of the newsmakers and personalities who make the world of aviation so exciting.
Traveling across Conoco Square, AirVenture's main display ramp, in 2011 you would have seen Boeing’s 787 dreamliner and the only B29 (that is still flying).
From the flight line it's on to the Forums Area. During the week over 500 forums are conducted by aviation leaders and NASA researchers, along with FAA personnel, aircraft designers and a host of others.
After taking in a couple of forums, let’s visit the Exhibit Buildings. Just about everything available in aviation is there. Instruments, avionics, insurance, aircraft parts . . . the list goes on and on. Over 800 exhibitors participate at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Then comes one of the most eagerly-anticipated highlights of the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh . . . the Afternoon Air Show...It starts off with showcase flying. Many unique aircraft, from early air racers to historical airplanes, participate. That's followed by the finest air show you will see anywhere. Top performers such as Sean Tucker, Patty Wagstaff and others take part in a nearly three-hour spectacular. The sun is setting, but the action is just beginning. Now it’s time to visit the Theater in the Woods. Each night over 4,000 people enjoy superb aviation programs and entertainment. Typical programs may feature NASA astronauts, top test pilots and world-famous aviation personalities.