The shards of the smashed piggy bank crunch as you reposition yourself while drawing lines on the sectionals spread out on the living room floor. You are going to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2002. You're working on the route so you can make it there and back as efficiently as possible in that little bit of vacation time you managed to wrangle while not spending more than was in that piggy bank. As you plan, you can't help but have that nagging worry you are going to miss something or mess up somehow because AirVenture just seems so overwhelmingly big. How in the world do you plan for the trip to the Experimental Aviation Association's annual convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin? What day(s) should you attend? How long do you need to see "everything"? What should you try to see? Is it possible to fly in on the first day of the airshow? What should you bring?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/avwebs-airventure-survival-guide-part-one