Weekend Report: Inside EAA AirVenture, America's Largest Air Show
The state of Wisconsin might not bring to mind the most exciting or glamorous images, but it is a state with a lot of personality. In addition to boasting amazing micro-brews, world-class cheeses, and one serious football team, the state plays host to the nation's largest air show,?EAA's AirVenture, held annually in Oshkosh. The small town sits about 150 miles north of Chicago, not far from Wisconsin's eastern shoreline, and for one week each year it attracts more than half a million aviation enthusiasts from all over the glob.?Hamilton?is one of AirVenture's sponsors and was kind enough to invite us to the show this year to witness the event first hand. Read on for our full account, and of course some incredible photos. 2 OF 33 Oshkosh is home to around 66,000 people and the quiet community is transformed by AirVenture every summer, when over 500,000 visitors from around the world arrive to be a part of the week's events. Wittman Regional Airport, which sits at the south

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