Arizona to Oshkosh 2021

[Flybyjim]

Thanks for sharing your photos, looks like you are having a great time and covering interesting parts of this country.

[Kitfox Pilot]

Sure looks like you are having fun! Glad you are taking time to enjoy life!

[Kitfox Pilot]

Grass is 2'' tall and growing! Look forward to seeing you land here myself!

[PapuaPilot]

I parked at the Ultralight camping area right in front of the "Red Barn". There were about 7 Kitfox parked there.

I just realized I didn't meet you at the Thursday night BBQ. Too bad.

[efwd]

Beautiful Steve. Looks like your having a great time. I had only one opportunity to use a grass strip on my way home. Whish there were more like it here in CA. Fly safe.

[rv9ralph]

I like the neon glow effect.

Ralph

[Auster]

Like Desertfox "I love cross country in the Kitfox" and really appreciate all those posting stories of their flights to Oshkosh. 1300 miles in one day is quite an achievement. Looking forward to reading of more trips and the return journeys.

[desertdave]

I spend my work life talking to ATC which has its advantages and disadvantages. On the way home I made it a goal to not have to talk to any controllers after leaving KOSH and arriving at KDVT and what a treat it was. Every fuel stop was listen to the 2 minute weather, make a few CTAF calls, get fuel and blast off again. No CPDLC, no PDC, no calling clearance deliver, ramp/metering, ground, tower, departure/arrival, center nothing. I forgot how much fun this type of flying can be.

Las Vegas NM
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Fairmont MN
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Houston MN
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Nebraska City NE
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Belen NM
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[DesertFox4]

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While most AirVenturers departed for home after the “Big Show”, this Kitfox pilot left as a flight of three with the two Kitfox factory aircraft bright and early on Monday morning. I stayed with them for about 20 minutes then broke off for my destination airport of Baraboo,WI. another 15 minutes away. There I would hangar for two days in my buddies hangar and visit with him and see the local sites. Yes that is a model 4 Kitfox on amphib floats in the background. No we did not get it wet while I was there.😢 Maybe next visit. There used to be a Glassair in the back corner of this hangar but it was at it’s new home in another state by the time I arrived. What a great airport!
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(Above photo)-One sad Stearman that came up 50 miles short of Oshkosh.😔
My next destination was my hometown airport of Fairmont,MN. where I learned to fly 40 years ago.
Fairmont has a chain of five lakes.
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(Sunset from my brother’s cottage and my home for the next month or two.)
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( My home until Arizona cools off some)
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(A short 40 minute flight to Granite Falls, MN and the Fagen World War 2 museum.)
A really great museum if you find yourself anywhere near here. What a fun day trip.
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(The Iowa Great Lakes area.)
Spirit Lake and Okoboji were another short flight from Fairmont. Beautiful lakes.We landed at the little airport in Milford, IA just South of Spirit Lake to spend the afternoon with some friends at their lake home. Nice relaxing afternoon. After we flew to a crop duster grass strip near Buffalo Center, IA to pick up another flying buddy so he could get an aerial assessment of his crop lands. This area has received very little rainfall lately but he said his farms were still in pretty good shape.
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(Duster strip.)
Our next flying took us to Mankato, MN for their annual fly in breakfast. A great attendance, a really good breakfast and lots of
interesting aircraft from the surrounding areas showed up. Even a band playing 40’s through early 60’s music in the background.
Met up with and had breakfast with a local aviator from my student pilot days of 40 years ago. Lots to catch up on after 40 years. He flew a beautiful Pratt & Whitney 450 horse powered Spartan.
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(Ed and his Spartan.)
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(Sweet Titan T-51 from Sleepy Eye, MN.)
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My Kitfox tucked away in it’s temporary hangar for a month or two.
With it sitting on the tail skid it’s much easier to reach the top of the tail for bug removal after flight. Way more flying insects here
to remove after every flight than in Arizona. 😉
All for now on my post AirVenture adventures. Maybe I can talk my brother into a little fishing trip soon.🤞

[DesertFox4]

That’s what vacations should be Dave. A getaway from all things work. Had a great time flying with you and otto pilot.
Looking forward to our next adventure with “Yellow Belle”.