EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022 Ready to Roll

There are so many little details about the Oshkosh AirVenture fly-in, the upper Midwestern American summer gathering of pilots and other aviation enthusiasts, that can immediately give one a sense of place. The morning revelry, the smell of burgers on the open flame wafting out toward the flight line, the glint of sun on a P-47 on that walk to the North 40 showers before most of the people making up this weeklong city have arisen. (That glint from the same sun seven decades back when this plane was in Burma waiting to go into battle.) 

Let's establish that no one can see all of the show. There's too much. Way too much. So you've got to pick your spots, keep your eyes ready to dart skyward at the sound of a Merlin or the roar of a big Pratt turbofan. 

And as the week marches on (if you're lucky enough to be there for the whole event), the show imparts to every attendee a different set of experiences, different from last year's and from the next event, too. So you let it soak in, because there is literally too much to take in. 

This year's OSH gathering will have lots of pilots, some like you; interesting news developments; and no end of amazing planes, many of which fill the afternoon sky with salutes to aviation's remarkable past and some of which are harbingers of its great future. We can't wait for every single bit of it---the friends, the stories, the losses and the promise of it all. 

And EAA's excellent promotion of the event, which stars and wings will be at this year's event, all of it is worthy and fascinating. But you know what? We'll be there regardless, this year and every year. 

The photography that makes up this gallery is courtesy of those friends at EAA, whose many photographers spread across the grounds during the week of the show, capturing brilliantly those many things that we might have missed last year but swear that we won't!this year. 

The GEICO Skytypers SNJs, shown here painting more than typing. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Santiago Sanchez.

AirVenture is the ultimate family-friendly event. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Ryan Tykosh.

A gaggle of North American Navions taxies out to play. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Dave Witty.

When the night airshow unleashes the EAA's signature wall of flames...it's magic. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Chris Miller.

Every year, Boeing Plaza is home to an exceptionally cool group of planes. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Craig Vander Kolk.

A bird's-eye view of the Goodyear Blimp. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Camden Thrasher.

Too cute! Photo courtesy of EAA, by Tandess O'Neal.

A pretty mid-'70s Cessna 206 on floats making waves at the EAA Seaplane Base. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Ryan Marx

A checkerboard cowling North American AT-6 with showgoers behind taking in the action. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Laurie Goosens.

A V-35 Bonanza surrounded by airshow spectators. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Nick Moore.

A DC-3 reflects the night sky as other airplanes launch for home. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Jim Raeder.

A crewmember takes advantage of the sky-high perch in this Airbus A400 to check out the airshow action. Photo courtesy of EAA, by Brett Brock.