"If Oshkosh looks healthy, aviation looks healthy. This is the year that those in attendance at Oshkosh, especially FAA and DOT staffers, the few elected officials who may make their way out to the Fly-In, as well as other notables involved in the aviation community, need to understand who and what we are -- and the fact that aviation is a pivotal, even defining, part of our lives – and that we want it to stay that way. I have heard from way too many people who think that abandoning Oshkosh this year, or not going, or even curtailing their stay is a way to punish the FAA – which is utter foolishness. I've also heard of others who are not happy with the direction of EAA and some of the shenanigans that have gone on over the last year or so, and while I certainly can r