New 'Blue Barn' Being Built For EAA Chapters And Young Eagles

A number of changes and improvements will be coming to the grounds of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh this year to provide more comfort, service, and convenience to members and visitors. As always, many of the upgrades come from ideas forwarded by volunteers and attendees.

New this year is the Blue Barn, a destination for EAA chapters and Young Eagles, which will be located across from the Forums Plaza and adjacent to Aviation Gateway Park. This site will serve as a home base for events including meet and greets and chapter forums.

Other changes on the north end of the grounds include improvements to the Warbirds in Review area. Audience space will be expanded and a Quonset hut is being built to provide additional staging and support for presenters.

In the Homebuilts area a new social pavilion is being constructed as a gathering space for those camping with their aircraft. Ace’s Café is also expanding with a covered pavilion for improved seating.

The activities center/craft tent is being relocated this year from its previous location in the Homebuilts area to a new space between the Fly Market and Hangar D. This move makes it more convenient for patrons of the activities center, who largely come from Camp Scholler.

Previously on the west side of Hangar D was GES Services, which will be moving south near the Vintage and Ultralights entrance for improved delivery from UPS and FedEx. A small service center will instead be placed outside Hangar A for attendees to pick up mail.

In Vintage, a new judging facility is being constructed along with a new charging station where attendees can drop off various electronic devices for charging. The Red Barn is receiving a little TLC and improvements for better traffic flow.

Both the flightline and Theater in the Woods will see improvement to their audio systems, and Theater in the Woods will have a new ramp up to the stage this year for better mobility.

Changes are also coming to the tram service, which is being renamed this year as the shuttle service to clear up confusion about modes of transport. Both trams and buses will service these stops, and announcements and maps for the new shuttle service will be released in the coming weeks.

All your grocery needs in Camp Scholler, (Red Barn, West Camp Store) North 40, and now South 40 will be met by stores operated by EAA whereas in years past these were operated by an outside vendor. These locations will be your one-stop shop for various grocery needs including ice.

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