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Tue, Aug 19, 2003

ANN's Oshkosh 2003 Redux #1: A Heckuva Week

We've really enjoyed the feedback we've gotten from ya'll on the many, many, many stories we published concerning aviation's biggest get-together... Oshkosh 2003.

The 2003 version of this favored event reversed a troubling trend that had plagued many other fly-ins where attendance and visitor satisfaction had been taking a dive for quite some time (especially Sun 'n Fun... which is starting to look like a lost cause).

Reversing A Trend...

But, Oshkosh and EAA pulled off a winner this time around. They reversed the trend toward lesser attendance, put together a friendlier and more interesting event than in year's past, and attracted a lot more people and a truly amazing increase in airplane traffic... the best showing in half a decade.

Good for them.

For our part, ANN fielded the largest team it has EVER sent to any aviation event... utilizing the efforts of some 15 people, both off and on the Convention site, working their buns off, to bring you the real news and vivid flavor of a true aviation extravaganza. Despite the size of the team and the demands of the huge mission that resulted in hundreds of stories, photos, interviews and features, this team represented the best and most enjoyable effort we've ever undertaken.

We worked our hearts out, but we had a ball... and your e-mails tell us that our efforts were much appreciated... for which we thank you.

All in all, it was an amazing week... and for the next week, we want to revisit this incredible experience and call your attention to the entire collection of stories that were presented for your amusement and education, as well as some of our favorites and some quick kudos to the folks that helped us pay the bills (who truly represent the cream of the aviation crop... and we were thrilled to have them on our side -- so please let them know that their sponsorship was appreciated...).

For the next week, we're going to call your attention to the master link that takes you to ALL our many Oshkosh 2003-specific stories as well as some of our favorites articles and take one more opportunity to thank the folks that made it all possible for us to do this amazing job for ya'll...

Click Here For ANN's Master Link
To ALL Our Oshkosh 2003 Stories


Also... we have a few NEW stories that have been filed since the end of Oshkosh that we'll lay on you as well as our long-awaited Osh-2003 summary, some special awards (comprising our take on the Best AND Worst of Oshkosh) and a final wrap-up of our experiences at this year's "Big O."

Read on, enjoy, and please know that we learned a LOT from this year's massive effort and the lessons are still being examined... with the result being that you can expect better and more aggressive coverage of such pivotal events in the future. We're excited about that... and look forward to doing truly exceptional things for you in future...

Jim Campbell, ANN Editor-In-Chief


We Call Your Attention To Some of Our Favorite Stories From Oshkosh 2003
(More To Come...)

 

07/28/2003

07/26/2003

07/25/2003

07/23/2003




This MASSIVE Oshkosh 2003 Special Coverage Effort Was Made Possible (in Part) By LEAD SPONSOR Cirrus Design!

A number of GREAT sponsors made this possible... but none so much as Cirrus Design. 

Even if you've been living in a remote cave on an otherwise uninhabited island off lower Botswana, you'd still have to know that Cirrus Design is turning this industry on it's ear. More important; as you can see from the attached news coverage, this company is destined to become even more notable than it already is... and that's a REALLY tough thing to do these days. Cirrus Design made a number of extraordinary Oshkosh announcements that are having an amazing effect on this industry and will (no doubt) help to revitalize the world of general aviation -- and put more capable/safer airplanes into the hands of flyers all over the world...

Take my word for it... these folks are going to really set this business on a dramatic new course. Hence, we are SO pleased to have had Cirrus Design as ANN's Lead Sponsor for our 2003 Coverage of the EAA AirVenture Fly-In.

Please support our generous sponsors as they support our efforts to keep you up to date on one of the aviation world's most exciting events.

Learn More About Cirrus Design by clicking here or by visiting www.cirrusdesign.com

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