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Fri, Aug 22, 2003

ANN's Oshkosh 2003 Redux #4: A Heckuva Week

We continue to enjoy 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...)

 

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This MASSIVE Oshkosh 2003 Special Coverage Effort Was Made Possible (in Part) By MAJOR SPONSOR Sennheiser!

It's hard to be humble when you're sponsored by Sennheiser!

In completing our announcements about the companies that have taken on a MAJOR Sponsorship role for ANN's unparalleled coverage of Oshkosh 2003; we're pleased to add Sennheiser USA to the list.

One of the classiest names in the business is Sennheiser, a new sponsor here at Aero-News. Interestingly, Sennheiser is much better-known for making the best equipment in the business -- the professional recording business. From their unassailable position in mics, it wasn't too big a stretch for this German company to roll into domination of the high-end headset market, soon blanketing recording studios worldwide.

Could aviation applications be far behind?

Thankfully, no.

Today, Sennheiser is on the top rung of the world's finest aviation headset makers, with products for nearly any environment. Light weight, loud and clear, sinfully comfortable, and stone-axe reliable, Sennheiser headsets are backed by the most respected name in the recording business. With headsets for aircraft from aerobatics to airliners, with passive and active noise attenuation, and the best components, Sennheiser's Aviation Headsets represent the apogee of the art.


Premium Headsets-Great Prices

Sennheiser’s popular $50.00 instant cash rebate program is back. Buy a Sennheiser headset at the show and get $50 cash and an extra surprise gift. Headsets purchased through dealers not at Oshkosh are eligible for a $50 mail-in rebate.

Meet Polly Vacher, Record-Setting Pilot

Polly Vacher is in the midst of a record-setting attempt to fly around the globe crossing both poles solo in a Piper Dakota. Sennheiser is a proud sponsor of the flight, which will raise funds for Flight Training Scholarships for the Disabled.

Meet Michael Goulian, Airshow Performer

Mike Goulian flies upside down, straight up, down, sideways … ok, let’s just say he pulls some G’s wearing Sennheiser’s HMEC 300. After he thrills you with one of the best, high performance aerobatic acts in the world.

FMI: Learn More About Sennheiser USA by clicking here or by visiting http://www.sennheiserusa.com/aviation/

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