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STORY AND PHOTOGRAHY

BY KAITLIN PIETTE AIRVENTURE TODAY STAFF

KERRY AND GLENDA Mills and their daughter Julia from Cushing, Oklahoma, first attended EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2019. They next attended in 2022, and this is their third year — all thanks to Julia’s flight instructor, Hal Keck. Hal encouraged Julia and her parents to attend AirVenture after she earned her private pilot certificate. Although the weather wasn’t the greatest in 2019, they said that didn’t break the enjoyable time they had together. From then on, they were determined to visit AirVenture as often as they could. This year they are all volunteering for security on the grounds because they love meeting all of the people who attend, and they also enjoy helping to keep the event a safe, familyoriented place for everyone to attend. For Kerry, visiting Warbird Alley and seeing the warbirds in flight makes AirVenture worth the year-round wait!

Scott Evans from Maine is attending his second AirVenture this year. At home he flies Van’s RV-12s and is looking to buy one soon. During the week of

AirVenture, Scott likes to watch the experimental light-sport aircraft in the Ultralights area, with his favorite airplane there being the BushCat. When he’s not on the grounds, Scott enjoys sitting at his campsite and taking in the energy of Camp Scholler.