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Ramp Check Jul 29, 2026

The Oshkosh Seaplane Base on Lake Winnebago, the Grassy Shoreline Where Floatplanes Come to Roost and the Only Ramp at AirVenture With No Pavement at All

Inside the Vette/Blackbird Seaplane Base at EAA AirVenture, the only ramp at Oshkosh with no pavement - where floatplanes land on Lake Winnebago.

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Ramp Check Jul 25, 2026

Breakfast in the North Forty - Bacon on the Coleman Stove, the Brat Stands, and Eating Your Way Across AirVenture Oshkosh

A guide to eating your way across EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, from brat stands and Camp Bacon to the legendary Seaplane Base breakfast.

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The Hangar Jul 21, 2026

The de Havilland Beaver and the Bush Pilots Who Told de Havilland Exactly What to Build

How Canadian bush pilots wrote the spec for the de Havilland Beaver in 1947, creating a floatplane that still works worldwide today.

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Ramp Check Apr 30, 2026

Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage and the busiest float plane harbor on the planet

Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage is the world's busiest float plane facility with 800 based aircraft and 235 daily operations.

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