Hundreds of Skiplane Lovers Gather in Oshkosh - Snow was a No-show

The Experimental Aircraft Association reported last week that hundreds of skiplane enthusiasts gathered at Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh for the annual Skiplane Fly-In, even though there wasn’t any snow. (Photo of Paul Poberezny courtesy of EAA)

EAA founder Paul Poberezny is fond of saying that EAA is more about people than airplanes. That was certainly evident at this year’s event. The only skiplane there was the EAA Young Eagles GlaStar Sportsman on display. Attendees did however, enjoy hot chili, good company and birthday cake for Audrey Poberezny, whose birthday was January 24, while kicking off a weeklong celebration of the organization’s 60th anniversary.

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Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.