EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 Camping Guide

Download the 2016 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh App at EAA.org/App *Available in June Sponsored by Textron WEATHER PHONE DIRECTORY Parking Status (recording) ...... 920-230-7820 Bus Park Tower (bus/taxi/limo info) ...... 920-230-7932 WEATHER WATCH Camp Scholler Registration ...... 920-230-7725 A watch means that conditions are favorable for severe EAA Flightline Operations...... 920-230-7790 storm/tornado development. Take these actions when a 920-230-7791 watch is issued: FAA Control Tower ...... 920-424-8000 FBO–Basler Flight Service...... 920-236-7827 > Secure items that could be blown away in high winds. First Aid, Camp Scholler...... 920-230-7807 > Continue to monitor the weather for any changes or Flight Service ...... 800-992-7433 additional alerts. Homebuilders Headquarters...... 920-230-7799 > Be prepared to unplug your electric cord from the Parking...... 920-230-7817 electric pedestal. North 40 Aircraft Camping/Parking...... 920-230-7727 > If camping by your aircraft, make sure it is tied Security ...... 920-230-7754 down securely. Showplane Camping ...... 920-230-7818 Ultralight Barn ...... 920-230-7940 Headquarters...... 920-230-7766 You may not use “dog leash” tiedowns to secure ...... 920-236-4930 your aircraft.

Security is provided 24 hours a day starting Thursday, July 21, and ending at noon on Monday, August 1. In an emergency dial 911. WEATHER WARNING A warning means that dangerous weather is threatening the LOCAL WEATHER RESOURCES area. It is important for you to monitor weather conditions Radio (including weather alerts): and not just rely on the sirens to be sounded to notify you of > EAA FM 96.5 and AM 1210 (Oshkosh) imminent severe weather. > AM 1490 WOSH (Oshkosh) > AM 1280 WNAM (Neenah) > AM 1450 KFIZ (Fond du Lac) > NOAA Weather Radio (Winnebago County radio frequency 162.500) SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING A severe thunderstorm warning is issued when winds Online reach 58 mph or greater and hail has been measured > AccuWeather.com 3/4 inch in diameter. > WeatherBug.com > Weather.com > Take shelter in your camper. > If you are in a tent or small camper (e.g. a pop-up), take OSHALERT—Text Message Weather Alert shelter in your vehicle. Sign up to receive text message weather alerts for potential > If a shelter or vehicle is not available, find a low spot bad weather. Text OSHALERT to 69050. (Available for away from trees, fences, and poles, but make sure the United States and its territories only.) Alerts will begin on spot is not prone to flash flooding. If you cannot avoid Thursday, July 21, and end Sunday, July 31, or cancel at trees, try to stay in the area of shorter trees. Cover your any time by texting STOP to 69050. Message and data rates head with your hands and lie down on the ground. may apply. View the Comprehensive Terms & Conditions of this program at www.ISS247.com/privacy-policy.

TORNADO WARNING A tornado warning is issued when a tornado has been spotted or indicated by radar. County emergency sirens will be activated when a warning has been issued for the area. > Move away from your camper and find a ditch, depression, or low area and lay down, covering your head with your hands. > As a last choice, secure yourself in your vehicle, with the vehicle running so that the air bags can be deployed (if your vehicle has air bags). Keep your head lower than the vehicle windows and cover your head with your hands.

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AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE (OFF-SITE) BOTTLED GAS (OFF-SITE) > Basler Flight Service...... 920-236-7827 > One Stop Service Center • 4477 Poberezny Rd. > NewView Technologies...... 920-303-0709 (south of campground) • 920-233-6274 > Kwik Trip • 2400 S. Washburn St. AIRCRAFT REPAIR (EMERGENCY) (at Highway 44) • 920-233-4080 24-hour emergency aircraft repair is available near Taxiway P3 for light single-engine aircraft. BUSES & SHUTTLES ATM LOCATIONS Buses circulate throughout Camp Scholler on Saturday, Camp Scholler July 23, through Saturday, July 30, from 6:15 a.m. to > Campground EAA Security Building (porch) midnight and on Sunday, July 31. Shuttles to off-site > West Camp Store (inside) locations are available at the West Camp Store (corner of > Red Barn Camp Store (inside) Stits Road and Schaick Avenue in Camp Scholler), at the North 40 near the Hilton Gate, and at the Bus Park on the Aircraft Camping Areas AirVenture grounds (north of the Main Gate, near > North 40–Merchandise (booth) Waukau Avenue). > Ultralight Barn (inside) > Seaplane Base (booth) EAA FLY-IN THEATER AirVenture Grounds Presented by Ford Motor Company. An outdoor, > Bus Terminal (booth) walk-in theater with complimentary admission for > Wearhouse Sales (inside) AirVenture visitors. > Fly Market (porch of outside exhibit building) Check the EAA Visitors Guide, AirVenture Today > Welcome Center (booth) newspaper, or www.EAA.org/AirVenture for > Main Gate (booth) movie schedule. > EAA AirVenture Museum (inside) > Sky Shoppe Sales (inside) > Vintage Grill (booth) Presented by

FIRST AID Medical release forms, required by state law for persons under age 18, are available at each first aid building for treatment of a minor in the absence of a parent or legal guardian.

Camp Scholler First Aid Building—located at Schaick Avenue and 38th Street. 920-230-7807 Hours Friday, July 22, and Saturday, July 23: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, July 24, to Saturday, July 30: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, July 31: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

AirVenture Convention Site First Aid—located east of the FAA control tower off Waukau Avenue. 920-230-7808 Hours Monday, July 25: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, July 28: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, July 29: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, July 30: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, July 31: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

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EAA.org/AirVenture | 4 SERVICES ICE RECYCLING Camp Scholler Recycling containers with yellow lids are placed around Available outside the grocery stores listed on this page. the site for your recyclable materials. No sorting necessary. Mobile Ice Sales Please recycle the following items: Look for the ice truck roving through Camp Scholler and > Paper: Flattened cardboard and paper cardboard the North 40 from Sunday, July 24, to Sunday, July 31: (such as cereal boxes), magazines, office paper, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. (time permitting). $3 per bag; cash only. newspapers, and brown paper bags Aircraft Camping Areas > Plastic: Bottles and containers (#1-7) > Homebuilt > Glass: Bottles and jars Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 31: 8 a.m.-11 a.m. > Metal: Aluminum cans and foil, tin and steel cans and 4 p.m.-8 p.m. SHIPPING > North 40 Merchandise Tent FedEx, located on the AirVenture grounds at the northwest Saturday, July 23: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. side of Exhibit Hangar A, offers shipping services for Sunday, July 24-Saturday, July 25: 7 a.m.-8 p.m. AirVenture attendees Monday, July 25, through Saturday, Sunday, July 31: 7 a.m.-noon. July 30: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, July 31: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; > Ultralight Barn and Monday, August 1: 9 a.m.-noon. Sunday, July 24: 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, July 25, through Saturday, July 30: WI-FI 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Complimentary Wi-Fi hotspots are located throughout the Sunday, July 31: 6 a.m.-3 p.m. AirVenture grounds to provide localized Internet access. (Note: Roaming service is not available.) In addition, a KIDS ID WRISTBANDS number of Wi-Fi stations are on the grounds providing Pick up a free security wristband for your child at the Camp shelter and other amenities. A staffed Wi-Fi help desk Scholler Security Office or any camper registration building 920-230-7831 is in the Campground Internet Café or admission gate. (located on the corner of Schaick Avenue and Deischer Lane). Support hours are 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to ON-SITE LAUNDRY SERVICE 5 p.m. daily during AirVenture. The laundry facility, located at the Camper Café and made possible by WASH Multifamily Laundry Systems, is open 24/7 during the week of AirVenture GROCERIES & SUPPLIES You will find coffee, fresh baked goods, meats, CAMP SCHOLLER VOLUNTEER CENTER produce, and health and camping supplies at Jets Enhance your visit at AirVenture Oshkosh by volunteering, Grocery at the Red Barn Camp Store, West Camp even for a few hours. Stop in the Volunteer Center between Store, and North 40 Grocery. 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. beginning July 11 to learn about many Hours behind-the-scenes opportunities. > Friday, July 22: 7 a.m.-8 p.m. MERCHANDISE > Saturday, July 23, and Sunday, July 24: Please see the EAA Visitors Guide for other locations 7 a.m.-9 p.m. beyond the campgrounds. > Monday, July 25, through Saturday, July 30: > Camp Store in Camp Scholler 6 a.m.-10 p.m. > North 40 Merchandise Tent > Warbirds Merchandise Building > Sunday, July 31: 6 a.m.-4 p.m. MESSAGE BOARD LOST & FOUND The Camp Scholler Message Board is located on the Sites are located at the Camp corner near the Red Barn Camp Store. It is a convenient Scholler Security Office and on way to leave notes for your friends. Please do not tack the AirVenture grounds southwest messages on poles, buildings, or EAA structures. of the Sky Shoppe merchandise building 920-230-7910. After July 31, RV DUMP STATION Dispose of all gray and black water at no charge at the 24-hour dump station, located on Stits Road, south of Cedar Avenue. Mobile holding tank purging services and non-drinkable water tank refills are available for a fee near the Red Barn Camp Store.

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BIKE PARKING Bicycles are allowed in the campgrounds, but they PET GUIDELINES are not allowed on the convention site. Bicycle AirVenture is not a safe environment for animals due corrals are located: to the heightened sights and sounds. When possible, finding safer arrangements for your pet is highly > Parking Lot F (near the East Gate) recommended, however, if you decide to bring your pet > Bus Park please follow these guidelines for everyone’s enjoyment > North 40 Gate and safety. > Gate 23 at Knapp Street and Waupun Road > Pet camping is available in Camp Scholler only. CAMPING REFUNDS > Pets left unattended must be kept in well-ventilated > Camp Scholler refunds are issued at the Camper camping unit. Registration building or the Stits refund booth at > Pets must be on a lead at all times. the South Gate as you depart the campground in > Leads may not be longer than 8 feet. your vehicle. > Clean up after your pet. > Aircraft refunds are issued at the aircraft > No pets are allowed on the AirVenture registration buildings. convention site. > Camping credentials must be surrendered to > Pets found loose will be turned over to the Oshkosh receive a refund. Police Department. > You will be refunded unused days, less the > Campers are subject to relocation or expulsion three-day minimum. should staff receive complaints due to excessive pet > No refunds are issued on Camp Scholler noise or any other pet guideline violation. improved sites. > Checkout is noon daily with no grace period. Campers leaving after noon will be charged for TRAFFIC REVERSAL To accommodate heavy traffic during peak periods the that day. following traffic reversal schedule is in effect (subject to change per Sheriff’s Department): REFUND LOCATIONS > Monday, July 25: 4:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m. Camp Scholler Camper Registration > Tuesday, July 26: 4:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m. Friday, July 22, to Saturday, July 30: 6 a.m.-12 a.m. > Wednesday, July 27: 4:45 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 31: 6 a.m.-noon. > Thursday, July 28: 4:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m. South Gate (located at Stits and Ripple roads) > Friday, July 29: 4:45 p.m.-8:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, to Sunday, July 31: 6 a.m.-noon. > Saturday, July 30: 4:45 p.m.-10:30 p.m. North 40, Showplane, and Homebuilt Registration • Use Highway 26 exit from Highway 41 and head Thursday, July 21: noon-6 p.m. north on Poberezny Road (frontage road) to enter Friday, July 22, to Saturday, July 25: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. the campgrounds between 5 and 10 p.m. Sunday, July 31: 7 a.m.-noon. • To get to the west side of Oshkosh between After hours, use drop box. 5 and 10 p.m., use 9th Avenue. • To get to the east side of Oshkosh between GATE HOURS 5 and 10 p.m., drive south on Poberezny Road and West Gate: 24 hours make a left at County N/Fisk. Note: County N/Fisk Camp Scholler Camper Registration Gate: 24 hours and Highway 26 are the same road, except the South Gate: 6 a.m.-10 p.m. name changes east and west of Poberezny Road. East Gate: 24 hours

EAA.org/AirVenture | 6 GUIDELINES GENERAL CAMPING www.EAA.org/AirVenture for qualifications. > You must be an EAA member to purchase a campsite. > All aircraft must be tied down. Only one campsite per member. > “Dog leash” tiedowns are prohibited. > All water/electric hookups are on a first-paid, first- > Only one tent per plane unless a second tent is needed for immediate family members, in which served basis. Secure your site by going online at case it must fit within the footprint of the aircraft. . These sites cannot be secured over EAA.org > Campfires are prohibited on Wittman Regional the phone. Airport campsites. > All camping units in 24-hour generator area > Open-air cooking fires must comply with the must be positioned perpendicular to fire lanes. Fire Oshkosh Fire Department Fire Prevention lanes are marked as burn lines in the grass or Guidelines below. with signage. > Generators are allowed in the North 40 > All camping units and vehicles must be located camping area. Engine-driven generators may only be behind the fire lanes. operated between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. > Tents are not allowed in the 24-hour generator area. > Aircraft engines may not be started at the > Outside of the 24-hour generator area, engine- campsite. On departure, aircraft must be pushed out driven generators may only be operated between of the campsite. > Coolers must remain secured at your 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. campsite location. > The approximate size of each campsite is 20 feet > In general, alcoholic beverage consumption is by 30 feet. prohibited on airport property, except in officially > Camping units must be a minimum of 10 feet apart. designated areas or under specific permission given > Only one camping unit and vehicle may be parked at by authorized EAA staff. your campsite. Additional vehicle and visitor parking passes for a special lot (S Lot) may be purchased EAA reserves the right to remove any individual due to for $10 per night or $60 per week (no refunds) at S Lot misuse or violation of campground rules/policies or Camper Registration. S Lot pass valid only for S Lot. Check for additional camping guidelines at the > Camping credentials are not valid in EAA public information desk or visit EAA.org/AirVenture parking lots. when camping in these areas: Homebuilt, Showplane, > Camping credentials must be properly displayed on Ultralight & Lightplane, Vintage, and Warbirds. both your camping unit and transient vehicle. > Any roped off, unoccupied site without proper All fueling operations shall be done with the utmost credentials will be removed. safety in mind, in accordance with NFPA 407, and with > Pets are not allowed on the convention site. See Pet special regard to the following items: Guidelines section in this handbook. > No flying objects, such as radio-controlled aircraft, > Prior to initiation of fueling operations, the fueling vehicle and the aircraft to be fueled shall be bonded. Chinese lanterns, drones, etc. > No open flame, cooking stoves, or smoking shall be > Do not operate any unlicensed motorized vehicles permitted within 50 feet of any fueling operations. including motorbikes, motor scooters, or motorcycles. > All fuel spills shall be reported immediately to the > Only licensed drivers may operate any type of vehicle. Oshkosh Fire Department. > No roller-skating, skateboarding, rollerblading, > All fueling hoses shall be properly stowed prior to or hoverboards. moving the fueling vehicle. > Courtesy quiet time begins at 10:30 p.m. > Fueling shall not take place during thunderstorms. > Wisconsin state law requires all firewood to be

purchased within 10 miles of the campground. > Do not leave campsite areas without completely FIRE PREVENTION–CITY OF OSHKOSH extinguishing campfires. FIRE DEPARTMENT > Please leave campsites the way you found them (fill in any holes from campfires, etc.) and place all Cooking stoves in transient aircraft camping areas: waste in appropriate receptacles. > Do not leave campsite areas without completely > Refunds are processed based on a noon checkout extinguishing stove. time each day. There is no grace period. > No charcoal or wood campfires. > Careful use of white gas or propane camp stoves is allowed in aircraft camping, provided they AIRCRAFT CAMPING are used in an area well away from parked > By default, general camping guidelines should be aircraft, and that the stove is attended at all times. followed, when applicable. It is strongly recommended that aircraft near the > All aircraft in the North 40 Camping Area will be stove be checked for any fuel fumes or leakage, and charged the camping rate whether camping the stove be elevated above ground level. or parking. > Cooking stoves must be a safe distance (10 feet) > Aircraft must be eligible for judging to camp in the away from any aircraft. Showplane (Vintage and Homebuilt) camping area. > In the event that the conditions on Wittman Regional See the Judging Standards PDF at Airport and the EAA grounds change drastically before or during the convention, a more restrictive 7 | EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2016 Camping Guide decision may be made regarding cooking stoves.