Just as well. I was there once with a friend who died in January or February of 2021, and my son, who died from a long-term battle with cancer. Probably too many memories would come up as soon as I got to the parking lot.
I’ve been to several and the sheer amount of aviation traffic has to be seen to be believed. The EEA folks and volunteers do an incredible job. Frankly it’s a wonder there aren’t more incidents like this. Feel bad for all involved.
The Fiske, Warbird, IFR, and other arrivals into Oshkosh are an amazing orchestration and ballet conducted by ATC and the thousands of aircraft & crews coming in. Same for the airshows, departures, and asynchronous arrivals during the event. Makes sense that an incident might occur in between those spaces when one or more persons let down their guard and the safety chain breaks. I’m a pilot and in the codger category, and I know how less than ideal eyesight, flexibility, and reaction time affect lookout doctrine and responses to emergency situations. The deceased were 68 and 72. Perhaps it was past time for the 68 y/o pilot to fly with a younger, more vigorous crewmember.