Aviator’s paradise

The team from DaretoFlyFashion attends a Cirrus Aircraft event that helped open EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22, 2018. Photo by David Tulis.

Early arrivals fill the grass parking area during EAA AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22, 2018. Photo by David Tulis.

A turbine Lancair Evolution arrives at Wittman Regional Airport during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22, 2018. Photo by David Tulis.

The air traffic control tower at Wittman Regional Airport is framed by a de Havilland DHC-2 turbine-powered Beaver in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22, 2018. Photo by David Tulis.

Redbird Flight Simulations marketing vice president Josh Harnagel explains a mockup of the firm's Alpha simulator concept, which uses weights, counter balancers, and jack-screws rather than hydraulics to operate as a six-axis training device during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22, 2018. The company hopes to bring the device to the flight training market if it can be produced at an affordable price point. Photo by David Tulis.

Visitors to EAA AirVenture 2018 wait in line to tour Honeywell's Boeing 757 research test bed. It was the aircraft's first visit to Oshkosh. Photo by Mike Collins.

The 10,000th Van's Aircraft RV aircraft built sits with other RVs at Boeing Plaza during EAA AirVenture 2018. The airplane was built by David Porter of Martinsburg, West Virginia. Photo by Mike Collins.

Local residents watch early arrivals from the parking lot of Friar Tuck's restaurant outside Wittman Regional Airport during EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22, 2018. Photo by David Tulis.