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KIDS-4 At the EAA 2009

For one week a year there is no place on earth that brings together all the exciting aspects of flight as completely as EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  KIDS-4 was there to cover the event on July 28^th, 2009.  Five kids, ages 9-13, took on the EAA AirVenture show and over 2,500 airplanes.  KIDS-4 representatives were Shyla Baney, Emma O'Shea, Seamus O'Shea, Alex Bandli and Roman Baney.  These young reporters made up the team of the youngest journalists visiting the 2009 EAA AirVenture Show.

This is the ninth year KIDS-4 reporters have covered this event.  This unique opportunity was provided through the cooperative efforts of  Dick Knapinski-Director of Public Relations for the EAA in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and Sun Prairie Cable Access volunteer Don Winkler.

The kids tackled all aspects of the air show, talking with pilots and air enthusiasts from around the world.  With media passes the kids were able to experience aspects of the event that the from the Virgin Galactic's VMS Mothersship "Eve" space carrier vehicle and watching the enormous Airbus A380 circle the grounds and land on the runway.  The kids finished up the day filming the EAA stunt show.

Even if you weren't able to make it to this year's EAA AirVenture Show, you can catch highlights of this incredible convention on  KIDS-4 (Channels 95 & 984).