Every year, thousands of aircraft fly to KOSH Wittman Regional in Oshkosh for AirVenture. The volume of aircraft is so high that the traditional rules of call-and-respond for ATC are changed for the event, with ATC spotting craft with binoculars and calling to them by their appearance, instructing them rock their wings if they hear their instruction. A special NOTAM (notice to airmen) is published for the event detailing the rules to arrive and the colored dot system on the runways which allows multiple aircraft to use a runway at the same time.
This year, the Oshkosh AirVenture was canceled, but the online ATC flight sim company, PilotEdge, partnered with the organizers to provide a virtual recreation of it. NATCA provided real-world air traffic controllers. The result was a week-long event during the Spirt of Aviation week with hundreds of virtual pilots flying the famous Fisk approach to Oshkosh. I was one of them. Fly along with me in the video, below.
Of course, all good things must come to an end, and I needed to fly back home. Getting out of Oshkosh was as much fun as getting in: