Wittman Field Rapidly Drying Out
Although Wittman Field looked like a soupy mess for the start of EAA AirVenture 2010, warm temperatures and low humidity are rapidly drying the field for the start of the Monday rush. AVweb toured the North 40 Sunday and found more dry spots than wet, despite days of torrential rains leading up the event. EAA’s Dick Knapinksi told us Sunday evening that the North 40 will likely open to arrivals sometime on Monday. However, EAA cautions that pilots concerned about conditions on the field can spend a day or two in Fond du Lac or Appleton until the North 40 firms up.
Although Wittman Field looked like a soupy mess for the start of EAA AirVenture 2010, warm temperatures and low humidity are rapidly drying the field for the start of the Monday rush. AVweb toured the North 40 Sunday and found more dry spots than wet, despite days of torrential rains leading up the event. EAA's Dick Knapinksi told us Sunday evening that the North 40 will likely open to arrivals sometime on Monday. However, EAA cautions that pilots concerned about conditions on the field can spend a day or two in Fond du Lac or Appleton until the North 40 firms up.
Meanwhile, Knapinski said, conditions are more challenging in Camp Scholler, the popular campground for RV and tent campers. By Sunday afternoon, that end of the field also looked far drier than it did on Saturday but Knapinski said it may be a day or two before heavy Class A RVs can navigate the soft ground, which has more low-lying areas than other parts of the airport. To accommodate as many RVs as possible, EAA volunteers have been parking the vehicles on every speck of hard pavement and moving them into the campgrounds as conditions permit. For the latest on EAA operations, check AirVentureSiteUpdate.Blogspot.com.
