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Re: Oshkosh rumor time

Posted by Ken on Thu Jun 19, 2003 11:09:47 AM

In reply top Re: Oshkosh rumor time posted by Tim Savage on Thu Jun 19, 2003 09:25:30 AM

Judging is a subjective endeavor. Human nature is always at play whenever humans engage in subjective endeavors. I have visited with several individuals and restoration shops and they are to the man surprised when someone other than Kermit wins the big prize at Oshkosh. Kermit has done so much for the EAA and for warbirds in general. It appears to me and others, all certainly more knowlegable than me, that he has a leg up in the judging, maybe because of what he has done for the industry as a whole. He has certainly earned the respect of the warbird community and maybe it is right that it is assumed that he will always bring the best airplane every year. This is just my personal observation and opinion and no sour grapes are involved. I have no intimate knowledge of the judging at Oshkosh other than looking at the results. I am just a fan.

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