My 8th year actually. We generally go up from Tuesday through the weekend.I was more concerned about overly restrictive security after 9/11; while there may have been more security people the same rules applied as before so that was good.
I don't think the crowd was any larger or smaller than normal; but I haven't read any estimates to date on it.
Its a great escape for us; we generally don't see a newspaper (other than EAA's AirAdventure Today) or watch the news; so all your trouble fades for the week.
Its great to see Patty, Dale, Melissa etc and have some time to talk (Oshkosh is hectic but not as hectic as a weekend airshow).
Dave Hamblin
(formerly DaveH on old site!)