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07-31-2013, 08:07 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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Well... there's always a variation of that infamous decal that Harley riders like to put on their bikes that says, (paraphrased) "If you value your life as much as I value this bike then don't touch it". But then we'd all have to start dressing like 1%'ers at Oshkosh to make the decal believable to the public 
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07-31-2013, 09:10 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SC & CA
Posts: 907
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A few years back at the Miramar Air Show I even brought my own orange cones and yellow rope to encircle my airplane. That didn't stop the crowd. On my RV-12 at Sun-n-Fun in 2012, there is a dent on top of the wing. Some guy had dropped his camera on the wing.
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07-31-2013, 09:22 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: United States
Posts: 263
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I've seen more damage from a backpack, purse and camera at shows then done by people....and when you point it out to the owner, they NEVER seem to think it's a bid deal since they "didn't know" or "didn't mean to". What if I knocked over their 2 year old and claimed I "didn't know" or "didn't mean to"? 
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07-31-2013, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Sammamish, WA
Posts: 208
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Airshow planners can think about small signs on posts near the entrance and throughout the airshow that say, "Please Do Not Touch The Airplanes"? I'm talking lots of small signs.
It would be a fairly cheap way to keep it on the top of peoples minds as they walk around the show. Might not help, but at least it will have been posted.
I think I have seen a few signs on planes saying look but don't touch or something to that nature. Maybe those were the "please judge me" signs I saw at Arlington at some point.
Thx
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07-31-2013, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Corvallis Oregon
Posts: 3,547
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Seen it all
The worse one however was the pilot who decided to start his airplane without pulling it out of the line with mine behind it.
I ran up.. after he had it started and forced him to shut down.. Then we had words.
He claimed his airplane was too heavy to move out of theline before he hit the starter...
Frank
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07-31-2013, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Arlington, TX (DFW)
Posts: 1,164
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These stories make me think I'm never going to attend one. I (like all of you) have put too much time, money and effort into my plane for some yahoo to damage it.
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Gary Robertson
Arlington, TX
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07-31-2013, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Destin
Posts: 1,543
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i always thought there was some sort of correlation between air shows and strip clubs
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07-31-2013, 02:43 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Western US
Posts: 98
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Mine was showing up to my plane after walking around an airshow and seeing a mother changing her baby's diapers on the horizontal stab of my Cessna 170B.
She was polite when I told her that she shouldn't have done that, but there was no way I could kick her off until she finished. It's just a plane and not a special one at that, but I just don't understand how/why they would think that's ok.
I wouldn't even do that on someone's car trunk lid!
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07-31-2013, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sherrills Ford, NC (Lake norman area)
Posts: 432
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Don't touch!
Well, here is one from the other side. I was at SNF this year and a gorgeous new RV7 pulled up and the owner was wiping it off. I went up to take a look and compliment him profusely on what a beauty it was. When I stepped up behind the wing to look at the panel I put my left hand on the canopy rail and the guy started yelling. I told him I was an RV owner and he said that in that case I should know better. I carefully backed away and left. He was right of course and I should not have touched his plane. However, I hope he brought ropes and cones or that guy was going to be one miserable dude for the rest of the event!
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07-31-2013, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: West Jordan, Utah
Posts: 228
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While I have not yet had the pleasure of putting a plane on display, Bruce Swayze had a sign in his shop that I up-sized, with the intent of taking it with me when I do go to shows.
It so happens to be a real street sign blank and is reflective where needed.
The visitors to my shop sure get the hint! 
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