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Old 04-25-2015, 05:01 AM
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I wonder if this thread has anything to do with low attendance?

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Old 04-25-2015, 05:27 AM
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Default The magic is gone.

High prices, lack of that welcome feeling...etc.

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Old 04-25-2015, 05:55 AM
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My wife and I are vacationing in ft Myers. Our -10 is tucked away in a hanger for the next couple of weeks. No way would I fly into that place given the choice to drive. I was there in 2011. Thank god I also drove in that year! It seemed the attendance was about what I had seen in previous years for mid week
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Old 04-25-2015, 05:57 AM
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I tried on Thursday- I was only 30 minutes away at a buddy's Airpark home (near Ft.Myers) burning up my weather slip day on our trip to Bimini. Unfortunately, Thursday was not a good day to fly a Rocket off a grass strip.
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Old 04-25-2015, 06:11 AM
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We're here in HBC having a great time and enjoying good company and excellent weather.
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Old 04-25-2015, 06:20 AM
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Default Scheduling conflicts that could not be avoided.....

But, I'm with you guys in spirit and checking in every few hours.....
It's wet up here in Destin today
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Old 04-25-2015, 06:46 AM
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Quote:
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Not everyone gets to travel to airshows and write off their expenses
Good point.
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Old 04-25-2015, 06:52 AM
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High prices, lack of that welcome feeling...etc.

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I have gone seven or eight years in a row now. It is now almost like airplanes are tolerated, not welcome. Last year in HBC, we had to beg to get the porta-potties serviced and TP provided. I saw almost more non-airplane related vendors than I did airplane related.

The paid for controllers Friday morning, I have seen better. But then, there were too many airplanes with no idea of the procedure. I will post video later of the arrival. A NORDO zodiac decided to land downwind on the active. it was a scramble.
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Old 04-25-2015, 07:12 AM
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Default SNF

I said I would not ever come back to SNF after the 2011 Tornado, but here I am
In HBC.
I had my butt chewed before I even got out of my RV, a bully was demanding that I buy tied downs. When I told him mine were being shipped to me here. Not a good start.
We have had a good experience otherwise. Home Built Camping really treats us well. There are a lot of War Birds, I like that!
Guess we need to really ck weather, before risking tiieing down at KLAL.
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Old 04-25-2015, 07:13 AM
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Default WX

I had been looking forward to flying the -8 to SnF this year since I had not been to it in about 5 years. Almost every day this week here in N. Texas has been thunderstorms. Just did not feel like fighting weather all the way to Florida and back so I stayed in town, went to work and saved the vacation days for another time.
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