I am making my second trip out to SNF and the best part last year was meeting several other VAF people. Are there any RV activities happening from Wed-Fri?
Team AeroDynamix is performing at the Saturday night show only.
???? Some of us only look up when you guys are flying! Was this the shows decision or the teams?
Honestly, for a lot of us...being able to point up to you guys and tell our friends, "that's the plane I built/fly" really brings us into your show on an emotional level.
Regards,
Scott
???? Some of us only look up when you guys are flying! Was this the shows decision or the teams?
Honestly, for a lot of us...being able to point up to you guys and tell our friends, "that's the plane I built/fly" really brings us into your show on an emotional level.
Regards,
Scott
Scott this is the shows decision. I think much of this has to do with human nature. We don't give an atta boy to them when they do something we like. And we raise hands when folks do something we don't like. These shows hear almost nothing from EAA'ers on what they do that their constituents like. And when they dont hear the positive, its not reinforced as good decisions and those that made those decisions don't get any cover on doing a good job. Many spectators will ye'll "yeah!" and "Awesome" over social media when the jet truck rolls onto the stage. But aviators tend to remain silent when they see flying they like or touches them. Often times we just assume that the show knows what we feel. We think "of course they know we loved it. They saw what I saw." When in fact they don't. Heck many folks running these shows have never even been in an airplane, let alone connected to them like we are. Basic human nature. Venues only know what their constituents want when they hear from you. Especially on the positive! So take a moment to reinforce the positive, and raise your hands on the negative directly to them. They will hear you. The EAA forum thread is a great example. A dozen folks chimed in there but I got 3 times that many emails to me directly. Human nature and its on us to accentuate the positive first, and point out the negative when appropriate. That ratio should be at least 5:1.
* Aircraft, too restrictive--I have a nice homebuilt and live in Florida. If I decide to fly in, I have to pay $37 for a max of a couple of hours. If I stay too long I risk being trapped by warbird movements and the endless airshow. I try not to fly at night and risk arriving home after dark if I elect to stay past noon as there is rarely a definitive ending to the airshow. Also, still have a sour taste from the tornado incident.
Suggestions:
Entice fly in traffic with cheaper rates, minor giveaways and more access to their planes. There's no fly in discount or even a hat this year. These are the people that you truly want as more aircraft are desperately needed on the flightline and camping area. They also are what the vendors want, not general public folks there to watch the Blue Angels that have zero interest in avionics and aircraft parts.
WHAT.... they did away with the $25 per person for fly-in aircraft. (Last year's model)
Hope that's not the case. I have trouble getting my wife to go as it is....