Axel is spot on. We wanted to pump up the enthusiasm for the show, since it was a Blues show in (or near) a major metro area with a large RV population. The lack of ramp parking was frustrating, and the organizers know it. They had 4 months from first call to set up the show, to curtain call...a huge elephant to eat in a short time. It was the inaugural show, and is a potentially great venue (flight test central...and some amazing aviation history here!). Everyone is hoping it's the first of many to come!
As Axel said, yesterday we had 2 planes in the pseudo static display area, and they were surrounded by folks in what turned out to be an unregulated spectator area. Wrong side of the fence to be on with 40,000 fans in attendance! And today we had 80K fans there...so we got the spares show-side of the fence today, and the organizer is working to fix it for next year (with aerial intel photos etc, as Ax said). There seems to be room...just a matter of annexing it properly.
Here's what the fence line looked like today...imagine parking inside the fence!
So, although the show was really great overall, it had a few first year growing pains (ground traffic was horrendous too...OK, it's LA, that's redundant, eh!)
But the acts were great, the support teams were great, and the show should become a go-to event. We sure want to come back and perform again!
Cheers,
Bob