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msausen

Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Posts: 559
Location: Appleton, WI USA

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 4:06 am Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

I saw an interesting story this morning on the local news.  Apparently EAA is planning a 10 year project to expand the Airventure grounds and build 2 new exhibit buildings.  The current plan looks to link the existing 4 buildings into two pairs buy building a new two story building between them and updating the existing buildings with the usual convention center amenities like bathrooms.  The city of OSH is talking about abandoning their existing convention center downtown and teaming up with EAA to turn Airventure grounds into a new OSH convention center.



  I bring this up because a lot of people feel that EAA has become too commercial and has forgotten their constituency.  I know this is the first I have heard of this and a quick search on Google turns up nothing except a couple of the local news stories.  I would think that EAA would want to share such large initiatives with the members before going full speed ahead.



  I don't think this is necessarily a bad idea, and OSH could certainly use the additional resources year around, but I would like to know exactly how EAA feels this will help experimental aviation advocacy and how they feel this will help the organization.  This isn't a cheap endeavor at 20 million and it's a lot of our EAA dues going into it.  My point to this is, if you are a member, let EAA know how you feel about this being done whether it's good or bad.



http://www.myfoxnewisconsin.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6636115&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=3.2.1



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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:12 am Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

This is the response I got from EAA.





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AV8ORJWC

Joined: 13 Jul 2006
Posts: 1149
Location: Aurora, Oregon "Home of VANS"

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

Dave - thanks for the post.



I appreciate Dick acknowledging that the decision was based on extensive

surveys of members, exhibitors, pilots and others.  As a member, pilot

and other I must have missed their marketing survey(s) several times -

Item 1).  I will dig through all my junk mail and emails received over

the last three years in an attempt to find my error in filing such a

powerful survey. Maybe the power was with the exhibitors - Item 3)?

Short of pay toilets and private taxis "onsite" I conclude that my entry

fee is directed to offsetting the many privileges provided to Warbird

owners and to exhibitors.  Don't get me wrong, free fuel, free smoke

oil, free oxygen, premium site location, free parking and free entry are

not bad for those who own and operate warbirds.  I was also impressed

that owners of Exhibition Warbird aircraft can do their own

modifications and maintenance much like RV-10 owner/builders.



All in all, the EAA has done a remarkable job of growing the event,

building a pro-active lobby block to partner with the FAA and maximizing

the income(profit) stream.  I will continue to buy the fuel enroute and

attend just to keep up on industry developments and to bask in the

hospitality of the residents of Oshkosh and the infrastructure

maintained by the hard working taxpaying inhabitants of Wisconsin during

each summer.



The AirVenture is a REAL money making machine.  The product offering is

not bad either.



John Cox



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msausen

Joined: 25 Oct 2007
Posts: 559
Location: Appleton, WI USA

Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

I didn't see any real contradiction to what I posted.  With the exception of OSH councilman considering consolidating their convention center with the Airventure grounds if this goes forward with TIF funds.  The councilman interviewed for the story clearly said it was a consideration of his.  No matter anyway, OSH city council voted to approve the current convention center improvement plan last night so that part is probably dead.



  It's always interesting to see how people respond to email without the ability to read emotion or body language.  Obviously EAA is concerned about possible negative press over this.



  Watch the news report, make your own decisions, and if you feel strongly in either direction let EAA know.



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