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msausen

Joined: 25 Oct 2007
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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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Dale Ensing

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:28 am Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

The AirVenture facilities have been used for other events for several years. 

It helps pay for the facilities and makes use of assets which otherwise 

would be used once a year for a

week or so.



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Gary.A.Sobek

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

The Architect that is DONATING his time to EAA for the “Master Plan” built and flys an RV-8.

Gary A. Sobek

"My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell, 

2,100 + Flying Hours So. CA, USA 



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   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 4:47 pm Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

I personally think this could be a good thing...



Darrell

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 The Architect that is DONATING his time to EAA for

 the “Master Plan” built and flys an RV-8.

 

 

 Gary A. Sobek

 "My Sanity" RV-6 N157GS O-320 Hartzell, 

 2,100 + Flying Hours So. CA, USA 

 

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 > From: rvbuilder(at)sausen.net

 > To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com; rv-list(at)matronics.com

 > Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 07:01:52 -0500

 > Subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

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 > 

 (Michael Sausen)" 

 > 

 >   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.

 > 

 >



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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

My new copy of Sport Aviation mentions this project and states pretty 

clearly that no member dues would be used. I expect that the revenue from 

renting the spaces would ultimately cover the costs. At least it appears 

that's the plan.

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Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject: OT: Interesting Airventure story

<?xml:namespace prefix="v" /><?xml:namespace prefix="o" /><![endif]-->  Got my new issue of Sport Aviation today.  There is half page news  blurb about the improvements.  

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