Two years ago I had a few of the non-aviation types in front of me during
the airshow. When the show was over they stood up and started to walk
away, leaving their trash behind them on the ground.
I called after them and told them to pick up their trash stating, "We
don't leave trash on the grounds here."
Despite his indignant glare, I stood and pointed to the mess they had
left. He came back and picked it up, but was not happy that I publicly
pointed out his littering.

THANK YOU. This kind of activity epitomizes what I mean when I call them
"the NASCAR crowd."

Since EAA got rid of the flight line members-only rule, I've had to tell
people not to smoke, not to leave piles of crap next to planes, not to touch
fabric or props, not to let their kids climb on a wing. And I'm not even
camped in that area -- I just see it and instinctively react.

I have come to expect this kind of behavior at every other airshow in
America -- but never, ever, EVER in Oshkosh. The day it becomes the norm at
Airventure is the day I stop going to OSH.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"