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"Morgans" wrote:

"Orval Fairbairn" wrote

Question is, "Why in hell was a car parked on the taxiway? What airshow
allowed it?

In Hickory, NC, when there is an airshow, the crosswind (shorter) runway is
closed, and part used for aircraft parking, and part for car parking. That
beats parking on a taxiway, I guess!

A better question is why there were no wing walker/scooter riders watching
out where he was going, in a congested area like an air show?

It is still a shame, though. At least the damage does not look to be too
catastrophic.

Some airshows are sponsored by civic organizations, whose members have
little or no knowledge of aviation. I approach those airshows with a
great deal of caution, as they very often have few clues regarding
aircraft operations, security, crowd control, etc.

I have attended displays where unsupervised children climbed on, into
and around display aircraft, with no clue about either their own safety
or the safety of the aircraft. One of those shows was sponsored by
NASAAmes a few years ago.