"es330td" wrote in message
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On Oct 2, 11:34 am, "Mike" nospam@ microsoft.com wrote:

Generally I don't like flying into airshows where the airport is closed
for
that very reason. I also don't like it because it means I'm stuck there
until the airport reopens. Even when the airport reopens you are
typically
waiting a long time after that for all the airshow planes and the rest
of
the fly-ins to leave.

I encountered the same issue in Atlanta. I thought about flying to
Falcon Field for the Great Georgia Air Show but someone who overheard
me saying that told me he waited for well over an hour in a hot
airplane burning fuel and engine time waiting his turn to take off to
leave. He said it seemed like a good idea but in retrospect he'd
never fly again unless his plane was part of an exhibit.

I've done that too and it's still a pain in the arse getting out, even when
ATC is letting all the exhibit aircraft out first. You must first wait
until they get all the crowd cleared away from the aircraft before you can
even fire up, and since all are parked close together you must wait to be
marshalled to the taxiway.