Stu Fields wrote:
"cavelamb" wrote in message
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Stu Fields wrote:
Now that is an achievement. We have been slowly avoiding the Airshow
format that has to have a Harrier, or F16's busting my eardrums or a jet
powered truck drag race.
Way back when EAA was about Experiemental Aviation. Now John Deere and
Ford get higher billing and more up front space than the homebuilts. The
latest notice from EAA about this years Oshkosh almost didn't mention
anything about the homebuilts. They even promote the LSAs as a method of
driving down the cost of aviation. Hoo Hah. Most of them are for more
than $100,000 and have similar restrictions to a certified ship.
I wish some one would get the EAA logo from EAA and let them have the
WBAME: Worlds Biggest Airshow and Marketing Event. They continue to try
to be something for everybody and have a vague everything focus..
We will be there this year but I sure don't like to drive 2500 miles to
have my ears damaged. Hell one of the best shows I've seen was the guy
with the Taylorcraft that sheds an aileron... He doesn't need 1000
watts.
We have been tending to go to just fly-ins where the personal aircraft
are more the central theme. It is rare that we are subjected to 200db
noise levels there.



Stu,

While I appreciate your feelings, I've got bunches of Taylorcraft hours,
and
I'd HATE to lose an aileron!

Jeez... That's more excitement than I'd EVER want!

Something on par with losing a blade from a tail rotor, if you get my
drift.

But as for EAA, take notice that is has changed.
There is money involved now.
Not yours or mine, but THEIRS.
That is going to drive the industry (yep, that's what it is now) for the
how-many years.

Aviation has always been expensive.
Trying to drive the cost down is a noble thing to do.

Question is, will it save the homebuilt category from the politicians?


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Richard Lamb

PS: If I ever get airborne in a helicopter again, it would be with you...
So if I ever show up, please sound confident, ok?

R

Richard: We will have to get to know each other much better if you are
going to ride with me in my single seat helicopter. Though my two seater
is down for transmission maintenance. We could set in it and pretend.
Yeah the only reason I maintain my EAA membership is to support their
lobbying efforts. They do manage to have a pretty loud voice in support of
aviation. I hope that they don't lose their original purpose for being.

Stu



I dunno, Stu.

Maybe we ought to wait until the Baby Belle is back in operation.


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Richard Lamb