On Jan 7, 3:52*pm, wrote:
The first International Air Show this year will be held at Hamilton
International Airport in New Zealand on March 7-9, 2008. Aviation
enthusiasts worldwide are looking forward for this three-day event of
fun and excitement.


It's a stretch calling is an "international" air show, this event is
going to be lucky enough to get NZ'rs to attend let alone anybody from
overseas.

Not only is it essentially competing with Warbirds over Wanaka, but
there are also the following problems:

1. They have stated NO gate sales, if you want to get in you must
purchase in advance a non-refundable ticket which allows you access to
a specific designated area. If the show is called off, too bad, you
lose, no refunds. Not only that, but the areas are designated in some
instances by the number of tickets you wish to purchase, if you're
ging on your own, you get no choice - "on your own, great go stand
over there, and don't you move".

2. NO confirmed aircraft or displays. All the marketing material
depicts various aircraft, but they are only for marketing purposes,
more or less "at an airshow you can see aircraft, these are some non
specific examples of aircraft".

3. When an airshow includes in it's primary marketing material a
series of images with captions like (I kid you not!) "there goes my
guy, he's a pilot", see "stuff", "more stuff", and "hot girls", well,
what hope is there really.

If anybody wants to come to NZ for an airshow, go to Warbirds over
Wanaka, but I'd skip this Hamilton event and instead spend some time
touring around the South Island, a much better use of your time if you
ask me.