Why does AOPA only have their meetings on the coasts.

Larry Dighera wrote:

Chicago would be the most likely spot given the population
distribution, but there certain issues with that venue.

Given the Meigs fiasco, the politicians of Chicago certainly don't deserve
the attention and revenue that an AOPA conference would bring to the city.

Next suggestion...

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Peter

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:10:57 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:43:53 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in :


Why in the world does the AOPA only have their conventions on the coasts.

Clue:
ftp://ftpserver.ciesin.org/pub/data/...usdenssmoo.gif

They need to put one in the central US at least every 4 or 5 years.

Chicago would be the most likely spot given the population
distribution, but there certain issues with that venue.

Austin would be central, and relatively cheap. It also has a decent
convention center and hotels, and nothing like Chicago's union
problems. They did close one airport, but not like Meigs.

Don

On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 18:07:52 -0400, "Peter R."
wrote in :

Given the Meigs fiasco, ...

Bingo!

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:30:46 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote in :

Denver, Kansas City, Minneapolis, etc.

If you look he
ftp://ftpserver.ciesin.org/pub/data/...usdenssmoo.gif

You'll see that your first two suggestions are far from the areas of
high population density.

If the AOPA convention is too far from the population, there may not
be adequate attendance to attract commercial participants, and revenue
will be too feeble to cover costs.

Next suggestion...

75% of the population of the United States lives within four hours
flying of southwestern Ohio.

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 21:30:46 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote in :


Denver, Kansas City, Minneapolis, etc.


If you look he
ftp://ftpserver.ciesin.org/pub/data/...usdenssmoo.gif

You'll see that your first two suggestions are far from the areas of
high population density.

If the AOPA convention is too far from the population, there may not
be adequate attendance to attract commercial participants, and revenue
will be too feeble to cover costs.


But being on either coast means you are the maximum distance from one of
the areas of highest population density.

Matt

Wichita lacks the hotels, night life, etc that are desired
for an AOPA Convention. I've lived here a long time and it
sucks.


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"Gig" == Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net writes:

Gig Why in the world does the AOPA only have their conventions on
Gig the coasts.

For the same reason that someone would post a question here that
clearly only AOPA can answer?

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:43:53 -0500, "Gig 601XL Builder"
wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote in :

Why in the world does the AOPA only have their conventions on the coasts.

Clue:
ftp://ftpserver.ciesin.org/pub/data/...usdenssmoo.gif

They need to put one in the central US at least every 4 or 5 years.

Chicago would be the most likely spot given the population
distribution, but there certain issues with that venue.

LOL! Yeah, great idea.

Personally, I vote for Dallas. Little more GA (hell, little more
aviation in general) friendly.

In article
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john smith wrote:

Next suggestion...

75% of the population of the United States lives within four hours
flying of southwestern Ohio.

yeah - but what percentage of pilots live within four hours flying
of SW OH? I would guess that the huge mass of poor NYC folks
probably has a significantly lower density of pilots than more
rural areas.

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