Arlington lays some eggs

Ken Finney wrote:
I do sign setup as well (and have a sign making business). Since the Fly-In
folks are on such good terms (I think?) with the City of Arlington, maybe
the city could provide permanent sign locations/tiedowns. Maybe the city
would even be willing to store and put up the signs. Can't hurt to ask.


Storage isn't an issue. And lack of freeway signs is a dropped ball on
NWEAA's part. It's just a matter of life that causes some holes to
disappear. Construction is a big part of it.


I see both sides of the issue, and I may kick myself for suggesting this,
but the cost of admission could be raised. I burned about $36 worth of gas
to drive in, and an extra $1 per ticket, if it would help with the Warbirds
and the airshow, wouldn't hurt that much.


It's also a matter of principle. The last requested amoutn of money I
heard about had seven figures in it. Come on, that's just stupid. They
already get free gas, which no one else gets besides the performers.
They would be paid hundreds of times more than the airshow performers
if they got that kind of money just to show up! They need a goddamned
reality check. We had T-6's, CJ-6 Nachangs, Alpha Jets, Donier Do-27,
and a Yak-52 in the Warbird area. There was a F-8 Crusader on the
ramp. On Saturday we had the Storch and P-47 doing flybys. The only
thing that was missing was an Avenger and a gaggle of Navions, maybe a
P-51. It was their idea and choice to create the "AWO Atoll" with
rented palm trees (!), now they want someone else to foot the bill?
Get real.


I think the lack of the CAP hurt here. If they were there, they could have
help move the planes around.


Once they're parked, they try not to move them. However, parking in
and of itself isn't smooth. The parking guys rely on pilots to tell
them where they want to go, if the pilot doesn't do a little research,
then they end up in the wrong place. Now this is something that could
be shown better on the NWEAA website and I'll send up that suggestion.
But for those folks that want to park together, I suggest taking
ownership of a row. Appoint a lead person, contact NWEAA long prior to
the show requesting a parking area, inform all your pilots to request
that area upon arrival

Hopefully the changes that are coming to the grounds will bring parking
back in closer to the exhibits.


I plan on joining CAP this year. Another poster mentioned aviation programs
at colleges (good idea) and I'll mention Seattle's aviation high school.
I'll be writing a letter to the Canadian consulate and Mr. Harper as well.


Excellent!


Again, I think this was a "lack of CAP" problem. The volunteers on "the
promenade" were the ones people were asking and who didn't know.


Thanks.


Another poster mentioned the forum schedule signs, excellent point. The
display board is already there, making the sign as big as the board, putting
them on both sides, and probably limiting the info to that day's forums only
would be a big improvement.


Good points.


I kind of figured if I posted them here, they would make their way back to
the organizers! ;^)

Well, it would be best to contact them directly. A simple letter would
suffice and be appreciated.

Again, I think this was a "lack of CAP" problem. The volunteers on "the
promenade" were the ones people were asking and who didn't know.


Thanks.


Whoops, didn't finish my thought... Thanks for the info, obviously
since they are a public point of contact they need to get information
better. Something NWEAA should consider.