Sun N Fun '07 Redux

I agree with the missing butter theory. On the Saturday right before SnF,
Kermit Week's hosted a Mustang's and Mustang's show and Fantasy of Flight.
didn't go but I flew over the field. There were thousands of people there.
The parking lot looked full. The ramp area was packed with both P-51s and
Fords.

Interesting that you bring up Kermit Weeks and the "Fantasy of Flight"
museum. Mary and I tried to find a shuttle from the SNF grounds to
the "F-of-F" museum -- and there simply wasn't one! We asked at the
"transportation center" (where all the buses pick-up) and the
volunteers there just shrugged their shoulders...

This, to me, signals loud and clear that there is some VERY bad blood
between the two organizations. Here they've got thousands of pilots
and planes at SNF, just a few miles from F-of-F, and NO ONE thought to
provide a shuttle bus over to the museum? Not!

Somebody peed in somebody's Wheaties...

Judging by the P-51 turnout at F-of-F, and what you related, above,
obviously Kermit Weeks is more "plugged into" the warbird community
than the SNF organizers.

I find it so sad -- and frustrating -- that aviation is so fractured
like this. Despite being a TINY minority, it always seems that we
aviators always self-segregate themselves into even tinier sub-groups.
Often those sub-groups can't seem to get along with each other.

It's sad, and it's why we continually lose the public relations
battles with the anti-aviation crowd.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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I agree with the missing butter theory. On the Saturday right before SnF,
Kermit Week's hosted a Mustang's and Mustang's show and Fantasy of
Flight.
didn't go but I flew over the field. There were thousands of people
there.
The parking lot looked full. The ramp area was packed with both P-51s and
Fords.

Interesting that you bring up Kermit Weeks and the "Fantasy of Flight"
museum. Mary and I tried to find a shuttle from the SNF grounds to
the "F-of-F" museum -- and there simply wasn't one! We asked at the
"transportation center" (where all the buses pick-up) and the
volunteers there just shrugged their shoulders...

This, to me, signals loud and clear that there is some VERY bad blood
between the two organizations. Here they've got thousands of pilots
and planes at SNF, just a few miles from F-of-F, and NO ONE thought to
provide a shuttle bus over to the museum? Not!

Somebody peed in somebody's Wheaties...

Fantasy of Flight used to have a large display at SnF. I don't remember if
they offered a shuttle service or not. I suspect many of the hardcore
folks who are there by airplane or RV don't really have the ability to
easily go 20 miles up the road to visit FoF...

Also, looking at FoF, I have a sneaking suspicion that the intent of the
business isn't necessarily to be a big money maker. It *may* simply be a
good way for Kermit to turn a frighteningly expensive hobby into something
he can write off as an expense on taxes.

Just speculating....

KB


Judging by the P-51 turnout at F-of-F, and what you related, above,
obviously Kermit Weeks is more "plugged into" the warbird community
than the SNF organizers.

I find it so sad -- and frustrating -- that aviation is so fractured
like this. Despite being a TINY minority, it always seems that we
aviators always self-segregate themselves into even tinier sub-groups.
Often those sub-groups can't seem to get along with each other.

It's sad, and it's why we continually lose the public relations
battles with the anti-aviation crowd.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"