Chris Prata wrote: > Interesting insight, I had thought that this was a much less formal thing...<
You have to have attended a Gathering to appreciate the amount of planning and coordination that has to take place to make a Gathering work. Simply "finding your way" somewhere doesn't work well, although it's been done in the past. Larry has set the standard pretty high with his management of the MVN Gatherings, and it was much appreciated. I think it's a reasonable goal to hope that we can go back there every second or third year. It really is the perfect place. I'm also a big fan of moving the Gathering around some too. But potential hosts need to realize that it's a huge job, and the support of the local airport or EAA chapter is almost mandatory. If you have to start by fighting your airport, we are probably barking up the wrong tree. \ Do your homework and gauge the potential level of support you can garner from both your local support group, and from the participants (flyers, especially) before proposing a location location for next year. Talking it up on KRnet is a great place to start. I like Dan's idea of pilots having more "potent" votes than other participants. They're the ones that have to get there and fly in and out. I wouldn't have chosen Los Alamos either, I must confess, but I wish I could have made Chino, and fully intend to make McMinnville, one way or the other... Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com http://www.n56ml.com
