I think it would be GREAT if we spent the majority of he year planning on 
attending Oshkosh, WI airshow,  aka AIRVENTURE, to have the planes that did fly 
in there spend the week rather than depart on day 2 on a 7 day week.  I have 
been to several Airventures over the past 35 + years.  That brings me to 
another issue, you have a hard time finding a shirt in the VENTURE with the 
name Oshkosh on it.  Due to the venders have to have EAA approve it to be sold 
on property.  From what I know Oshkosh WI is a city, and EAA Airventue is an 
EVENT.  How can EAA prevent a vender from putting Oshkosh on a Tee Shirt.  From 
all of the threads on this site in the past few weeks/months every reference to 
the event going on in WI right now has been OSHKOSH........  not 
AIRVENTURE.....  I lost my motivation for OSH/AV last year when I rode a bike 
to cover my plane before a rain storm, and I was out of wind before I got out 
of the commercial area.  What letter of EAA stands for Certified aircraft.????  
I was the web host for my local chapter.  I let somebody else take over and I 
did not re-enlist my membership with EAA .   It took 2 years to get AOPA to 
stop sending me shit.  I flew 2 days to go to Oshkosh / Air ventue to have them 
give me a glass and have to pay to park my plane at a show that was about 
homebuilts.  And what really sucks is people live so close to the area, only 
stay for a day or 2 and go home.  We talk about it most of the year and then it 
is gone in a day or 2.  I remember my dad meeting Ken back in the days and 
getting a set of plans from HIM.  now you send in a check and hope.  OSH 
booth.... no way.  Mark L has had a forum for several years at A/V.  How many 
sets of plans were sold there????   0.00

I informed Bob Glidden last year that I would never go back to A/V.  I will fly 
back to MI or even a gathing or 2 maybe.  I would have a good time flying to a 
CX4 group deal if BOB G would be there.  A gathering is meeting with people and 
looking at planes you are building.  not just a social event.  OSHKOSH  is now 
a commercial event and the Gathering has become a social event.  I think 
changing the location will get people sparked about building the KR and FLYING 
to the event rather that driving, or flying comm to a camp out at a / root beer 
fest.  I may change my mind when I see more than Jeff Scott and Steve Glover 
show up to Copper State EAA . in October.  

Im sorry if this post is depressing or hits toooo close to home for some 
people, but it is the way I feel.  

Lee Van Dyke
N420LV   aka Snakebite
350+ hours and having a grat time.  

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