tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post7558624174662173127..comments2023-08-26T03:15:36.194-05:00Comments on Letters from Flyover Country: AirVenture attendance dropsBob Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-84292590174951410802012-08-01T13:37:42.802-05:002012-08-01T13:37:42.802-05:00I don't begrudge anybody to make a buck. As lo...I don't begrudge anybody to make a buck. As long as America still works by exchanging money for services, I don't really understand how that's a bad thing.<br /><br />I get the whole "EAA is too commercial" thing, but I just spent 9 days there and I had a great time. I didn't give a damn about the stuff that I don't give a damn about, and I had no problem finding the things I do give a damn about.<br /><br />I'm not going to fret because it's not Rockford 1968 anymore.<br /><br />The EAA is still 1000 times better than AOPA.Bob Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422722044859589459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041272795548534045.post-54178134435022628072012-08-01T13:28:52.080-05:002012-08-01T13:28:52.080-05:00The fact that attendance is tracked closely and ex...The fact that attendance is tracked closely and excuses made for the decline is revealing itself. If a show/event is simply for the enjoyment of the participants, attendance numbers year-to-year don't matter. But AirVenture long ago became a commercial operation with all the attendant financial concerns. Hightower is a professional BSer like so many of his kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com