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EAA (long)

Posted by B Darnell on Fri Feb 14, 2003 11:15:52 AM

In reply top Re: posted by Paul Stewart on Thu Feb 13, 2003 10:18:19 PM

Let me clairify my point,
I give my Time AND Money to Several different avaition groups that support local EAA events. I've been a member of EAA since I turned 18 (14 years ago)and I have attended the Convention every year since I was 8 years old, other than the year I was 'being all I could be' for Uncle Sam. Including 3 years that I worked at the show for a Museum that brought several aircraft to OSH. Overall I think the EAA is a great thing. I just think they have sort of turned their back on the most popular attraction at the convention, Warbirds.
They are very seldomly featured in Sport Aviaition and if you go back and read some of the posts that were posted by Warbird Pilots that participated in EAA Airventure you will find they are getting tired of the neglect and rising costs as well....
I find it a little hypocrittical that an orginisation that's motto is Keep 'em Flying has grounded many of the non-revenue generating aircraft. (Duck,P-38,P-51D,XP-51) and sold an airworthy A-26 and C-47 that were DONATED to them. How much longer until the Corsair and Mitchell are collecting dust in the Eagle Hanger with them as well.
If the day comes that the only warbirds at Airventure are in the Eagle Hanger, I'll be saving my $$ and heading to Midland.
My 2 cents...

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