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Air show money? Where do I sign up?!

Posted by bdk on Mon Feb 23, 2004 05:50:50 PM

In reply top Re: Mint Moore III- organize an international tour! posted by Mint Moore III on Mon Feb 23, 2004 03:44:48 PM

So I guess I should get my T-6 going so I can cash in on all those lucrative airshow contracts for warbirds owners? :-)

I guess either I am completely wrong or my information is very old, but I don't think that PoF pays warbirds to attend it's show in Chino, nor does the EAA pay for warbirds to attend it's shows. Maybe things are different on the East coast, but none of the Mustang owners I knew in Chino EVER got paid to attend an airshow with their own aircraft.

I would be quite interested to find out if people are investing in warbirds as a profit making venture where the return on their investment comes from airshow bookings. That would make warbird ownership akin to professional auto racing.

Maybe that's why Jack Roush is involved in Mustangs! Is it possible?

: As for Airshows
: not having money that is wrong, they get sponsors and gen
: erate money every year from the show before to keep things
: going, plus provide funds for their projects they have go
: ing. I do not think any of the warbird owners could bring
: their fighters or bombers in for just fuel, hotel, and ma
: ybe Bar-b-que. I know it takes alot of money for fuel, oi
: l, Insurance, wear and tear, etc. etc.

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