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    Do you not see the irony? You guys like the EAA...

    Do you not see the irony? You guys like the EAA for standing up for you (fighting user fees and various restrictions), but when the same organization is willing to deny you your rights, that's OK...
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    Do you wear a seatbelt? have a spare tire for...

    Do you wear a seatbelt? have a spare tire for your car? fire extingusher in your home? Why? Just in case, right, cause you don't plan to be in an accident, have a fire, or a flat tire.

    While any...
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    Why I won't be back to Oshkosh

    I have learned that EAA has posted it's museum "no weapons".

    Besides opening themselves up to lawsuits by posting if something happens (act 35 gives those who DON'T post immunity from such...
  4. If you want to do a mass arrival, then I think...

    If you want to do a mass arrival, then I think separate parking might be a problem, depending on # of planes. It's going to take some coordination to separate out warbirds, vintage, homebuilt, and...
  5. OK, your "parking people" comment made me think...

    OK, your "parking people" comment made me think you were in general parking.
    If you have jumper cables, ask your campground neighbors! I bet you'll have no problems finding someone willing to help.
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    As you may know, it used to be that way, having...

    As you may know, it used to be that way, having to be a member to get a flightline pass. The public would be behind the fence.
    I think however, this may be a problem of trying to put the genie back...
  7. wait, you are camping, but parked your car in the...

    wait, you are camping, but parked your car in the general public parking lots during the show?
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    Come to think of it, I don't think there is any...

    Come to think of it, I don't think there is any "camping unit sticker" check in the N40. I wasn't paying that kind of attention, so didn't notice any "stand alone" tents w/no planes.
    How do they...
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    With today's computer run embroidery, I wonder if...

    With today's computer run embroidery, I wonder if they should look at doing short runs of the old patches also. There is no reason to have big production runs anymore with today's CNC emobroidery...
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    Smoking: Yes, there was more this year! I even...

    Smoking: Yes, there was more this year! I even had to tell a few people in the N40 camping to stop smoking. There were a couple of yahoo's who were smoking cigars and went back to it after I left (I...
  11. What Adam said. I also saw they were still full...

    What Adam said. I also saw they were still full when I left Wed. But then, it's my understanding there are no refunds for electric sites.
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    Tram complaints should be forwarded to the tram...

    Tram complaints should be forwarded to the tram chairman. If you go to the airventure.org web page, one of the drop-down menues has a volunteer link, and from there, you should find the Phone # and...
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    hmm. They made some serious layout and rule...

    hmm. They made some serious layout and rule changes a couple of years ago because of cart/tram/vehicle traffic (took long enough though!). While cart incidents were way down, IMHHO, many of those...
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    I was able to find one of the 4 patches I need to...

    I was able to find one of the 4 patches I need to complete my 22 years (so far) of OSH. Still missing 89, 92, 93.
    I was able to buy some of the other missing patches from EAA a few years ago, but I...
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    2 gripes this year

    I have 2 gripes about the show this year.

    First, I think it's terrible that camping world has taken over the handicap camping space near the computer shack/shower house area with all their sales...
  16. Thread: Wi-Fi @ AV2011

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    My ipod touch has 4.2.1 OS. Whenever I try to...

    My ipod touch has 4.2.1 OS. Whenever I try to reply to a post, the response screen comes up, but the keyboard will not. I have not tried to post a new thread with this new software, so I'm not sure...
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    I echo what sponge said. The fly-market vendors...

    I echo what sponge said. The fly-market vendors are going to be pretty much the only ones open and not all of them at that. you won't have access to the main hangars, or pretty much most of the other...
  18. Thread: Wi-Fi @ AV2011

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    John, I'm just happy I can get as much connection...

    John, I'm just happy I can get as much connection as I can, compared to last year when I had to trek down the nearest hotspot (32nd st?) from my campsite to get any wifi at all. The downside is that...
  19. Thread: Wi-Fi @ AV2011

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    I've found the coverage around the grounds to be...

    I've found the coverage around the grounds to be much better than last year. Yes, I've had some weak signals and drops in the N40, but then I couldn't get anything last year, probably because all the...
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