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  1. Thread: Gripes

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    Different kind of Gripe. I tried to find a...

    Different kind of Gripe.

    I tried to find a tripod adapter. 1/4" to 3/8" to mount a fluid head on a monopod for my daughter to use. My guess is that, during Airventure, more pictures are taken by...
  2. Thread: Gripes

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    I agree on the abandoned lawn chairs. I think a...

    I agree on the abandoned lawn chairs. I think a suitable compromise would be to have flightline volunteers move them straight back to the cart path edge, clearing the fence line. After one year of...
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    My daughter and I also spent an inordinate amount...

    My daughter and I also spent an inordinate amount of time searching for toilets. Here's a hint: If you can't put the toilet symbols on the pocket-sized map because they are all over, that's just...
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    We have a "modified dome" Coleman, no longer...

    We have a "modified dome" Coleman, no longer made. It's handled every Airventure since 2006 without a problem, including wind and thunderstorms. The only time it gets wet inside is when we leave...
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    I emailed the EAA staff about it before I posted...

    I emailed the EAA staff about it before I posted in this thread last year.

    I also wanted to make sure it was public knowledge.

    I haven't forgotten this event (EAA staff speeding down Shaick...
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    I wonder if Rutan really retired?

    http://stratolaunch.com/contact.html
    http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2011/12/13/microsoft-co-founder-to-build-giant-plane-to-launch-people-cargo-into-space/

    I can't find any real details on the...
  7. ATT iphone 3gs. Total failure to make or take...

    ATT iphone 3gs. Total failure to make or take calls until Sunday. I arrived Tuesday morning. Txt was about 50% success? I had to keep hitting "try again". Wifi was nonexistent where I camp, all...
  8. Thread: Priorities?

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    Priorities?

    I noticed three interesting things.

    -EAA staff were walking around trying to sell glow sticks, etc on Saturday night. They were wearing blue shirts that had unreadable (in the dark) "EAA Staff"...
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    At about noon Sunday I was riding my bicycle on...

    At about noon Sunday I was riding my bicycle on Shaick back to my
    campsite, with my 10 year old daughter on her own bicycle. We were
    riding at about 12mph (faster than 10, slower than 15, not sure...
  10. Hookup sites were full before Airventure started....

    Hookup sites were full before Airventure started. I think the 24/7 generator area needs to be expanded.
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    I noticed the same general feel. Thursday's...

    I noticed the same general feel.

    Thursday's airshow was supposed to be a Rutan tribute. Boomerang and the Starship were all that flew. Why? Catbird, a Defiant, Long-Ez, a Vari-Ez all should...
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