Even light singles have wingspans approaching 40'. There's no consistent place to "taxi off" in many places and aircraft can't back up (for practical matters neither really can the trams). The "tower" isn't commanding things on Papa (which sounds like the one you want to use) most of the time. It's controlled by Vintage FLO on the south side and Flight Line Safety on the north side. What you suggest is entirely unworkable. It also can't happen at all during the actual airshows.
Then I suppose another express tram option could be a tram road just inside the safety line. At least pedestrians would not have any access to either side of that tram road. A new tram road anywhere else would have inattentive pedestrians on both sides.
I only suggest these ideas because the Airventure plan is always growth and expansion. The tram is largely overloaded now. I frequently walk instead because it is quicker. To make it to various distant events, forums etc. on time, can be a problem.
I suppose a new express tram route on Knapp might be a better option.
Last edited by Bill Berson; 08-13-2019 at 03:33 PM.
Everywhere else in the USA, pedestrians have the right of way. People not moving out of the way isn't the problem, driving through crowds of people is.
Forget those trams and embrace the future Magic Carpet Ride Remember the Jetsons.
They also told the guy that invented the light bulb he was nuts.
Is this not the EAA? We should design and build a flying tram to move people from one end of the show grounds to the other!
They might be able in some places make use of the assinine SECURITY road which is where the trams were redirected to during the T-Birds/Blue Angels performance. Of course, that doesn't pass through the show center. Of course during peak times, they can continue the policy of discontinuing the tram service through those few blocks that they did this year right after the airshow finale.
"they can continue the policy of discontinuing the tram service through those few blocks that they did this year right after the airshow finale."
When EAA security closes off Celebration Way to cross traffic each year for the special evening events, ALL the trams that operate North of there, Yellow, Red and Green, go out of service till the next morning.
"Don't believe everything you see or read on the internet" - Abraham Lincoln
Trams nor the passengers should not get anywhere near the taxiways used by airplanes, that's a safety feature.