Originally Posted by
rwanttaja
The other factor to consider is the psychological one. If the COVID-19 plague is real bad, people will be skittish about emerging from self-isolation, even when told it is safe to do so. So, medically, the end of July might be safe, but there may still be a bunch of people who aren't ready to risk it, yet.
It's like kids at the end of the school year, vs. penguins lined up on an ice floe wondering if a predator is in the water. The kids will explode out of the classroom door, ready to go, while the penguins will crowd at the edge of the floe until one loses its balance and drops in the water. And proves, one way or another, whether it's safe.*
From the comments I've seen on various forums, pilots tend to fall in the first category.
However, events like AirVenture (and, increasingly, SNF) have become more reliant on the non-pilot populace, too. Might end up with fewer "casual" visitors, vs. the pilots that make this a destination most years.
Which means, for us, it should tend to be a pretty good show...shorter lines, less crowding, less risk of damage to aircraft.
Doesn't do EAA's bottom line any good, though.....
Ron Wanttaja
*This must be true, I read it in "Mr. Popper's Penguins" when I was about eight years old.