Tram Change At Airventure

[Bill Greenwood]

I would also bet that whoever decided to cut out the tram, has a golf cart to ride around in at the convention.

[CHICAGORANDY]

IF the leaders at EAA wanted to get real-time feedback for 'almost' free' they could get a bunch of those cheapie business cards printed up from one of those online joints with the EAA contact phone numbers and e-mail address printed on them. You now, to hand out to anyone/everyone who complains to volunteers during Airventure about the new changes/disappointments.

[robert l]

I'm thinking about getting a bunch of those cheapie business cards printed up from one of those online joints with the EAA contact phone numbers and e-mail address printed on them. You now, to hand out to anyone/everyone who complains to me during Airventure about the new changes/disappointments.

It would provide one quick way for EAA to get direct real-time feedback from attendees?

Ok Randy, I'll donate $10.00 for business cards, I think you can get 500 for $10.00 so between the two of us, we can hand out a thousand.
Bob

[robert l]

I Googled Northwestern University's Transportation Study and it came up on the EAA site. So, I guess if you go to eaa.org you can find it.
Bob

[CHICAGORANDY]

Deleted this post - redundant info.

[Floatsflyer]

Randy, I'm a child and a product of the 60's so I love what you want to do and the method for displaying your/our discontent. So, as far as "get me in trouble" is concerned, I'm pretty sure you're already on their radar and they could ask you to cease and desist from volunteering.

We know how much this one week at OSH means to you and your life so don't jeopardize it. Let others with zero skin in the game and zero to lose deal with another EAA blunder.

[Airmutt]

Tempting but probably a bad idea.
Got to face reality that there is no perfect plan. You’re never gonna satisfy everyone with 500K+ attendees. You’re bound to get gripes about:
Admission cost
Parking
Shuttle services
Traffic
Food quality and cost
Camping facilities
Amenities
and whatever makes someone unhappy. You just won’t have enough cards
I don’t like or agree with everything EAA does but still plan on attending.

[CHICAGORANDY]

LOL

In truth I feel NO discontent. I just show up and follow whatever rules are in place each year. But as one of the poor schlubbs who WILL get stuck filling out the forms if/when tram passengers injure themselves jumping on and off the rigs at the Vern corner, and who will be among those face-to-face with the 'happy campers' as they are told they have to hike it to the Bus Park, I have some skin in the game and enough experience at this to see the likely pitfalls.

As always, however, I serve at the pleasure of the EAA powers that be. I am content to yap away for 9 straight days and watch the planes and meet the people.