I've gone to Oshkosh about half the years since 1989. I've taken note many times that Oshkosh was the only big airshow I've been to that didn't have chalets for "the highest bidder," as Bill said. I liked that. Their absence was one of the things that defined Oshkosh for me. The "convention" seemed to be for the membership, not for the fat cats.
Surely there was pressure from some over the years to have chalets. There are plenty of people who could afford them and would like to watch the airshow from one. But our Association, under its former leadership, apparently (and no, I have no proof) resisted the pressure. The new leadership is different, and now we have chalets replacing some homebuilt parking. I do not like what the new leadership has done.
Mike E