I flew my Coupe from AZ to OSH in '97. I think this was the first year the flight line was open to the public.
I didn't notice any smoking problem. I did notice, however, an increase in the number of families attending and teen-agers. My only heart burn during the entire show was the number of children and teens running around parked aircraft, unsupervised by their parents. I saw children climb on aircraft and hang from wings while their parents stood by and watched. THIS ticks me off. It made me uneasy to leave my plane unattended and interfered with my having a good time. I was introduced to flying at an early age by my father who took me to air shows. It sparked my interesting and love for airplanes and aviation. We need to keep OSH open to the non-flying public. BUT, we also need enforcement of safety rules and that is EAA's responsibility, primarily. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Greg Bullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Zach Freiberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 6:40 AM Subject: Re: Smoking at Oshkosh >At 10:00 PM 2/15/99 -0600, Zach Freiberg wrote: >> >>When me and Syd were at OSH we saw 15 people one day(and not very far >>apart time wise) smoking right on the flight line. When Syd politely >>asked them to put the smoke out all we got were rude comments. The >>people just walked away still puffing...Some did put it out, but while >>they were walking away I saw them geting another one out and lighting up. >> I think it is a REALLY big problem and something needs to be done with >>it. At lest Syd got the ball rolling. Just let Tom try different ideas >>until we find one that works. And I do agree that the logo change was >>uncalled for without asking the members. Thanks for everything Syd. > >My suggestion, rather than closing down the whole show, was to institute >a 'pit' or 'paddock' pass into the flight line at additional charge. Limit >the number >of folks who can be in there at once (by reserved time-slots if need be) >and use >the extra funds to hire some extra uniformed eye-balls to enforce a >no-smoking-food- >or-drink policy. Let the owners eat and drink around their own planes, of >course. But >if a pass-holder is found with in violation, they get escorted out and >forfeit their >pass. > >Greg > >
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