"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
05/01/2020 at 09:05 • Filed to: Airventure, Oshkosh
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"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
05/01/2020 at 09:05 • Filed to: Airventure, Oshkosh | 1
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Sad, but not surprising.
AirVenture 2020 Update
We Don’t Gamble, We Need A Sure Thing
AirVenture 2020 is officially canceled
My fellow EAA’rs. It is May here in Wisconsin, and unfortunately like many of you across the country, we are still under a stay at home order through May 26. Normally, this is the month when we start our preflight planning for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. By this time, we should have begun ramping up our entire site in preparation for our July convention. Volunteers from across the country and world would have descended on Oshkosh. Together they would have formed work parties, our suppliers would begin start setting up tents and infrastructure. Our EAA staff would be printing wrist bands, campers guides, programs and an assortment of EAA collateral as full-on AirVenture execution begins.
But because of circumstances beyond our control, none of this can happen now. We cannot even get to the hangar so our preflight is left to watching the prog charts. While this certainly makes the ability to prepare for the event a scheduling problem, it does not preclude the bigger issue of predicting what will be the health guidelines in July. Right now, there are three phases that have been defined in Wisconsin as the recommended procedures. As I write this, we are not in Phase 1 yet. Phase 2 restricts gatherings to 50 people. Phase 3 allows for mass gathering with restrictions.
Our convention attracts EAA members not only from the U.S. but around the world. Today we cannot predict when we will be at a point that our event meets the all clear Phase 3 milestone for mass gathering with restrictions. As your leader, I see no clear path to meet our own requirements to insure the health and safety expectations our organization demands for our employees, members, volunteers, exhibitors and attendees. That includes sanitization, separation and personal protection requirements.
My conclusion is, like in any good flight planning, don’t take the risk. Therefore, I have no choice but to cancel AirVenture 2020. Together, we can come back stronger, safer and ready for AirVenture 2021 and create a memorable world class aviation event. Because of our dedicated and enthusiastic EAA members, our Association is strong. We know that at some point this storm will pass. And over the next 12 months we will continue to support all of you as we again, together, grow EAA in the Spirit of Aviation.
Respectfully,
Jack J. Pelton
Experimental Aircraft Association
CEO and Chairman of the Board
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My hovercraft is full of eels
> WilliamsSW
05/01/2020 at 09:22 |
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Yeah, no surprise there.
Basically, the 2020 airshow season is dead, at least here in Europe. Some events scheduled for September still stand...
but not for long, I guess.
ttyymmnn
> WilliamsSW
05/01/2020 at 09:31 |
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Is going to be a long summer. At least most big TX shows are in the fall. Still, I’ll believe it when I see it.
ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
> WilliamsSW
05/01/2020 at 09:44 |
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:’(
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WilliamsSW
> ttyymmnn
05/01/2020 at 10:38 |
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Yeah, I knew this was coming, but they were able to hold out pretty late for such a big event.
Hopefully the fall schedule can be saved- I guess we’ll see!
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WilliamsSW
> My hovercraft is full of eels
05/01/2020 at 10:40 |
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I think the summer schedule is dead here, too. Fall events don’t seem to have been cancelled yet - still taking a wait and see attitude, I suppose.
f86sabre
> WilliamsSW
05/01/2020 at 11:41 |
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Hard to argue with that. A bunch of people basically camping with a bunch more coming in for the daily shows. Tie in the...ah...demographics of many in attendance and it isn’t a good mix.
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WilliamsSW
> f86sabre
05/01/2020 at 12:23 |
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Yes, it's a no brainer, really. It's shaping up to be a strange summer. Hopefully less strange than the spring, but still.
Jcarr
> WilliamsSW
05/01/2020 at 12:36 |
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Super bummed, but wholeheartedly agree with the decision.
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WilliamsSW
> Jcarr
05/01/2020 at 18:21 |
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Same. I knew this was coming, but tried to stay in denial.