I feel sorry for you. You are either unable or unwilling to look beyond the
superficial aspects of AirVenture and look for those items which you are
interested in.

Don't. I don't feel like I'm missing anything and I've managed to find other
sources of information to feed my homebuilding desires. It's just kind of sad
that Airventure isn't the airplane builders "overload" that Oshkosh was. It was
nice after a week to go home exhausted from "too many homebuilts, too little
time". The forums are still great but as for the homebuilts, sure there are
lots of them there, but without the owners around to talk to or being able to
get close you might as well look at the pretty pictures in SA.

Now, either deal with the change or isolate yourself in the
past.

I'm the last person to object to change - but only change for the better. I
don't think Airventure is as good as Oshkosh. One way of dealing with change
that you don't like is to let those in charge know that you don't like it - and
why. If they choose not to alter their way of doing things so be it. Let them
keep loosing money.

He couldn't keep control of one organization and keep it on track (if that
was
ever the intent) so what is there to make me think this group isn't headed
down
the same track?


It is a free world, you should start your own organization and show us how it
should be done. If you are not willing to do that where do you come off
being
critical of those who are trying?

This isn't criticism. It was/is a question. If it proves to be more in line
with the old EAA I just might start supporting it. Fool me once - shame on
you. Fool me twice........

I'm going to wait and see.