2. How long can you camp in the North 40? What if you simply
*stay*? How long until someone comes out and says, "Uh, you *know*
the show is over, right?" A couple of days? A week?

As long as you care too I think. Of course, they lock up the shower
tent and take away all the port-o-lets quickly post show.

Really? I could be like Bartleby, and simply "prefer not to"
leave?

Cool! Someday, when I'm retired, I'm gonna try that. Just stay until
someone kicks me out. (Of course, I'd weigh 360 pounds, living on
Friar Tuck's and LeSeur's....)

The way vintage works is we pack up everything (the scooters we own
and all the cones and stuff) and return the rentals/loaners Sunday.
Then everybody takes time off and a group of dedicated guys (mostly
locals) come back in a few weeks and clean stuff up for the over
winter storage. All the protable buildings go to the Theatre in
the woods for storage. Many of the portolets go in a big field.

I thought the Theater in the Woods was used by other groups? (I heard
"Ducks Unlimited" holds their annual shin dig on the grounds in a few
weeks.)

I figured EAA rented the porta-potties. They must ship them in from
the Milwaukee area, cuz there certainly isn't any call for them in
such quantities in NE Wisconsin the rest of the year.

Most of the knowledge is kept in the various subgroups. Most have
multiple "co-chairs" that provide continuity incase one of the chairs
stops participating. I know flight line ops tries to keep things
written down and we have a big section in the binder of "things to
do for next year." The chairs will usually email the volunteers
they have contact info and solicit input as well.

Amazing. It's hard to get a group of pilots to pose for a picture,
let alone put something as grand as AirVenture together. EAA really
is a special bunch of folks.

Thanks for the answers, Ron!
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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www.AlexisParkInn.com
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