Final OSH Numbers?

The 100's of thousands is "user days". So if someone goes for
5 days, he counts as 5. No way there are a 1/4 of a million people
at Osh at any one time.

Have you ever taken a chopper ride at the peak time of day over the
grounds? Have you ever seen a verified count of 100 thousand plus
at one
place, at one time?

I have, on both accounts. Don't be so sure about that 250,000.
I'll bet
they come closer than you think.
--
Jim in NC

Yes, the pub'd number is "attendance days," but at 250,000 it now
appears consistent with the financial statements they've been sending
to the IRS. But, it's also now true that a significant % of this
number includes exhibitors, vendors, and volunteers who are all there
for longer than the show is officially open. A teenager working for
good old Zaug's might be an enthusiast, but the issue with the media
has always been how many "airplane enthusiasts" - unique people, not
attendance-days - go there?

Interesting also is how EAA told media that reduced aircraft
attendance could be due to increased avgas prices. This comes from
EAA officials who should know that gas prices are typically an
accepted fact of flying life and many experimentals burn mogas, and
who may not appreciate how much it costs in total to attend.

Fred F.