Veetail88
Well Known Member
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen goodbye.
While I have absolutely no evidence to the following, it would not surprise me one bit.
Having gone through the latest issue of Sport Aviation magazine, it struck me that the EAA needs to change it's name.
Say hello to the "Aviation Association"!
Like any product, you just can't have a name that doesn't fit the mission, and certainly the Experimental part doesn't fit anymore. Part? Sure, but the current name implies that Experimental is the focus, and it's not.
I'm certain that the original group has been saying the same thing for years, that the Ameteur Built Aircraft Association would be more appropriate and that's hard to argue against, but this is different. This is a complete swing away from the roots.
Nope, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if there were already new logos designed, market research done and maybe even a new sign ordered for headquarters.
The amount of E/AB content in the latest issue is almost non existant, and that got me to thinking about AirVenture. I'm guessing it's only a matter of time until the experimentals and ameteur built sections get shuffled off to the ultralight area, and that gets pushed further south to make way for more commercial stuff. That's what you get hit with as soon as you step on the grounds anyway, and I'll bet that will continue to grow, pushing everything else out of the way, especially with the current direction our leadership is driving it.
The wonderful kits we enjoy today could not have existed without the Experimental guys blazing a path and now that segment is hard to find. Likewise, the kit built market has enabled the strongest growth in GA, i.e. ELSA, SLSA, etc. along with the higher dollars stuff, Cirrus, Columbia, etc. I guess it's just natural selection working.
Not happy about it, it's just what I see in my crystal ball.
So I bid you adeiu E.
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen goodbye.
Goodbyeeeeeeee, goodbyeeeeeeeeee, goodbyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......
While I have absolutely no evidence to the following, it would not surprise me one bit.
Having gone through the latest issue of Sport Aviation magazine, it struck me that the EAA needs to change it's name.
Say hello to the "Aviation Association"!
Like any product, you just can't have a name that doesn't fit the mission, and certainly the Experimental part doesn't fit anymore. Part? Sure, but the current name implies that Experimental is the focus, and it's not.
I'm certain that the original group has been saying the same thing for years, that the Ameteur Built Aircraft Association would be more appropriate and that's hard to argue against, but this is different. This is a complete swing away from the roots.
Nope, it wouldn't surprise me a bit if there were already new logos designed, market research done and maybe even a new sign ordered for headquarters.
The amount of E/AB content in the latest issue is almost non existant, and that got me to thinking about AirVenture. I'm guessing it's only a matter of time until the experimentals and ameteur built sections get shuffled off to the ultralight area, and that gets pushed further south to make way for more commercial stuff. That's what you get hit with as soon as you step on the grounds anyway, and I'll bet that will continue to grow, pushing everything else out of the way, especially with the current direction our leadership is driving it.
The wonderful kits we enjoy today could not have existed without the Experimental guys blazing a path and now that segment is hard to find. Likewise, the kit built market has enabled the strongest growth in GA, i.e. ELSA, SLSA, etc. along with the higher dollars stuff, Cirrus, Columbia, etc. I guess it's just natural selection working.
Not happy about it, it's just what I see in my crystal ball.
So I bid you adeiu E.
So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen goodbye.
Goodbyeeeeeeee, goodbyeeeeeeeeee, goodbyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......