lstencel

$20 to park !! … up from $10. And entry fees, food and trinkets and gas to get there on top of that. Are these people crazy? That the $10 went for the aviation school made it somewhat palatable but $20 … that clinches it … I ain’t going. Can I afford it … sure … but I ain’t gonna. And what about families? Maybe a dad who wants to intro his son to aviation … this is WAY WAY over the top. Sun-n-Fun thinks it’s Airventure … and it ain’t … not by a long shot. Maybe they think they’re Disney? Every year when I went – only because it was a season opener and not far away – I’d always ask myself … “why did I go thru the trouble?” Now, I won’t have that problem. I can sum it up … they’ve gotten greedy and I won’t play that game.

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bserra

Exactly.

A_Sikes

yep… the organizers’ behavior last summer made me decide to never return to SnF. This just confirms my thoughts.

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cutlermaine

A S.: Can you elaborate? What took place last summer? Just curious.

Arthur_Foyt

“Buy your parking pass online for $10”
So buy online and stop complaining?

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joboyle

Yes for a $15.00 convenience fee charge.

mehissey1

I agree! Not for us again after the experience flying into TTT 1st & last time. Upon getting to the 1st Check point per their NOTAM, we has a couple of RV’s fly over us with the 2nd one cutting us off close enough that I had to dive to avoid a collision & get out of his wake that was creating an upset condition. 2nd, their so-called tower NEVER saw or ecknolaged us in the pattern to land! On final & in sequence for the 2nd time around, still not recognized, I keyed up to INFORM THEM I was on final & then was cleared to land. Yeah realy not professional nor AirVenture QUALIFIED tower personal there. I’ve chawk it up to " Never Again"!!
Private pilot & Instrument rated.