---------------------------------------------------------- RV8-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 09/21/06: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:15 PM - Fw: Homebuilt/Experimental Convention Only! (Gene Smith) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:15:51 PM PST US From: "Gene Smith" Subject: RV8-List: Fw: Homebuilt/Experimental Convention Only! Hey gang.........I sent this to ehotline@eaa.org I need some opinions on this from you homebuilders...I hope I don't start a fire-storm...Please be civil and nice in your reply's, as Hollywood says, "please don't shoot the messenger." ...........CHEERS!!!! There are many, many of us out here that would like to see another convention for experimentals, homebuilts and kitplanes, ONLY! NO WARBIRDS, NO COMMERCIAL JETS OR ALL THE ASSOCIATED STUFF THAT RIDES WITH THE WADS OF CASH THAT FLOWS WITH ALL THAT CONGLOMERATION WE HAVE TO PUT-UP WITH! THE CONVENTION AS IT IS NOW, IS ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL AND SO LARGE THAT PEOPLE FLYING IN HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO LAND. We want our convention back to where it was before the economics took over and has diluted us to where we can hardly find a parking place, and are pushed into the background by the "big guys" with the bankrolls and political connections. Can't we please have another convention for us "little guys?" I guarantee you will get many responsive eager folks rising to the occasion. I'm a builder, and everywhere I go, I hear pilots/builders voicing complaints about this situation. Thanks for your time...Please investigate this complaint for a solution. Gene Smith