Thu, Jul 16, 2009
Washington State Fly-In Reports 14% Boost In Attendance
Tracking the trend seen across the country, the Arlington
Fly-In in Washington State last weekend reports an increase both in
attendance and number of airplanes participating, according to the
EAA.
“What can I say, it was great - a phenomenal turnout this
year,” said Barb Tolbert, executive director for the fly-in.
“We are still verifying the number of aircraft – at
times the registrations even overloaded our system - but it looks
to be well ahead of last year.”
Arlington ... the third-largest fly-in in the country ... saw a 14
percent boost in attendance over last year, according to the
organizers.
New border crossing regulations may have reduced the number of
airplanes coming down from Canada, according to the EAA. While the
number of Canadians attending the show was strong, more appeared to
have chosen to drive rather than fly down for the event.
“Customs officials were very helpful and cooperative, but it
certainly appears that the new border crossing regulations in the
United States and the eAPIS system had a detrimental effect on
aircraft arrivals from north of the border,” she said.
“The people I spoke with who did fly down said that it was
not as difficult as some were making it out to be, but pilots
seemed to deal with the large changes in the procedures by not
dealing with them.”
EAA Manager of Field Operations Ron Wagner said his forums on
Light Sport Aircraft and Affordable Flying were "remarkably well
attended" despite rainy weather on Sunday.
Of course, the granddaddy of them all, EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh
is just around the corner, and the ANN Staff hopes to see you
there.
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