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The original "I don't know it all" of aviation.
An article from Flying Magazine about the ModAero event.
Link: http://www.flyingmag.com/modaero-an-ill-fated-attempt-at-new-aviation-event
(original post edited at MC's request.)
Link: http://www.flyingmag.com/modaero-an-ill-fated-attempt-at-new-aviation-event
Flying is a tough enough way to make a living sometimes — but for real economic desperation, try starting and running an aviation business. It’s a costly, unstable industry in which margins tend to be razor thin in even the best of times. The difficulty of consistently squeezing a profit out of things that fly is evidenced by the long list of airlines, charter operators, aircraft and equipment manufacturers, FBOs, and flight schools that have gone out of business over the years. The vexing thing is many of the failed ventures had good ideas and quality products but failed due to poor timing, ruthless competitors, inadequate funding, poor management or just plain hubris. A few good ideas never really made it much past the drawing-board stage but were hyped as though they had, and in these cases, the collapses were particularly spectacular. Names like Jim Bede are still hotly controversial throughout aviation, even many years later.
I recently had the dubious honor of watching, up close, the downfall of a potentially good but ultimately doomed idea. ModAero NextGen Aviation Festival was the brainchild of Brian Columbus, youthful publisher of the Atlantic Flyer News. His idea was to put together a new aviation event that would bring together younger pilots and nonpilots alike by marrying fly-in staples, like underwing camping, aircraft displays, vendor booths, forums and speakers, with a career fair, drone racing and a three-day music festival. It was held at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas, March 16 to 19 of this year.
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I recently had the dubious honor of watching, up close, the downfall of a potentially good but ultimately doomed idea. ModAero NextGen Aviation Festival was the brainchild of Brian Columbus, youthful publisher of the Atlantic Flyer News. His idea was to put together a new aviation event that would bring together younger pilots and nonpilots alike by marrying fly-in staples, like underwing camping, aircraft displays, vendor booths, forums and speakers, with a career fair, drone racing and a three-day music festival. It was held at the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe, Texas, March 16 to 19 of this year.
[... click the link above to read remainder of article ...]
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