I'll be there all week! Every year since 2006. (Day trips in 2005 and 1987.)
Serious question.
I plan to fly the Comanche in on Staurday.
I really want to put the "Home Built Parking" sign in my window.
Will those people get a laugh at having a 61 Piper amongst the RVs and Slings or will it **** them off?
I would guess that a lot of people who are walking around would laugh.
I am certain that a significant percentage of people who work hard marshalling, parking, and doing security will be really ****ed. Some folks there have a sense of humor that makes the FSDO guys look like comedians if you know what I'm sayin... And certainly, nobody's sense of humor is at its best after dealing with thousands of people on your feet in hot, humid weather. So, I wouldn't recommend it for taxi. Besides, you're vintage. Park in Vintage, and then put the HBP sign in the window, and you'll only get laughs.
I know I laughed pretty hard when the B-52 in Boeing Plaza a few years ago had a Vintage sign on it!
Would I be violating any actual regs if I printed out a giant "Experimental" sticker and put it on the side of the plane?
I think the reg probably* says something to the effect that an experimental aircraft must have the experimental markings. However, I'm not aware of a reg that says a non-experimental aircraft may not wear those markings.
That said: * I didn't look.
Coming this year! All the way from SA - once in a lifetime trip - can. Not. Wait.
Up until the last couple of years I was always camped near the South African compound - I'm presuming you'll be traveling as part of that group? They *definitely* have a lot of fun. And I'll also warn you that after you're done, you may find that it's no longer once in a lifetime and you have to come back as many times as possible.
I know/knew (
) people who would come every year or two from NZ, SA, and other faraway places.