AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - 72

First, the federal budget sequester
grounded the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds,
as well as military demonstration aircraft, for
the entire season. Their pullout led organizers to cancel 63 shows, roughly 20 percent
of the U.S. total. Since the scrubbed shows
were among the season's larger events, total
airshow attendance and revenue fell disproportionately-by some estimates, more than
50 percent. (The military demonstration
teams will be back for 2014, but at a somewhat reduced schedule.)
Then, on June 24, veteran wingwalker Jane Wicker and her pilot, Charlie
Schwenker, were killed in a nightmarish accident in Dayton, Ohio. Video of
the fiery crash was broadcast on national
newscasts and replayed endlessly on the
Web. Wicker's loss was felt keenly among
fellow airshow performers, among whom
she was a popular, respected, and encouraging personality.
Finally, near the end of the season, the
FAA announced its intention to impose
major fees for ATC services at aviation
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events large and small. EAA's AirVenture
was billed more than $450,000 for services
that used to be provided free, and EAA paid
the bill while it challenges the FAA policy
in federal court.
Any one of these developments would
have been a major challenge to the airshow
industry, but taken together they call into
question the viability of future airshows
and whether they can continue in their
current form.
FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

"Before 2012 the formula for airshow success was pretty straightforward," said John
Cudahy, president of the International
Council of Air Shows in Leesburg, Virginia.
"Get a jet team, and fill in with a diverse
group of performers. But that formula
doesn't work without the main attraction."
The military flight demonstration
teams are relatively small pawns in a far
larger philosophical and economic standoff that is the subject of ongoing federal
budget negotiations. "We make our case



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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014
Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Safety Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pint-size warbird
Events
Behind the Scenes
‘Live in the Moment’
First Look
Fly-Outs
Pilot Products
Pilots Products
AOPA Sweepstakes
Test Pilot
News
Harley in the Sky
Mission to ‘Mars’
Epic Flight: The Whales of Baja
Dream Come True
Can Airshows Come Back?
Techniques
Airframe
Avionics
Never Again
State and Local Action
AOPA Action
AOPA Foundation
Member Services
AOPA Insurance Agency
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - License to Learn
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - Events
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - Dream Come True
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - January 2014 - State and Local Action
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