Originally Posted by
Bell_ringer
Its a common theme, but realistically, what percentage of attendees actually want to fly in?
With the exception of demo aircraft etc.
From the numbers required to make an event profitable, I would be amazed if that was a major factor to the success of an event.
Exhibiting is a huge expense, if anything, this is the problem.
The exhibitors want to see potential purchasers the percentage of potential purchasers in the attendees increase with flyin visitors these are proven potential purchasers , I personally bought two helicopters at Heli tech in the uk at Duxford and Redhill it was a place you could go and see most new helicopters that were for sale arrange test flights but also you could go and look at various enhancements,training and maintenance items for your existing helicopter
Being a northerner Getting to excel on a train takes over 3 hours there and over 3 hours To return Plus time getting to railway station and return so upto 4.5 hours each way which means a overnight stay or a very short visit
For door to door from home to excell would be 1.5 hours if flyin was available at excell
Surely the exhibitors need to do Good business at the show , it costs them a fortune to Exhibit and if they don’t do additional business it’s not worth them exhibiting ,
Redhill and Duxford was also a place where helicopter owners ,pilots,training businesses would be able to meet up and network ,you could also go and see representatives from the CAA
The show organisers need to learn from the past
when the show was at Duxford and Redhill and flyin was allowed all helicopter manufacturers and their agents were exhibiting along with all the other associated aviation exhibitors
when the show moved and no flyin Or very limited flyin was allowed Visitor numbers were low and Not many helicopter manufacturers and their agents Bothered to attend
Point Made