Originally Posted by
runway16
So who went? What feed back can you give? Landing Fee? Fuel cost? Numbers of punters? Number of aircraft?
I get the feeling that Birdsville Races as a pilot's destination is over and that the event is over commercialised.
Over commercialised, no. Trying to get it more orientated towards those who aren’t beer swilling, singlet wearing bogans? Yes, definitely.
I have friends who run it, and they definitely wouldn’t let it become too commercial. They’re just a new generation who want to make it different but better than before and with more events on (fun run, cocktail ball, etc.).
I think the days of it being a mass fly-in though are over. Definitely not that huge event that it used to be.