You can get into Oshkosh for $US34 per day, approximately the same money. Americans would laugh at the size of our national airshow. No wonder the industry is so weak. The companies that will be advertising know there will be shortages of skilled workers in their industries in the years to come and should be lobbying the organisers for cheaper pricing to help entice the next generation into aviation. Does anyone remember having to pay good money to be inspired into aviation? Rant over.