I've never seen so many aircraft in the static park either. It was jammed. I came across at least two places early on the Tuesday when Bod A was standing at the TR winding very slowly while Bod B was calling out the distance between a blade tip and the mast on the a/c next to it.
One exhibitor I spoke to said the organisers had told the exhibitors to land hundreds of yards away and then push the aircraft into the static park - sorry, was this PlankTech 2009?
The suits to pilot ratio certainly was high, and even more so this year, it felt like there were quite a few spotters. It's not a pilots' event. But one should not be too judgemental; I came across one chap leaning against the door of a 500E snapping away and asked if he'd like it. He said 'I have one'.