Airshow Venue

[Bruce]

What if you had to book your tickets in advance, and have to complete an aviation knowledge quiz before you were allowed to buy them - The quiz could include the appropriate airshow etiquette -e.g, when is it permissable to wander in front of someone with a camera whilst they are photographing an aircraft?
a. Anytime, but only if you are an attractive female
b. Anytime, but only if you are bigger than the photographer and a members of Hells Angels
c. Never
d. Only when a PL12 Airtruk is displaying

(not sure how I would answer that one...)

At least that will keep the crowd numbers down and ensure only intelligent planespotters get in!

[Dave Homewood]

Actually no Bruce, you don't want to keep crowd numbers down. But such a quiz would be good for sorting our which section they get to sit in. All the spotters in one area - the kids in another - the general rabble in another. That way everyone will be happy.

Like the British football games where they segregate the crowd to stop fights.

[corsair67]

Bruce, I like your way of thinking! ;D

Another idea could be to dig out a whole heap of those WWII aircraft identification silhouette cards to see how serious about aviation the punters at the gate are: that'll sort the men from the boys.

[flyjoe180]

Kid cancelling headsets might solve the child-yelling problem. The cards are a good idea. Aviation geeks to the front. ;D