Midwest LSA Show and Expo September 5-7 2013, Mt. Vernon Airport, Mt. Vernon Illinois, Sport Aviation Magazine. |
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| Chris Collins manager
of the Mount Vernon airport in Mount Vernon, Illinois, was
at Sun and Fun where I had an opportunity to talk to him
about the Midwest LSA show which will run September 5-7,
2013. This is the 5th year for the show which has grown every year. The Midwest LSA show is fashioned after US Sport Aviation Expo, which is held in January in Sebring, Florida. The Mount Vernon airport is an ideal location for hosting an aviation event such as this. It features long, wide runways and taxiways, plus has a grass strip. The airport has its own restaurant, which serves some excellent meals at a very reasonable cost. The airport also has it's own aviation museum. A number of large hangers are emptied to use for commercial displays. For pilots flying into the event transportation is provided to and from the airport and local motels. A camping area is also available for those that require it. The Midwest LSA show is not like the larger expositions where you have thousands and thousands of people, and air show going on with all kinds of noise and explosions. Rather, it is as Chris indicates "a more intimate show, where you are able to get more up close and personal." At the Midwest LSA show you are able to talk one-on-one with the vendors and where the vendors are able to take their aircraft directly from their display area out onto the runway in a matter of minutes for introductory flights! Something that is very unique to the Mount Vernon show. This uniqueness has led to the success of the show, in fact, last year vendors reported selling over a dozen airplanes in the 3 days that the show ran! This fact is probably why most of the major light sport aircraft manufacturers or their dealers / distributors make a point of attending. Last year I was able to do approximately 45 interviews on different makes and models of aircraft at the show. These interviews were not limited to light sport aircraft, there were gyrocopter's, single place ultralight aircraft like the Kolb Firefly, Quicksilver, and Backyard Flyer Swing Wing! Add to this the fact that a number of aircraft accessory and engine suppliers like Wicks Aircraft Supply, Leading Edge Airfoils, ULM aircraft engines, Jabiru engines and many others set up in either the aircraft display area or in the hangared commercial display area. For more information visit www.midwestlsashow.com |
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