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Static Display Acquisition and Lay-Out: New Challenges, New Opportunities, New Tools

Wednesday, December 11th 2019 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Versailles 1-2

Sequestration and other budgetary problems, operational readiness pressure and the availability of airframes have combined to complicate the already difficult discipline of acquiring, confirming and organizing static display aircraft on the air show ramp. It is an acquired skill that gets better with experience, but ICAS has gathered some of the top subject matter experts in the North American air show community to share their tactics, secrets and war stories to help you get and manage your statics like a veteran. You will also learn how to use Google Earth to plan your show site, including your static ramp and receive dozens of transparencies you can us in Google Earth to place properly scaled aircraft on your ramp.