Can you get too much of a good thing? Looking at the list of arrivals at Orlando Executive Airport, the inference is no !
But how would the veteran NBAA spotter rate the amount of movements this year with previous NBAAs? Looking through some old records, the first that came to hand, I see the 1997 NBAA at Dallas - Love Field had over 600 different corporate jets attending over 4 days.
Admittedly, I do not show all the arrivals, but has the rise in fuel costs, increased security, etc put the predominantly American biz operator / owner off from attending NBAA?
The industry thinks not, with the exhibition floor space at the Orange County Convention Hall being completely sold out for the first time ever, everyone is keyed up to make this a succesful NBAA - at least for their business.
Noted today was a growing tendency for demo flights, or at least the same aircraft landing again after the unsurprising fact that they had earlier taken off. Where the spotter is concerned, on the good side, it gives him or her another chance to get the exposure right on that tricky subject, the white biz-jet. On the down side, what is hoped to be a new sighting, is just another one 'dropped'. Anyway, it beats spotting at Luton !!
