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AirVenture or Ausfly: What Does GA Want?

The first AirVenture Australia, held at Cessnock 20-22 September this year, has sparked a debate over how a truly national general aviation fly-in should be staged.

AirVenture, run by AirVenture Australia and Recreational Aviation Australia, is structured more as a commercial venture than a community fly-in event, and organisers touted crowds of up to 10,000 people before the event.

However, estimates given immediately after the