Jay Honeck
Member
Or, worse yet, "Closed weekends".
You have to ask yourself if some aviation-oriented businesses aren't their own worst enemy. Here they are, set up to cater to the bug-smashing fly-in crowd, which -- by and large -- is a weekend-only group, and they CLOSE THEIR DOORS ON SUNDAYS?
WTF is wrong with this picture? That's half of their available business!
Here are just a couple of relatively local examples:
1. The FBO in Kenedy, TX is listed as "Mon-Fri" only. There is darned little reason to fly into Kenedy, TX, ever -- so why be closed on the two most potentially busiest days of the week?
2. Texas Air Museum, Stinson Field, San Antonio, TX. This fly-in aviation museum is closed on Sundays -- again, 50% of the available flying time for 95% of the GA flying public.
This used to drive us nuts in Iowa and Wisconsin, too. While the whole world (with the notable exception of car dealers) has moved away from "Closed on Sundays", a fair percentage of aviation businesses have not. Considering this is when the vast majority of pilots are available, it seems crazy to me that they would be closed Sundays yet open (for example) on Tuesdays.
This actually applies to fly-ins and pancake breakfasts, too. Why in the world does EVERYONE try to pile onto Saturday morning? And why only breakfast? Why not a "barbecue lunch" -- on Sunday?
You have to ask yourself if some aviation-oriented businesses aren't their own worst enemy. Here they are, set up to cater to the bug-smashing fly-in crowd, which -- by and large -- is a weekend-only group, and they CLOSE THEIR DOORS ON SUNDAYS?
WTF is wrong with this picture? That's half of their available business!
Here are just a couple of relatively local examples:
1. The FBO in Kenedy, TX is listed as "Mon-Fri" only. There is darned little reason to fly into Kenedy, TX, ever -- so why be closed on the two most potentially busiest days of the week?
2. Texas Air Museum, Stinson Field, San Antonio, TX. This fly-in aviation museum is closed on Sundays -- again, 50% of the available flying time for 95% of the GA flying public.
This used to drive us nuts in Iowa and Wisconsin, too. While the whole world (with the notable exception of car dealers) has moved away from "Closed on Sundays", a fair percentage of aviation businesses have not. Considering this is when the vast majority of pilots are available, it seems crazy to me that they would be closed Sundays yet open (for example) on Tuesdays.
This actually applies to fly-ins and pancake breakfasts, too. Why in the world does EVERYONE try to pile onto Saturday morning? And why only breakfast? Why not a "barbecue lunch" -- on Sunday?