I wasn't overly impressed the first year seeing only the top shell of the 747 on playa... Three years later I was blown away. Seeing the entire plane put together, different experiences throughout the interior, and DJ's playing on the wings was impressive. Every veteran friend I encountered on board said the same "this is actually pretty cool!" I feel like @bigimagination747 could initially see a final vision, got excited about it, and the rest of us only got to see the 747's full glory after a year or two. I moderate LA Burners, and I usually like to remain objective when I see a witch hunt start, so when the 747 initially got bad press last year, it didn't jibe with what I knew from some great people in the camp, so Bree and I decided to camp with them this year and check it out in person. First, I'm blown away by how much effort goes into just opening the plane to keep it safe. When open, there were a constant 15 people positioned on and around the plane for safety, apparently down from 25 after safety modifications from last year! And that doesn’t include the lightning team, people for the interactive experiences, sound, or projections. It was interesting being part of the camp and experiencing people not always understanding that the plane wasn't open, or required staff to man safely. The plane was open many afternoons, and every night, the main times I saw it closed to the public was for a few hours during dinner for people to get dressed and eat, and for thursday night’s camp dinner until 10pm. I didn't see any "VIP" wrist bands, and I think this was a misunderstanding. The camp had “crew” wristbands to get on/off for work. I think some mistakenly thought they saw VIPs going on when they were told it was closed. What I saw was a very hardworking camp, determined to bring a large scale experience to the playa, and hoping people saw through some of the falsehoods. And I really admire how they rolled with the trolling. Accused of “VIP” bands, they made a “VIP wristband line” for people to wait in line to go up. I thought they did a really great job, and so glad creating this epic photo with @navaks #fireBreather #BurningMan (at Burning Man) https://www.instagram.com/p/B27vB-UhHxm/?igshid=1rd99gawha6r8