I must admit that I had second thoughts about going when I saw the forecast, but the promise of brighter skies in the afternoon persuaded me to attend. The actual flying, when it eventually took place was very good. The Balboa is always impressive and all credit to the Typhoon pilot who arrived during the low cloud and rain and stayed until late in the afternoon to display. The Sea Vixen was awesome and pics with a blue sky background were worth staying for.
I have noticed the static display appears to have contracted in the last couple of years, a lot of concrete was filled with airframes from the SAH and the new arena takes up a lot of space once used for static aircraft.

Nonetheless, all credit to the Royal Navy for even opening their gates in the current climate of penny pinching and ongoing operations. It’s good that both Naval flying establishments still hold an annual Air Display; what percentage of RAF airfields still open their gates?