Being the instigator of RIAT Fairford Experience 2017 and seeking answers to my questions .First thank for your response I have now read all of them a few times and my conclusion is that.
Diversity is a word that is much bandied about today and it very much I feel applies now to RIAT Fairford.
I.e. how so many of us set off to the airshow to seek our enjoyment there but for different reasons.
Most probably I am being nieve and it always been like that ,but for myself and family and going by what also has been said here this year those diverse reasons are unfortunately leading to a source of discord there, that I sincerely feel is going to manifest itself if something isn’t done to curtail it.
What is the question and for those who also agree.
Is it to due with Fairford becoming a victim of its own success? That the different reasons why we go to Fairford doesn’t allow us the room now to do so? I raise this point as just for that reason I mentioned earlier, we have always sat at the far far end of the runway so as to be removed from the main body. But this year that certainly did not work out followed by a miserable outcome . There also is a mention elsewhere about being unable to go where you normally prefer.
I would like for those in charge at Fairford to consider what examples have been raised here. I completed their feedback form but as you may be aware it was mainly a tick box exercise. So then I also wrote them – no reply as yet. I would actually go to RIAT HQ and put my concerns to them face to face also taking also your experiences with me. As an organisation after the show there appears to be a touch of Sir Percy Blakeney about them.
Anyhow I suppose at the end of the day someone could say ‘Terry this attitude is endemic in today’s society, accept it and move on’. Which to be honest is beginning to creep now unfortunately in to my mind-set. Hold on I think that’s been said to me here already.
I feel that I must also add that in my case with the wheelchair and other examples of which you have mentioned of rank bad manners also shown you, I wish I could have the answer to. I personally can live with what happened – I tried the polite request first- then when that was literally waved aside upwards – I just went for it.
So before his thread disappears into cyber space (who said I wish that I would) thank you all for allowing me to put my views and your replies to them.
For those who did have a great time at Fairford this year I am really pleased for you and may I wish you the same for next year. Terry