No Duxford Naughty Field this year…

I guess you have to differentiate between fields and roads

Surely Grange Road is always closed for airshows?

It is open for access i believe but you can hardly stop people walking/cyling along it.

Very nice surprise, well done to the fighter collection for getting it over here, I guess for the types first visit to these shores?

While you are arguing if you should pay to go to the display or not TFC have announced this SURPRISE

Now that IS something different. Very nice too!

Rob

I wonder what would happen if Farmer Giles said righto you can stand in my field but its £40 quid for the privilege, No ticket no entry ! how many would then go to the other side and pay £34 quid

Yes. If the photographic opertunities were better from outside side, which for much of the day at Duxford they are. I have both paid to go inside and spent time outside the fence. both have merits.

Legends is the best airshow in the UK, absolutely worth every penny and in my opinion, if you watch from the field, you’re attending a field, not Legends. The atmosphere is incredible and the show is, I genuinely believe, best viewed as intended. It’s the historic aviation enthusiast’s Christmas, if it doesn’t get your fires burning, nothing will!

Awesome surprise, btw. :applause:

While you are arguing if you should pay to go to the display or not TFC have announced this SURPRISE Seems a bit churlish at that point to argue about not paying now doesn’t it??

A Catalina may be more appropriate for a Legends water bomber.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina#mediaviewer/File:US_Navy_090925-N-9860Y-006_A_PBY-6A_Catalina_drops_a_load_of_water_from_its_bomb-bay_doors_over_Crescent_Harbor.jpg

Paul -that is exactly right. And to extend the point to simple economics – the right price is always the price people will pay. If Duxford’s air show gates were continually falling subject to the vagaries of the weather then you might conclude the price was too high because people were not prepared to pay.
That is evidently not the case.

Here’s an idea for a future Leg-Ends… a trio of Canadair CL-215 water-bombers (Buffalo Airways maybe?) giving a demonstration of flying and water-bombing in trail?…

or…

Send an invite out to bring a Martin Mars over for a demo?

Just a thought!

Surely it is not what any individual can afford but whether air shows are expensive when compared with other forms of entertainment. The examples given in this thread clearly indicate that, in fact, air shows are good value for money and as an added bonus the entrance fee goes directly to help keeping these aeroplanes where we like to see them rather than linings somebodies pocket. If you have to travel and stay then these are very likely going to cost you more than the entrance especially as local hotels put up their prices for the weekend of the event. There are also now many free air shows put on by towns all around the country. Those of us of a certain age remember the “At Home Days” and the “lively” displays put on then but regrettably our economy does not seem to stretch that far any more.

Personally speaking I think that Waddington Airshow has done a brilliant job regarding charitable donations (service related & local) – £3.3 million since 1995 as mentioned in here https://www.waddingtonairshow.co.uk/news/2013-show-raises-over-375000-for-service-charities-and-local-worthy-causes/ :applause:

I’d like a Ferrari, I can’t afford it, so I won’t be buying one, however that doesn’t entitle me to go to a Ferrari garage and just take one anyway just because I want one?

I and my family will be going to Legends. We don’t drink or smoke and prioritise our expenditure to allow for such events, we sacrifice things such as eating out frequently to be able to afford the things we like. The cost for a world renowned premium event is a price worth paying for us. More so we’re very happy to pay our bit to see these glorious aeroplanes flying.

no but you could go and look at one thru the windows, and no one would bother you…

Also as you say you make sacrifices so you can go these shows that’s your choice and its good for you, but those other than locals watching from outside might not have much of a choice on what to give up, so still travel to see these glorious aeroplanes flying, even though not being able to get up close as you. As I,ve mentioned before I,ve not been to a show here, I,ve no car, so I travel via train where I want to go, if I did want to go Duxford it would be a good 4hrs one way, £43 return, all for 4hrs, if I stopped overnight somewhere add also that cost, that naughty field looks very attractive… but we all have to cut our cloth etc and make the best of it.
But please remember it may not be a clear cut case of dodging paying what is becoming a very expensive hobby, also can anyone explain why the entrance charges are now so high? I,ve noticed a lot of shows have the magic get out of jail card- “for local charities” is this to forestall any questions. RAF Waddington charges £24 standard plus £4 booking charge?, the RAF always used to have open days did we not surport charities in those days?

jack…

Of course it is but it’s all relative. On a fixed income I can no longer go to as many shows as I used to but the cloth is still there to be spread – bit just a bit thinner that’s all!!:)

Probably not getting much change out of £130

Equivalent to a couple of forecourt fill-ups.

Looks like a bargain to me.

Moggy

I’ve always paid to attend airshows in the past. I don’t go to them now, as being semi-retired it’s an expensive day out.

I can understand the attitude of those who choose to watch outside of the airfields perimeter though.
Especially those who may live fairly local.
A couple going to legends with two children, will have to shell out £95 to get in, and unless they take their own food, will
no doubt have to queue and pay for some very expensive food, drink, ice creams etc.

Probably not getting much change out of £130

I’d like a Ferrari, I can’t afford it, so I won’t be buying one, however that doesn’t entitle me to go to a Ferrari garage and just take one anyway just because I want one?

I and my family will be going to Legends. We don’t drink or smoke and prioritise our expenditure to allow for such events, we sacrifice things such as eating out frequently to be able to afford the things we like. The cost for a world renowned premium event is a price worth paying for us. More so we’re very happy to pay our bit to see these glorious aeroplanes flying.

Of course nowadays they’d sue!!

They might find it more difficult to establish liability if the landowner posted prominently, at all entrances to the field, notices announcing that on date X water would be dropped on that field in the course of a crop spraying demonstration. Maybe a basis for discussion between the landowner and the IWM to generate a ‘win-win’ solution to their problem (unless the freeloaders decide to turn up wearing waterproofs)?

I’ve always paid to attend airshows in the past. I don’t go to them now, as being semi-retired it’s an expensive day out.

I can understand the attitude of those who choose to watch outside of the airfields perimeter though.
Especially those who may live fairly local.
A couple going to legends with two children, will have to shell out £95 to get in, and unless they take their own food, will
no doubt have to queue and pay for some very expensive food, drink, ice creams etc.

Probably not getting much change out of £130

BRILLIANT!!;) Of course nowadays they’d sue!!

:highly_amused::highly_amused::o :):):)