Hi all;
Just a quick question for any of those who have been to the joint Southend Airport open day.
As an ex pat Southender :confused: ….I always make the trip to the show at Southend seafront, and have done since it started back in God knows when! However, it has never occured to me to try the open day at the airport instead whilst the show is on.
My question is this…which is the better day out? I only have the one day to play with so I can’t do both on consecutive days, and I will also have a three and a half year old boy with me to entertain as well. (mind you daddy is doing a good job of corrupting him and he can tell the difference between a Spitfire and a Hurricane…bless him 🙂 ).
So what to do folks??…..Get over to the Airport where I guess all the other enthusiasts gather….or go down to the seafront show where all the Chavs gather :diablo: !!….Oooh…almost forgot….how much does it cost to get into the airport, and is the traffic/parking a nightmare.
Over to you folks!
Best wishes;
Fightersweep54
(Steve)
Ex Southender and proud of it… 😀
By: DaveGriff - 19th May 2005 at 20:05
Oh god, what have I done! 😀
By: MikeH - 19th May 2005 at 18:53
Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier would always light their hay without making sure us kids were at a safe distance, but then again things were tougher then….
By: Mark9 - 19th May 2005 at 17:44
Go with the Seafront 😉 Anna 😉 Experience Speaks 😉 😀 😀
By: Hatton - 19th May 2005 at 17:44
When I were a lad my daddy made me wind up the undercarraige on his Anson by hand – 30 turns it took LOL
Roger Smith.
undercarriage! we could only dream of an undercarriage, dad used to make us hang in the undercarriage well and put rollerskates on our feet……..
By: RPSmith - 19th May 2005 at 16:24
Tell ’em that these days, and they won’t believe you…
When I were a lad my daddy made me wind up the undercarraige on his Anson by hand – 30 turns it took LOL
Roger Smith.
By: DaveGriff - 19th May 2005 at 15:50
Tell ’em that these days, and they won’t believe you…
By: DaveGriff - 19th May 2005 at 15:40
When I were a kid, bein’ sucked into intakes were part of life’s rich pattern – how fondly I remember being ingested through an Avon at Biggin Hill 1972 – never did me any harm etc, etc!
By: DaveGriff - 19th May 2005 at 15:33
It’s top secret but the Airport Open Weekend is actually free admission this year (long story!). Damien’s right about there being less attractions such as funfairs etc. but on the plus side, there is far less chance of a 3-year-old getting lost at the Airport.
When the show starts there is a pretty constant stream of aircraft movements and you can get very close to the action. An added attraction close to my heart is the Vulcan taxi-run after the Typhoon has landed on the Sunday afternoon – 1700 local-ish.
By: LN Strike Eagle - 19th May 2005 at 12:07
Airport everytime. £5 entry, traffic isn’t a problem.
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