What Do You Eat And Drink At Airshows?

Pint of Avgas, Frecce Tricolori smoked sandwich washed down by a half of propwash!
If you eat it too quickly, you get a dose of afterburner!

what is your prefered coffee or tea?

Instant !

I eat helicopters!

Do you mean Helicopter Crisps or Plane crisps? :rolleyes:

Re: RE: What Do You Eat And Drink At Airshows?

Originally posted by Lancman
Peter, LOL, I’m not tight, I just like picking up tons of ‘picnic’ stuff for next to nothing! It’s the only way to cope with your average UK airshow weather- stuff yourself silly!!!

Anyway, I’m going to sneak into Ashley’s airshow hamper next time-smoked salmon! For an airshow!!!

I don’t want to go to the same airshows as you – ever. I’ve had three damp airshows in 14 years, in fact I’ve only had 4 in all the years I’ve been going to airshows and that’s a long time

Are……. cannot beat those Duxford Fish and Chips and Hamburgers !

You British folk eat some weird stuff at airshows…thank god. Loved the food at Old Warden, very unconventional compared to the American airshow food…funnel cakes, pancakes at early morning breakfast (with sausage and coffee)…love the bratwurst at American shows…had pizza delivered to the A-26 ‘Feeding Frenzy’ once at Midland post show, a great time with those folks (Jeff Ethell included, hell of a guy)…usually pack a cooler with lots of soda in it and some ‘Lunchables’ in it, pre packaged crakers and meat with mayo or mustard, you make little sandwiches out of them…cold fried chicken is good too. Nothing beats a pint from the on site pub at Duxford after a day’s airshowing, and i particularly liked the mint marinated Lamb at the Plough near Duxford post show one time.

Mark

Originally posted by station357
Yes, agreed. But it’s still about market forces. If the product is poor and/or expensive, but people are still happy to pay for the privilege, why would it change?
Another quote: ‘yer pays yer money and takes yer choice!” 😉

Regards,

Paul

Yes i make my choice , i bring my own food.I wonder how much more business they would do if they made their food a better price and quality,i wonder if that would make even more than they get now.:rolleyes:

Yes, agreed. But it’s still about market forces. If the product is poor and/or expensive, but people are still happy to pay for the privilege, why would it change?
Another quote: ‘yer pays yer money and takes yer choice!” 😉

Regards,

Paul

Maybe some of the show operators and vendors OUGHT TO READ THESE,RIPOFF RIPOFF RIPOFF U.K

Unfortunately, I don’t think anything will be done to improve the rip-off mentality at UK airshows. It’s all about market forces, I suppose. There’s always huge queues at the burger vans and the like. People are still willing to pay those prices. 🙁
For me, a few sarnies, crisps and choccies usually do the trick.

Regards,

Paul

I eat as little as possible at UK airshows as it is usually so rotten and overpriced.

La Ferte Alais on the other hand . . .

MH

Re: RE: What Do You Eat And Drink At Airshows?

Originally posted by DOUGHNUT
Sorry wrong thread, I thought we were concerned with the operation and preserved of aircraft, not the contents of our racksacks at the weekend. Some of the forum content recently has become trival, if you want to talk about navel fluff or flight simulator games use the general forum area NOT this one.

DOUGHNUT

Maybe some of the show operators and vendors OUGHT TO READ THESE,RIPOFF RIPOFF RIPOFF U.K :rolleyes:

🙂 I take sandwiches a flask of hot water with teabags or coffee, and bottles of cold drink,the ONLY exception is Mildenhall where the food is very good value,NOT RIPOFF U.K prices:(

I am lucky. I have a great mother. She prepares a superb cold salad with numerous ingredients. Its always a suprise to see what she has prepared for me. A good meal is always nice! No dougnuts for me!;)

Now I do want to thank my mother for all the nice suprises during dinertime at the airshows: THANKS mom!

J.V.

Lots of water, as you usually drink one or two during briefing. Also, I take a bottle with me in the cockpit at shows like Oshkosh as you tend to sit on the ramp for 30+ minutes waiting to take off. Then you orbit for another 30 minutes waiting to make one pass.

Is this really worth it???

That’s why I like the smaller shows, you get to actually talk to people and not spend half the day briefing to make one pass.

after i have ripped one arm and one leg off for a hotdog breakfast, i am otherwise engaged for the rest of the day……….

ps….that makes photography a bit difficult……no stepladders for me!

coanda

Ah Airshow food,

Sometime back when we were flying are 25 around we build in the waist position a nice cooler that could hold a quarter barrel rather nicely. We rigged a tap to the outside of the rear hatch and hook up a aux-pump to do all the pumping.

The FAA really did’nt like this to much,I don’t know why they were always over after the flying was done for a cold one.

As for food I must say the Military show have a great many taste for all from Vegian to Burgers and Chicken.

Myself I like to pack a lite bag of nuts and plenty of water.

😎

As the new season is nearly upon us – time to think about those menus!

“This year I be mainly eating M&S Cheezy Puffs (again)”

Time for dinner……………My stomach awaits…………

RE: Beer preference and advanced photographic technique

As I take a lot of Airshow photographs, using your technique will give me a great excuse to drink a lot more beer in the evenings while looking at them. Thank you very much!

RE: Beer preference and advanced photographic technique

As the very few photographs I take at airshows all come out blurred anyway I find a couple of pints of Adnams Broadside makes them look a lot better.

I think.

🙂

Moggy