Which Air Show???????????????

I really must try to get there myself this year. I say that every year but something always turns up to spoil the plot

Originally posted by SteveYoung
Scotty, take a trundle down to sunny Cambridgeshire for the Gransden airshow in late August / early September. Lovely little grass airfield, great people, fabulous displays, and a big chunk of the proceeds got to BBC’s Children In Need appeal. Can’t think of a better way of donating money to such a worthy cause!

Sounds good 🙂

Originally posted by skylinerworld
This is one,
has anyone been to the Yorkshire airshow,can’t remember the full name of it,I liked that,that was a competition to look around a BBJ of a B737,the UTTERLY BUTTERLY plane with a shop,I got a model of it,cool!:) It was cheap,planes such as Red arrows,Tornado bomber,a special display by a vampire and 2 others I can’t remeber!There was this sea-plane but it couln’t come. 🙁 It was a fantastic show!
skylinerworld.

IT wasnt Elvington was it???????

Originally posted by EAL_KING
farnbourgh?
jersey air display?

Jersey Air Display is too expensive 😀

If you make it let me know.

This is one,
has anyone been to the Yorkshire airshow,can’t remember the full name of it,I liked that,that was a competition to look around a BBJ of a B737,the UTTERLY BUTTERLY plane with a shop,I got a model of it,cool!:) It was cheap,planes such as Red arrows,Tornado bomber,a special display by a vampire and 2 others I can’t remeber!There was this sea-plane but it couln’t come. 🙁 It was a fantastic show!
skylinerworld.

To be fair to RIAT, they do appear to have improved certain aspects. The car parking and entry / exit routes have been worked on, and last year there did seem to have been some thought put into the flying programme and of course the 100 years of flight static.

Down sides – still far too expensive for what it is. I got in free last year courtesy of a crew pass on the Regal Beagle (XS770 in the static), but otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered. I certainly won’t be going this year (unless I get another invite 😉 ). My other HUGE bugbear is the hospitality tents, grandstands and worst of all the BLOODY FUNFAIRS on the crowdline.

There’s none of that tomfoolery at Gransden, Breighton or Old Warden, chaps. And those venues are full of REAL aeroplanes too. 😉

Yes sorry, I forgot about that bit but it’s true enough. The last time I went was the last one befor they moved it to Cosford for the resurfacing of the run way at Fairford. I remember a rather spirited display by the Italian air force G222 but have since seen film of the display they put on with it in Italy – they actually roll the thing, very impressive

Originally posted by mike currill
No definitely not. RIAT has got far too big and the policy seems to be let’s see how many aircraft we can get here rather than let’s see how many different types we can get. Oh and if they knocked about a tenner off the ticket price it might make the boredom almost attractive.

You forgot, as Arm said, about the non-stop procession of F16 after F16 after F16…

Flood.

Originally posted by skylinerworld
Where do u live?What about Royal international air tatoo,RIAT,must be the best don’t u think?

No definitely not. RIAT has got far too big and the policy seems to be let’s see how many aircraft we can get here rather than let’s see how many different types we can get. Oh and if they knocked about a tenner off the ticket price it might make the boredom almost attractive.

Originally posted by Arm Waver
RIAT – How many times can you make an F-16 et al display look interesting and different?? and I agree with Chuck Yeager – too expensive.

Just an F16? What will be new there this year? Anything that hasn’t been seen before – or is that now just the realm of the reggie spotters?

Flood.

Abingdon Fayre…

May 2nd – or is that too soon? Only a fiver and for a good cause.

Ok it’s not a large event (7-8 item flying display and includes a fly-in) but is getting UK Military support this year.

😀

RIAT – How many times can you make an F-16 et al display look interesting and different?? and I agree with Chuck Yeager – too expensive.

OAW

farnbourgh?
jersey air display?

Where do u live?What about Royal international air tatoo,RIAT,must be the best don’t u think?

too big too expensive

Where do u live?What about Royal international air tatoo,RIAT,must be the best don’t u think?

Scotty, take a trundle down to sunny Cambridgeshire for the Gransden airshow in late August / early September. Lovely little grass airfield, great people, fabulous displays, and a big chunk of the proceeds got to BBC’s Children In Need appeal. Can’t think of a better way of donating money to such a worthy cause!

Leuchars is fine if you like sitting in your car for hours to get in, then again to get out.
If you want to come to Scotland, East Fortune might be a better bet.

The Sunderland one is alright, it’s not brill though, it’s the same every year and gets boring.:o 😮

Or for a real air display, head along to the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden. Lots of flying days through the year.

Ken

Huddersfield (Crosland Moor) International first weekend in September usually good for a burger and a laugh….

MYRIA

dont bother with any of them. sit on a beach, enjoy the sun and wonder what your missing.