I’ve only been to Flying Legends before. NW was my first event outside Duxford. The whole atmosphere at NW was different from DX. Nothing against DX at all, NW is just different.

I met and spoke many of the folks helping out at NW, and they were all extremely friendly and easy going. I was quite overwhelmed to tell you the truth. I never expected such reception at an active airfield.

With these kind of friendly people helping out, I believe that their “aura” and approach easily are transfered to the entire event. When you got that kind of base, the atmosphere will generate itself in positively fashion.

I’ve been to tiny airports in Norway where people acted so arrogant to “outsiders” that it was just not worth the visit. My father, a beginner civil pilot in the late 80’s, travelled an hour away from our home just to be in another club atmosphere than the local flying club, of which he despised.

A Norwegian SAS plane have reportedly turned back from a domestic flight between Oslo and Kjevik in the south due to the ash cloud.