Virgin and BWIA also fly from MAN to Barbados(BGI) a couple of times a week I think?
Plus VIR fly there daily from LGW plus a couple of times a week to Antigua and StLucia. Good job they are extending the terminal at BGI as it used to be bad enough with the BA 777,VIR 747 and a charter A330 all ariving within 1/2 hour, and it was chaos.
The Craibbean is a great place to spot,very relaxed. Get a hotel under the approach its even better 😀 . Time to go back once Caribstar get their new DHC8-300’s!

I would love a look round but very steep, do I get a Spit for that price!
Oh by the way I am a spotter, but don’t posses a stp ladder!!:D

We have to recognise that Legends is attended by 80%+ by the general public. What does the public want? I guess an exciting flying display and a good day out?
Personally I have no idea of what the public wants. I am a spotter, pure and simple. Legends is a great show but for me 90%+ of the attending warbirds are the same each year. What I would like to see is
More european warbirds(Red bull team, SAAB B17, Swiss Ju52’s etc). Plus some sort of static in the area between the ‘flying’ hangar and the superhangar. A few of the museums acessable aircraft draged out and a some of the visiting aircarft from the far side. In the past years these have included the German (D-FUKK!!!) ex SAAF Harvards, Swiss Pc2 and PC3’s. To my mind these are more interesting than the warbirds!
For the imported warbirds howe about the Polikarpovs(?) from New Zealand, apperancies must be pretty limited over there?

Have they extended the runway at BRI reciently. Its a few years since I have been there but it didn’t look long enough for a 767 full load? 757 of CO would be fine. Cardiff is a bit remote from the main tourist areas for any American passengers wanting to go to the Cotswolds of Devon.

The Mercure has to be the biggest commercial failure. However I liked that back in the 80’s at ORY with a constant stream of Air Inter.
The Trident was a commercial failure,with 90% going to BEA/BA and some of the other 10% coming back to them in the end. Although the VC10 was a bigger commercial failure, but they are still flying.
The VFW614 was before its time, regional jets didn’t make it until 15 years later.
Of course there are those that never made it into production from the Brabazon to the RJX.

Nice shot, I bet it became very warm a few seconds after it was taken??
I have always had a few published, mainly due to a small airshow here in a few months:D . They have started putting up the exhibition area, always a welcome singn that we will get something but bizjets in soon!

Flew LHR-LAX in a VIR 747-2 in 1992 but due to exsessive headwinds we had to land at Denver for refuel! It was torture for the other 300+ pax except me as I made over 100 new airline frames in the 2 hour turnround, heaven!!!
Am I the only one who wants a massive delay on return to the uk from abroad????