Hi
The following I have just copied from my Airshow Photography thread which gives some of my feedack on the show.
‘ My impression of Flying Legends 2007 is that it was probably one of the best in many years. The flying was very good, perhaps a little better on Sunday.
I did however notice that at a couple of times on both days, the choreography in the air did not seem quite to work out. Some aircraft flew high and others flew low to maintain separation. I am sure the intention was to swop and take turns in either position to display. Due to other aircraft movements on the Sunday, it looked to me that the Seafire was not getting much of an opportunity to come down lower to display nearer the crowd.
The Spitfire routine was different on both days. On Saturday, the Griffon Spits were on the inside track of the tailchase with the Merlin Spits taking the outer spot. On Sunday they swopped positions.
The Sea Fury displayed on Saturday but not Sunday due to an engine problem. Fortunately it was fixed in time for the balbo on Sunday.
The F15 did a dummy landing approach on Sunday but not Saturday.
And the F15 demo. I enjoyed it very much. The flypast in close formation with three piston warbirds was even better and superbly handled and well received by the average punter. I think the display slotted in well with as a commemoration to open the show’
As far as the rest of my feedbackis concerned, I know there are lots of complaints about step ladders. I used a step ladder on both days but I was positioned well back behind the bulk of the crowd line. Indeed just before the flying started on both days, the commentator requested people with step ladders to stand well back like I did. It all fell on death ears or rather foreigners or alledged foreigners who pretended they do not understand English. They were the worst culprits who were even standing on ladders whilst the aircraft were displaying up in the air even when nothing happening on the ground.
Once this starts then other people feel they have to get on their step ladders so that they can get a better view over those people who have just parked in front of them with their step ladders. It is a downwood spiral. I think 99 per cent of step ladders on the M11 end were within 10 feet of the very front of the crowd line.
I was positioned some 35-40 feet behind the front of the crowd line.
Martin
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