I am obvoiusly not a true enthusiast – I had a great time, as usual. It was great to meet other forumites and watch an excellent air display. There were only two other people from the forum at the Vulcan at 11.00 on the Sunday but since I overslept because of a late night/early morning and the presentation was in a pub I wasn’t surprised!
I spent the display with a young (to me) guy from Switzerland who was excellent company (to my shame I can’t remember his name) and watched the best display I have seen for years.
Bearing in mind the weather we had prior to the event it was astounding that so many aircraft were present. At Sun ‘n’ Fun in Florida I was disappointed that the number of warbirds were less that 20 if you don’t include Harvards/Texans! This was due to another event and the poor weather elsewhere leading up to the show. Not so at Duxford they all made it and some even performed elsewhere during the weekend.
£25 is the equivalent of a national motorsport event. Legends is an international event as could be seen by the international participation. In addition to the display there is the largest aircraft museum in the country. I didn’t have time to visit all the hangars because I would have missed some of the display. I remember in the past at air displays having time to visit everything the airfield had to offer whilst helicopters fluttered around and fast jets did fast passes.
Most of the criticisers on the forum have seen most of the aircraft on display before Sunday, so have I, but it is the fact that they are all there at one time and at one of the best aviation museums in the world that makes it so special.
The only reason that for some people £25 is excessive is that they take the museum for granted I hope that taking TFC for granted and indeed implying that they are profiteering does not discourage Mr Grey from baseing his aircraft in the UK.
My companion on Sunday had flown from Switzerland, attended Duxford for the weekend, and then flown back – that is a true enthusiast – and from Stephen Greys country of residence too. I hope the comments on this forum do not make Mr Grey wonder if it is worth it and relocate to a more appreciative location.
We ‘enthusiasts’ in the UK should be giving owners and operators of warbirds every encouragement to bring their aircraft to Legends. Who knows a certain gentleman with a new looking bomber jacket with Southern Cross on it standing near me on Sunday may be persuaded to look in his toybox!
In summary of this long rambling:
Thank you The Fighter Collection for an excellent show for a reasonable price.
PS – At most events food in the UK is always the same – either accept it or bring your own.
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