I actually think the current Red 10 does a good job pitching his commentary about right.
Compare his commentary with many of the Armed Forces demo team commentators whose delivery is often monotonous and clearly just been read out almost mindlessly…..and don’t get me started on the parachute team commentators!

I’m glad you enjoyed the display though, I really wanted to go Sunday to catch the 50th year team for the last time this season, for me anyway.

I’m trying to work out whether the weekends fiasco was to do with over hyping or just a case of two crowd pleasers (2Lancs and The Red Arrows)being on the one traditional busier day.
I don’t remember the same sell out situation when the Vulcan was booked for its Duxford debut (the year escapes me)
I saw the 2 Lancs at the Combined Ops at Headcorn and there wasn’t any overcrowding despite the event being well publicised well in advance.
As for the weekend, I opted with a heavy heart for Saturday but was more than rewarded by getting to meet Wing Commander Tom Neil !

That’s a very rude thing to call a warbird pilot 😉

Moggy

Whoops……damned predictive text:stupid:

The Boultbee Academy have spent years working with the CAA to achieve this milestone in aviation history, I think it would be wise to accept that they AND the CAA know what they are doing and that all the relevant safety issues and precautions have been addressed. You can take that to the bank.

I spoke with someone this week who recently flew the Chipmunk,Harvard and Spitfire with Boultbee and he confirmed they are an extremely professional organisation.
Other would be set ups will have a harder time satisfying the CAA I suspect.

The e-mail I received gave all sorts of advice which any real enthusiast already does any way. Arrive as early as possible, car share if possible to ease congestion, follow the signs, obey the directions of the marshallers (sorry parking staff). Getting a bit aviation minded there I think.

With statements like ‘A few tickets remain for Sunday’ I have decided to switch to the Saturday , too much of a risk to focus my plans on Sunday only to be turned away after frittering away an hours fuel.
Having seen the two Lancs at Headcorn the draw for me on the Sunday was to catch the Red Arrows for the last time this season plus they always look extra good at Duxford.

The Reds are using Biggin a lot these days after that old dragon put the kibosh on flying operations from Manston.

Browsing his flying CV the thing that leapt out at me the most amongst all of his accomplishments is his interest in gliding.
Like Captain Sullenberg, the skills acquired whilst gliding have clearly served Chris well here.
Well done ‘Goaty’