Those are the ones. Yapped every time a plane came near, pity anybody trying to take video. It’s not dogs I hate really it’s their owners. “Nasty little planes frighten you then”.

The photo oportunities at the Head are indeed interesting but if on the lighthouse side then you do not see the display going on in the bay. My estimation is that fewer displays came round the headland than from other directions when you saw nothing. Some aeroplanes do put on a bit of a display to the Head crowd, most notably the Vulcan, most others it’s a straight forward fly by but below you! The only other hold at the Head was the Dak but unfortunately this was while all cameras where mostly on the Vulcan display looking for that special moment. The Sea King did fly over our heads whilst the Vulcan was in the hold. Two Spits and the Blenheim did a beautiful low slow pass round the head en route elsewhere before the show started with the Blenheim doing another pass later following it’s display against a beautiful darkening background. Furious Frank did a nice roll passing the head.

There are toilets at the car park but obviously not able to cope with the crowds. There is also a Vintage pub which served good food but poor coffee and had toilets of course.

If taking the family be aware that the very best shots will require a bit of a head for heights and slopes and it is best to arrange a more amenable location for the less adventures members of the family.

And if it was your wife with no interest in planes with the two yapping dogs who sat next to us we would just like to thank you for making our day.

Last day of the show and at the moment the weather is looking excellent.
The fireworks this year were Saturday and were excellent. Have been told by marshals that possibly record numbers attended yesterday, Saturday, and it was the first time that they had known vendors running out of food.

Today we will be on the roof of one of the buildings at the end of the pier hoping to get a different angle on the show.

Clearly this is an excellent day out for all the family and possibly, unlike other seaside airshows, of more interest to the enthusiast because of the interesting viewing opportunities.

The airshow has been running for many years and is funded by sponsorship and voluntary contributions rather than an entrance fee and on the whole is very well organised so would not want to nit pick but unfortunately there was one very major shortcoming and that was the toilet facilities. There wasn’t remotely anywhere near enough temporary toilets for the large numbers involved and they were very poorly maintained. By the evening of Saturday the only words to describe them was absolutely disgusting. Large but surprisingly ordered queues were forming on the sea front to use overflowing toilets IN THE DARK in the confined space. One would have thought in this day and age of LED lighting it would be reasonable to light these units when they are intended to be used in the dark. And of course the toilets should be serviced continuously, not that they had been serviced during the afternoon!

At Beachy Head large extra car parks at £5 for the day, the normal price for over 4 hours parking, were provided but no extra toilets!

If out with she who must be obeyed, RIP GC, and the kids for what is, after all, a family day out the the toilet facilities need a bit more attention paid to them.

Today was,of course, Vulcan day, the only day she is attending. It was therefore Beachy Head with the added hint from an email from VTTS yesterday.

She came round the headland from the west well below cliff top level and then did two full circuits on hold putting on a bit of a display for the many hundreds on the head. A tighter circuit put her into what looked like a pretty tipical display. At the end of the display she climbed out to the east pulled a left hand wing over of about 135 degrees for no apparent reason, not part of a turn, then continued on a much steeper climb towards a dark cloud base a memorable end to her famous Beachy Head appearances.

Eastbourne was hit very badly with torrential rain yesterday making some overflow car parks unusable, flooding parks and parts of the town centre resulting in some flooded shops. Locals say this hasn’t happened for about 15 years.
The forcaste for today was fair and the thick early morning mist was easily burnt off. Almost 10/10 thin cloud at a reasonable hight for most displays. There is a weather warning for the area for snap localised downpours so still have to keep fingers crossed.
Certainly worth coming if you have the opportunity but remember the display is not as large as over the weekend.

Hope to get round to aeroplanes soon!