They say Elvis will be doing the test flight.

Ah yes, the Sea Fury video- I have a question.

On the cover blurb, we are told there is included a live commentary as Capt J.B flies a display routine at RNAS Portland, as I recall.

As the T.20 cavorts around in the expected manner, he is indeed heard to narrate the sequence, but in a very lanquid, not to say laid-back manner, quite at odds with the breathless, keyed-up utterances one might expect from a hard-working pilot pulling maybe three or four G, in a demanding aerobatic routine. And that pounding Centaurus engine, well it sounds more like a Dyson Hoover, perhaps the DC08 CarpetPro.

So have we had a spot of post-production editing going on here??
The truth is out there!

Great video though. Made by people who really know and love the aeroplane, and it shows.

A Cavalier Mustang perhaps? They have the extended fin,
as seem on Ormond Haydon-Ballie’s I-BILL.

Slight thread drift, but is not La Ferte Alais this weekend?

They always seems to have a little extra Gallic verve, and pull stuff out of the hat which is not generally seen in the UK. I hope they have managed to find a little weather window. Looking at the satellite pics though, it looks a bit dodgy.

This event has been staged with no spectator charge in numerous countries.

Will they maintain this arrangement in the UK ??

Stupid question really. No wonder this country is called ‘Treasure Island’.

Galdri,

Interesting that you should draw paralells with Football and F1, perhaps the two most distasteful, exploitative and over-rated money-making rip-offs, masquerading as sport.

I believe a ‘Champions Leaque’ ( is that what it is called?) ticket would probably be £50 or more, and I think it is over £100 now to get into a Formula one event. I had to go for work once, and it was one of the most tiresome afternoons of my life. Right up there with watching paint dry.

The difference with airshow pricing is that even at the higher scale, I do not think huge profits are being made, and as an outdoor event, the scope for losses is ever-present. Even RIAT, where many of the ‘turns’ are provided at no charge, the cost of hosting the event, and accomodating the participants eats into the profit.

But, returning to the original premise this is after-all Rip-Off Britain and you can be sure that whatever we are charged ( for most goods and sevices) is judged to be the maximum the market will bear, and has to connection to fairness or value.