) What do you like most about Duxford?
Superb variety of aircraft, the fact that the collection changes regularly and the fact it is a flying museum.
2) What do you dislike most about Duxford?
Aircraft rotting outside, especially annoying for recently restored examples such as thehastings. Poor catering, high admission prices & lack of knowledge in some of the museum staff.
3) What makes you return to Duxford? (When time and distance allows of course!)
The fact that the collection changes and we can see the warbirds flying and see restorations in progress.
4) What do we get right at Duxford?
Friends of Duxford, allowing the public to see the aircraft fly, allowing children free entry as we need a new generation of enthusiasts.
5) What do we get wrong?
Too many aircraft outside, lack of knowledgeable staff, not enough is made of the airfields historical past with relevant exhibits showing what parts of the airfield would have looked like in the past.
6) What changes or improvements would you like to see made at Duxford?
Better catering, improved shop with better trained staff, more exhibits showing the history of the airfield.
7) Should we put on more airshows? Or fewer? Quantity or quality – for example have fewer airshows with longer displays?
Not much wrong with current line-up of airshows.
8) If sometimes you are accompanied to Duxford by family or friends who are not particularly interested in aircraft, do they leave feeling they have at least had an interesting day out, or do they think that Duxford is for enthusiasts only?
Most people love it but the catering and high admission price put people off from returning. There could be alot more done in terms of giving more details of the aircraft and explaining its role – only the B-24 does this adequately.
9) How do you rate the catering outlets at Duxford? Expensive or good value for money? Enough variety?
Very poor and too expensive.
10) How do you rate the Museum shop? Is it well stocked for enthusiasts with something new to catch your interest each time you visit? What in your opinion could we sell that we don’t already?
Some improvement but aimed too much at the casual visitor, shops are poor for the real enthusiast, also staff are poor – I asked about a book on the Mustang and they said they had never heard of such a plane.
Could stock – aviation art, more books, rc model shop, more aviation clothing.
Hope this helps
Jason
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