You used, on the Public Days, to be able to walk through any airliner on display, often with a helpful company person on hand to enthuse about his product's special features.
You used to be able to walk round the tented exhibition and talk to representatives on each stand. They might have been the more junior members of their company's team, but they were there.
You used to be able to see a flying display during the Public Days that included every element seen during the trade week, plus much more laid on for the public's entertainment.
All past tense, I am afraid. So there is but one powerful reason to go to a Public Day at Farnborough this year: it may just be the last one.
Last edited by D120A; 6th July 2012 at 13:22.