hairyclameater,
Have been checking tentative airshow dates for next year ...
yet again you clash with Duxford on two occasions and even Waddington for the R-R show. Presumably if you had been holding an autumn display next year you would have gone for the 10th October as Duxford have?...
How about attending some of the other Shuttleworth displays that dont clash with Duxford or Waddo, but maybe clash with East Fortune, or Farnborough, or Southend, or Woodchurch, or countless others displays? Most of the Duxford shows are 2 day events, so attend one on Saturday, and the other on Sunday?
I manage to go to 20+ displays in a season, and manage to catch all the things I need to see, even if it means driving around all weekend
You can't please all of the people all of the time....