Support your local Red Arrow.
I'm a bit dissapointed that there aren't more people on this forum prepared to defend the boys in red. I for one think they do an excellent job. Having met the team a few times and knowing guys who are about to join I can assure you they are a decent bunch.
Leads me to wonder if Tourist has ever actually met and talked to them or if he is just jumping on someone elses bandwagon.
Lastly, I can't believe I'm about to do this but I must agree with vecvec that the simple reason they are at low level is for exposure. If they were up higher they would probably not get noticed as much and wouldn't seem quite so spectacular.
Yes it may be safer up high but then only those people paying for an airshow would get to see them. I think they are probably responsible for an awful lot of RAF applications over the years so lets stop bitching shall we.
BV