Whilst I wouldn't go quite as far as Confucius does, I have to say that he does have a point. It is extremely expensive to go and look at aircraft that, as a tax payer, you effectively own!
GeeRam, I agree entirely with you about the football anf GPs, but that don't make RIATS prices right. You and I OWN those aircraft, and I think that the british public should be able to go and view 'their' hardware free of charge.
Clicker, you also raise a valid point regarding the RAFBF, the problem that I have is the vast amount of money that DOES NOT get to the Ben Fund! If it ALL did, then I could accept the prices a little better, but we all know that a phenominal (sp?) amount of money is effectively wasted on Niff Naff for Airships and the like, aswell as all those other 'incidentals'
I am sorry, but I will not be going to RIAT.
Kind regards
TSM