apologies in advance, having only started reading the post today and getting bored with all the irrelevant responses, I might have missed this one....
...what about all those light aircraft parked very close to the runway edge! vortex wake and all, its a wonder some of those werent flipped.
Im all for entertaining the crowd, but I dont see the point of flying so low and close to the spectators. Is it really worth the risk. We have standards in the UK which some would argue make airshows boring compared to the "good ol days", but rather that than running the risk of a complete disaster.
would an extra 50-100ft have made the display so less entertaining? I doubt it.