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Old 28th Jun 2009, 23:12
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Tempsford
 
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You have missed the point and I do hope that VTS don't miss the trick as well. Many of the public do not know a Sea Vixen from a Vampire or a Mustang from Spitfire. Many of them do know that there is only one Vulcan that flies. Why? Because it is big and noisy and for no other reasons than that! I was at Biggin today and when it was announced that the Vulcan would not be appearing, there was a notable number of spectators who left. Not 'well more fool them' it is a fact! Please do not patronise the paying public is such a way because without their patronage there would not be a future for any of the aircraft on the airshow circuit and not just the precious Vulcan. The majority of the airshow revenue does not come from purists who can identify the ins and outs of the specification/history and performance of an aircraft. The majority of the revenue comes from people who may know a little bit about aircraft, may have made Airfix models when they were kids, seen the movies and enjoy a good day out. They are the ones who keep the airshows alive and not the purists who are most definitle the minority
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