Why Oh Why couldn't they have at least done fast taxi to nose wheel lift and attempted to give the many thousands there just to see 558 a little back for all the support the clown management have received. I too went today and left a little deflated at the poor ground displays and with a few notable exceptions the very thin air display. Apart from the usual Reds which are always cool and The Lanc (genuinely did bring a tear to my eye when it started up) The Typhoon which was the best display of the day for me. The rest were just ok nothing amazing, sorry just my take on things.
ps. Forgot to say I did go to have a look at 558 but walked away because I was fed up of hearing the bull**** excuses for not displaying....... everyone else's fault and not tvoc's. One of the ground crew was so convinced that it would be flying next week it made me wonder what he knew that nobody else did.... Mmmmmmmm.