Timelord,
You miss my point. It is those making the decisions who are out of touch. I bet that the crews would have loved to do the flypast, even though the parade was indoors. Equally, most of those attending or in the surrounding area would still have appreciated the noise and precision of a flypast, on time and at the correct location.
If you were one of those who made the decision to cancel the flypast I would suggest that you canvas opinion as to its correctness. There is normally more than one angle to view any decision. The first solution that comes to mind may not be the best.
For those who had a true feeling for both 12 and 617 it was a let down for there to be NO flypast to mark the demise of two such famous squadrons.