Wonder if they could save money by abandoning the full display and just doing take-offs, landings, rollers, etc.
I would imagine the operational budget for landing gear and engine maintenance is predicated on the assumption of one takeoff and one landing per display, nice though a Vulcan T&G would be to watch.
Now I see they have to fly at Farnborough to be "validated" - but does Farnborough pay for this unnecessary flight?
Every aircraft that displays at Farnborough requires a validation flight - those have been taking place all this week.