With the Red Arrows about to enter another display season at a cost of c£10 million to the taxpayer, perhaps they could be put to use for the direct benefit of the public in general.
RAF Red Arrows - Request a display or flypast
Misper Search Application Form;
http://www.raf.mod.uk/reds/rafcms/me...A5366B8380.doc
We need a coordinate of the location of your misper search – Follow steps a-h as required below. Erroneous coordinates will mean your misper search is rejected.
a. Use the Google Maps website - http://maps.google.co.uk/
b. Find your misper search location. Use ‘Satellite’ to see photo of the area and zoom in.
THE FOLLOWING STEPS VARY DEPENDING ON YOUR INTERNET BROWSER.
c. Place cursor over the position where you would like the misper search.
and right-click the mouse – (If nothing happens go to step g)
d. Select ‘What’s here’ from menu.
e. A ‘Green’ arrow will appear over your misper position.
f. Hover the cursor over the Green arrow and copy the numbers EXACTLY as they appear below. These numbers are the coordinates of your flypast position. Eg: 53.746750, -3.026733.
If nothing happened at step c then:
g. Place cursor over the position where you would like the misper search and left-click the mouse
h. Copy the numbers EXACTLY as they appear in the box that opens in the top left corner; these numbers are the coordinates of your misper search position. Eg: 53 26.467, 1 21.456
e. Copy coordinates here:_______________________________________________________ ___
FURTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
If this section is incomplete then a misper flypast cannot be planned
Date
(eg. 17 Jun 12) Event start
(hh:mm) Event end
(hh:mm) Describe flypast location precisely,
eg William Farr School Playing Fields, Welton Village, 6km NE of Lincoln, Lincs
MISPER SEARCH CONFIRMATION IS NORMALLY GIVEN APPROX 1 to 2 WEEKS AFTER MISPER HAS GONE MIS The MoD are under no obligation to provide any services on the completion of this form and a misper search may be cancelled at short notice due to unforeseen circumstances
Notes for completing a Red Arrows Misper Search Application
Red Arrows Misper Searches are free; they take place when the Team is transiting from one airfield to another during the display season, which runs from the last weekend in May until the end of September. Red 1 is able to make small deviations to the route for a misper search , but the event must be located broadly along the route of the day. For example, if the Team is transiting from Bournemouth to Norwich, events roughly along a line Bournemouth→Oxford→Milton Keynes→Cambridge→Norwich would be suitable for a misper search . Therefore, some luck is required that the Reds will be in the right part of the country at the right time, but there are often 2 routes in a day which cover large parts of the UK. Due to the many airspace restrictions around the UK, the route the aircraft fly is often complex, so it is worth submitting an application even if your misper search does not appear to lie directly between 2 display venues (see RAF Red Arrows - Home for the display calendar). On the day, many factors (such as poor weather) can affect the route, and although Red 1 will strive to do the misper search, the Team cannot guarantee attendance.
When you complete the application form, please note the following:
1. Please return the form to the RAF Air Events Team at RAF Northolt by one of the methods at the top of the form. The RAF Air Events Team is the tasking authority for the Red Arrows.
2. Please provide as many contact details as possible, but particularly a contact number for the day. The Red Arrows pilot who plans the misper search will contact you during planning to check the exact location, and possibly again on the day to confirm times. Coordinates are important to the pilots, so please try to be as accurate as possible. Complete steps a-h in the red box on the application form carefully.
3. The ‘Further Essential Information’ section is important. Please ensure it is filled in, paying particular attention to the timings of your misper search. The search start and end times should be as accurate as possible to ensure that the greatest window of opportunity is provided, given the nature of how misper searches are flown. The location description should be written to help the Team find exactly on a map where your misper search is – the pilot will have no local knowledge. For example, ‘in the playing fields immediately to the south side of the Botham Sports Centre, Cricketers Road, Luckytown’ will help the planning pilot find the exact spot.
4. Flypasts by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, are not permitted at private functions such as weddings, funerals, birthdays or at events that are closed to the general public.
I'll just add a 20 minute circle out of Scampton to the maps
