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Old 9th Jan 2016, 21:36
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chopper2004
 
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Very nice photos, only times I have been to Vegas is being for my annual sojourn to Heli Expo convention.

Last one in 2013 the UAE Mirage 2000 crews were staying in our hotel.....

I agree that RIAT or any other airshow (left ) in the UK could learn the US way of hospitality and ease of letting attendees in either through the gates or by road.

If I am correct, Nellis, Edwards and other air bases, naval air stations, Open Houses / Air shows are free entry??

Fairford is nowhere off a main motorway but like with any other base. Tucked away in windy roads etc etc not designed for en mass thousand of cars/vans/coaches/trucks. Hell it took an hour queuing through to Whelford (and they made it so that there were two lanes of cars going through village ) as I came in via Croughton/Oxford way as it took only an hour or so from my neck of the woods to get to Oxfordshire as did not fancy M25/M4 (didnt matter cos on the second day found out the junction m25 to M4 was closed )

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