Having monitored and contributed to this thread over the past few weeks I take the following view:
1 Is RIAT a good day out? Yes
2 Is it expensive? The entrance fee is not in my view but the sundry other items are. The key is to take your own tucker, don't buy a programme and don't go on a photobus (which gave a poor return this year).
3 Value for money? Yes
4 Was this year the best? No way, but that's testament to the great shows in the past and everything looks good in hindsight anyways.
5 Do the volunteers do a good job? Yep
6 Do they give a surprisingly small contribution to the RAFBE? Yep
7 Will I miss it if it's gone? Absolutely
8 Can it be improved? Yes, but that's easy for me to say.
9 Will I go next year? Yep
10 What one thing would I change? To have some transparency from the RIAT organisers about why the charity donation is so small.
Reg (who is known to others)
