RAF Doing so well at RIAT
RP,
Your tone suggests that you think that RIAT should have first call on aircraft for their static display and take precedence over any other Stn/Sqn events? RIAT had a VC10 flypast -did you also want a static or the 3-ship flypast? There is a significant difference between mounting a flypast which could be cancelled at any time if the aircraft were needed for tasking and losing an aircraft into a static park for 3 days. The 3-ship would have needed display approval for a public event and probably would have not looked that good anyway - as it would have had to go down the crowd line, unlike at the non-public event where it overflew the onlookers.
I'm told the party was great.
Your tone suggests that you think that RIAT should have first call on aircraft for their static display and take precedence over any other Stn/Sqn events? RIAT had a VC10 flypast -did you also want a static or the 3-ship flypast? There is a significant difference between mounting a flypast which could be cancelled at any time if the aircraft were needed for tasking and losing an aircraft into a static park for 3 days. The 3-ship would have needed display approval for a public event and probably would have not looked that good anyway - as it would have had to go down the crowd line, unlike at the non-public event where it overflew the onlookers.
I'm told the party was great.
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Originally Posted by multis81
Don't suppose anybody has video footage of the Nimrod MR2 arriving for RIAT at Fairford this year?
anything would be appreciated.
Thanks
anything would be appreciated.
Thanks
RIAT Nimrod
.....and a very impressive arrival it was too. 
Shame about the overstress(?)
JG
Shame about the overstress(?)
JG
"I'm told the party was great."
It surely was! And the 3-ship flypast was truly excellent. Nice and tight and spot on time - the crews even made it to the dining room on time - as the cannon fired to announce their arrival confirmed.
Hats off too to the Gingers for getting 3 a/c generated for the occasion! Good to see so many of you at the dinner! I guess that's what the bleaters meant by 'distinguished guests'? Yes, there was the odd Air Rank - but no-one really cared as it was the FunBus Fortieth which really mattered!
It surely was! And the 3-ship flypast was truly excellent. Nice and tight and spot on time - the crews even made it to the dining room on time - as the cannon fired to announce their arrival confirmed.
Hats off too to the Gingers for getting 3 a/c generated for the occasion! Good to see so many of you at the dinner! I guess that's what the bleaters meant by 'distinguished guests'? Yes, there was the odd Air Rank - but no-one really cared as it was the FunBus Fortieth which really mattered!
