RIAT participation
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RIAT participation
Hmmm just looked at the current participation list for this years RIAT, not a lot of anything really, certainly not IMO worth £44. I had hoped the participation list might have perked up by now.
Hmmm. Well apparently there's a "Special" fly past of Air Cadet "Heavy Metal", (Hopefully that will include a brick and a barge each pulled by a chippie so that'll at least make my must watch list 
If only they could get an old winch out. Strewth the runways so long we could have three, - synchronised launching, a brick, a barge and a grass hopper in the middle with the fly past behind. What a Balboa THAT could make!).
Then there's a "Burke" performing on stage at great expense (
), a fun fair, and lots of trade (Non aviation related) stands to keep us busy 
.
I expect some two thirds of the display line will be blocked by the Corporate "Suits" (Most of which couldn't tell an airliner from an airship), and their "Hostility sweets"
as usual, so it wont matter much if the "Family outing", cant get to see much of those noisy pointy things whizzing around this 40th anniversary year.
RIAT - The worlds greatest Military air show.
(They shoot old horses to put them out of their misery don't they?).
Roll on Waddo!
If only they could get an old winch out. Strewth the runways so long we could have three, - synchronised launching, a brick, a barge and a grass hopper in the middle with the fly past behind. What a Balboa THAT could make!).Then there's a "Burke" performing on stage at great expense (
), a fun fair, and lots of trade (Non aviation related) stands to keep us busy . I expect some two thirds of the display line will be blocked by the Corporate "Suits" (Most of which couldn't tell an airliner from an airship), and their "Hostility sweets"
as usual, so it wont matter much if the "Family outing", cant get to see much of those noisy pointy things whizzing around this 40th anniversary year.RIAT - The worlds greatest Military air show.
(They shoot old horses to put them out of their misery don't they?).Roll on Waddo!
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Actually like the Finingley airshows of old where aircrew from any 1 Gp station would blag their way into the Officers' enclosure and talk with their mates. The locals were all in No 1s and we would be in sports jackets, slacks, and trilbies to salute the memsahibs.
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Try Yeovilton Air Day. Good line up and plenty of viewing space.
RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2011
Only £18 too!
RNAS Yeovilton Air Day 2011
Only £18 too!
Last edited by Mick Strigg; 9th Jun 2011 at 09:07.
Only time I ever got into a "hospitality " tent was at Biggin once when I spent the day in the Aircrew Association enclosure. Aged 48 at the time was amused when someone asked me if I'd like to join as they could do with some "young blood"!
Think the ACA has recently folded, so I feel guilty about not joining.
Think the ACA has recently folded, so I feel guilty about not joining.
