Timing, Gentlemen.
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Crap, they were early, HM hadn't sat down! However mutual back slapping is ok if you need it!!
Last year the Apache display team(4) conducted their flying display at Middle Wallop at night on NVS in front of 11000 spectators. It's been done!
Last year the Apache display team(4) conducted their flying display at Middle Wallop at night on NVS in front of 11000 spectators. It's been done!
Whether they were early or late is debateable but I'm sure their flypast did not occur at the original scheduled time. The Reds were in flight planning at a large airfield somewhere in Oxon. and were heard to say that their flypast would occur at 2116 local. It was about 8 to 10 minutes later than that when it finally happened.
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FV, How did the head-on by the synchro pair go? 
FG, I was there and you needed NVG to see them! It was a good example of a display that was awesome to those who knew what was going on, but to Mr Joe Public it was irrelevant and unimpressive - like night formation aeros. And getting those 11,000 people out of the gates when it was all over was quite another story!
FG, I was there and you needed NVG to see them! It was a good example of a display that was awesome to those who knew what was going on, but to Mr Joe Public it was irrelevant and unimpressive - like night formation aeros. And getting those 11,000 people out of the gates when it was all over was quite another story!
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Fobotsco,
Time to come clean here, the Apache display was last on the agenda but after all the other displays added their 2 minutes delay, we ended up doing it at last light! Glad you enjoyed it though!!
As for getting out, never met an event organiser who was too interested in that part of the show, down to the Police I think!!
If you go this year plan your escape!!
Time to come clean here, the Apache display was last on the agenda but after all the other displays added their 2 minutes delay, we ended up doing it at last light! Glad you enjoyed it though!!
As for getting out, never met an event organiser who was too interested in that part of the show, down to the Police I think!!
If you go this year plan your escape!!
