Anyone attending Farnborough 2006?

[SUBMAN1]

My mistake - isn't it England now that I think about it?

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[STEED]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

My mistake - isn't it England now that I think about it?

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Farnborough is here in jolly old England.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by STEED

Farnborough is here in jolly old England.

Thought so. Mixing it up with the Paris Air Show. Thats the show I really like to go see.

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Farnborough is like the Paris airshow, but bigger and better. In fact it's the biggest organised aircraft event in the world. Shouldn't be opened to the public, because it's really a trade-fair for customers who want to buy civilian and military jets...but it is, thankfully. It lasts seven days but the public can only attend on the weekend.

So the Paris Airshow is just a scaled down version of Farnborough. Was thinking of going because Farnborough is every two years and Paris is on the years Farnborough isn't on.

Sometimes you can spot these comical looking African generals in full uniform regalia (ever see the movie Dogs of War or Wild Geese?) trying to buy secondhand SU-25s...they even have ticket prices on jet fighters and missiles.

I'll post some photos when I come back next Sunday..

[SUBMAN1]

Paris Air show is going on right now. I didn't know that it was smaller however.

Regardless, i love airshows. I used to go flying every weekend as a kid. I miss it. I think I need to finish my pilots license. I scored 98% in ground school, but that was over 15 years ago. Ran out of money back then because even though I grew up in a rather well off family, my father beleived in the fact that if i wanted it, I should find a way to earn it myself. Back then it was about $100 per hour for instructor/aircraft rental. Now it is probably considerably more, but now I can afford it now when i ran out of money back then.

Growing up flying all the time is kind of like driving a car to me. its second nature.

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

Paris Air show is going on right now. I didn't know that it was smaller however.

Regardless, i love airshows. I used to go flying every weekend as a kid. I miss it. I think I need to finish my pilots license. I scored 98% in ground school, but that was over 15 years ago. Ran out of money back then because even though I grew up in a rather well off family, my father beleived in the fact that if i wanted it, I should find a way to earn it myself. Back then it was about $100 per hour for instructor/aircraft rental. Now it is probably considerably more, but now I can afford it now when i ran out of money back then.

Growing up flying all the time is kind of like driving a car to me. its second nature.

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The Paris Airshow isn't on now. It was on in 2005 and the next one will be in 2007. It's every other year..sort of like Farnborough...2002,2004,2006. They do it on purpose so they don't clash.

http://www.paris-air-show.com/en/

The only thing that the Paris Airshow has which is better then Farnborough is the food...which you'd expect. The food at Farnborough is dismal, it gets slightly better every time, but from what I heard they do at Paris...it has a long way to go. Expensive hot dogs...that's what you get at Farnborough.

This is the official line on Farnborough:

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Farnborough International Airshow 2006 is again set to be the biggest, most internationally attended aerospace event in the world – a globally renowned showcase of aerospace equipment and technology. As such it provides the perfect venue for the world’s civil and military aerospace suppliers and their customers to meet and discuss, finalise and announce their business transactions. The exhibition provides a recognised business and trade environment and is a key event for enhancing and improving your business performance.

It's officially the biggest with about half a million people attending in just 2 days.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Kurushio

The Paris Airshow isn't on now. It was on in 2005 and the next one will be in 2007. It's every other year..sort of like Farnborough...2002,2004,2006. They do it on purpose so they don't clash.

http://www.paris-air-show.com/en/

The only thing that the Paris Airshow has which is better then Farnborough is the food...which you'd expect. The food at Farnborough is dismal, it gets slightly better every time, but from what I heard they do at Paris...it has a long way to go. Expensive hot dogs...that's what you get at Farnborough.

This is the official line on Farnborough:

It's officially the biggest with about half a million people attending in just 2 days.

English have better beer! So who cares?

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