Are UK Airshows coming to an end.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

I doubt very much the Arrows will be axed, but they probably will have their flying hours cut, sadly.

It's incredibly stupid and short sighted, but also, sadly, rather likely.

Rgr that...we should change our namr to Not So Great Britain to reflect the state we are in.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Rgr that...we should change our namr to Not So Great Britain to reflect the state we are in.

Mediocre Britain?

Still, could be worse, could be a lot worse.

[Garion]

MMmm let me see......... The missus and I just watched a Lancaster, a Spitfire and a Hurricane fly low over oor hoose. Got a wing-waggle too

Cheers

gary

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Garion

MMmm let me see......... The missus and I just watched a Lancaster, a Spitfire and a Hurricane fly low over oor hoose. Got a wing-waggle too

Cheers

gary

BBMF (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight)

The Red Arrows have just flown over my house on their way back to Newcastle Airport.

[Garion]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

BBMF (Battle of Britain Memorial Flight)

The Red Arrows have just flown over my house on their way back to Newcastle Airport.

I do wish that I had remembered that the Airshow was today, it played havoc with my hangover

Cheers

gary

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Mediocre Britain?

Still, could be worse, could be a lot worse.

Really crappy Britain?

[swamprat69er]

I think that if the safety factor isn't improved we will see the end of airshows in both the UK and North America.

[Jimbuna]

Never been to an airshow that suffered a fatal accident but we've certainly had our share here in the UK....Farnborough springs immediately to mind:

[Aktungbby]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2224996#post2224996 Perhaps we could combine threads here!?

[Herr-Berbunch]

Having been to Cleethorpes airshow today I think the future of airshows is along the seafront lines, such as Sunderland, Southend, etc.,

All the military need to do is send a couple of people to represent their respective units (give kids and pretty women zaps! I know, I've done it.) . Get the aircraft airborne and recovered - small additional cost for this but very little in comparison to full show. No need for months and months of planning, no manpower issues, no security issues or costs, no local emergency services to pay for... Joe Public still gets to see the aircraft flying, just no static line up.

This, unfortunately, is the future, at least in the UK. The benefits are they're usually free to attend, downside is no close-up stuff, and they become a benign same-old same-old the length and breadth of the country.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Having been to Cleethorpes airshow today I think the future of airshows is along the seafront lines, such as Sunderland, Southend, etc.,

All the military need to do is send a couple of people to represent their respective units (give kids and pretty women zaps! I know, I've done it.) . Get the aircraft airborne and recovered - small additional cost for this but very little in comparison to full show. No need for months and months of planning, no manpower issues, no security issues or costs, no local emergency services to pay for... Joe Public still gets to see the aircraft flying, just no static line up.

This, unfortunately, is the future, at least in the UK. The benefits are they're usually free to attend, downside is no close-up stuff, and they become a benign same-old same-old the length and breadth of the country.

Agreed, nothing beats seeing em in flight....apart from (possibly) being up close and personal in a static line-up.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Rgr that...we should change our namr to Not So Great Britain to reflect the state we are in.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebritain/




Ok back on topic:

I do not think a public airshow says anything about a nation's real ability to attack or defend. Of course when it comes to "prestige" or trying to impress... is ths really important today ?