Hi all,
I am attending the Duxford Air Festival (May show) this month and have booked to go in the showground on Sunday. However, the plan for me has upgraded and I am now going up on the Saturday but can't really afford to pay to go into the show. I was just wondering if there are any 'free' areas or naughty fields that I could go in? Please don't give me abuse because I have paid for a ticket for the next day and trust me I really don't like freeloading but feel I shouldn't avoid the area completely. any help would be greatly appreciated
Naughty fields
Naughty fields
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Duxford school is a nice place to park and is totally legitimate. In years gone by I have walked up a public road from the school, though I imagine these roads are now closed (although the legality of that is dubious!) I think the school charges about £8.00 per car if I remember correctly.
Clearly I wouldn't condone walking onto private land.
The trouble with Duxford is the farther and farther the aircraft get away from the crowdline, the more attractive "freeloading" is! It is hard to believe, but even outside the airfield, some of the aircraft were STILL flying a line south of me.
Clearly I wouldn't condone walking onto private land.
The trouble with Duxford is the farther and farther the aircraft get away from the crowdline, the more attractive "freeloading" is! It is hard to believe, but even outside the airfield, some of the aircraft were STILL flying a line south of me.
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'Strange', your last sentence is very telling. Good point.
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Yes it is really silly, and surely far more dangerous than if they aircraft actually flew over the empty runway!
Duxford always tempts me and my conscience tells me to buy a ticket, so I inevitably do - but the cramped poorly organised airshow always has me leaving and saying i'll watch from outside next time, and then they book the Rafale and the whole sorry saga starts again...!
Duxford always tempts me and my conscience tells me to buy a ticket, so I inevitably do - but the cramped poorly organised airshow always has me leaving and saying i'll watch from outside next time, and then they book the Rafale and the whole sorry saga starts again...!
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Anybody know where the Rafale will be based, Cambridge Airport ?
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DOUGHNUT wrote:Anybody know where the Rafale will be based, Cambridge Airport ?
Probably Lakenheath
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Probably Cambridge, as per the Pat de France, so the crews can get easily to and from Duxford.
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