tu16 wrote:Do you not think that DBH ask ALL of these countries EVERY year???
Moaners - what is you magic formula to make these air forces say yes (and then not cancel)?
You obviously think its pretty easy.
How do you know? I don't know what goes on behind the scenes, despite the moaning I do think RIAT do a good job putting on a show in the first place, but why does a show in Hungary manage to secure STAR items, such as the Israelis, Ukrainians and Slovaks and RIAT has to rely on Farnborough for its star items (except the F-22, which was gained by RIAT.) I refuse to believe a classic delta jet is to be the highlight of the 'World's biggest military airshow', such as the case last year. Surely RIAT's reputation and strength alone can attract rare air forces and air arms, we're not asking for Su27s, MiG 31s, Su47s, IL76MDs to be brought over. I might be in the minority but even if a Herc comes over from Morocco as an example, that in my eyes is considered a coup because it is from a rare air arm in the UK and I believe it would be the first time the Moroccans would bring one of their Hercs to RIAT. Distance means naff all, especially if crucial aspects of RIAT, such as accomodation, logistics and organisation is top notch, which has been reported I believe.