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Finningley Boy wrote:I've just had a look at the now published provisional flying programme, it seems worth the trip. It also shows how starkly the face of the UK airshow scene has change in just a small handful of years. The heavy metal side of things is entirely from private collectors and companies. No Typhoon, Tornado or, dare I suggest, Lightning II. The base Avengers aren't even flying, I imagine perhaps because they are operated under some PFI arrangement, the legal requirements of which do not cover public displays. So there we have it, the prestige of the modern Armed Forces.
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KyleG wrote:As for the Avengers, I have never heard of a PFI arrangement for them, I've always heard they are owned outright.
In partnership with Ascent Flight Training Limited under UKMFTS, the Squadron started training students on the new aircraft in September 2012.
Pen Pusher wrote:In partnership with Ascent Flight Training Limited under UKMFTS, the Squadron started training students on the new aircraft in September 2012.
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KyleG wrote:Pen Pusher wrote:In partnership with Ascent Flight Training Limited under UKMFTS, the Squadron started training students on the new aircraft in September 2012.
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I stand corrected, yet my other points about the Avengers and the air show still stand.
KyleG wrote:I wouldn't really complain they aren't in the display - they aren't really suited for that, unless you just want to see a King Air do some flypasts taking up time which could be used for a more popular and impressive act that actually draws people in.
AMB wrote:Well that's not a bad list, but it would be nice if they could put up a formation of, say, four Avengers just for a couple of flypasts.
Also, does anyone know if there are any foreign Merlins training crews at Culdrose at present, Indian, Turkmenistan etc? Perhaps one of those might be on show?
KyleG wrote:Polish MiG-29 and C-295 for static![]()
BrizeWatcher wrote:KyleG wrote:Polish MiG-29 and C-295 for static![]()
Nice Additions, is anyone else thinking they may do VL first before flying down to Culdrose.
BrizeWatcher wrote:KyleG wrote:Polish MiG-29 and C-295 for static![]()
Nice Additions, is anyone else thinking they may do VL first before flying down to Culdrose.
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