Spring Airshow 06-05-2012 - CANCELLED

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Spring Airshow 06-05-2012 - CANCELLED

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Spring airshow participants have been annonced

Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina Flying Boat
P-51D North American Mustang
Pitts Special Pair Aerobatic Display Team
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Supermarine Spitfire
Royal Air Force Hawk
Hawker Hind
Hawker Demon
Gloster Gladiator
Polikarpov Po2
Avro Tutor
Ryan PT 22 (Pair)
Percival Piston Provost
Piper Cub
de Havilland DH82 Tiger Moth
de Havilland Chipmunk
Miles Magister
ANEC
DH53 Hummingbird
Hawker Cygnet
Westland Lysander
Feiseler Storch
Avro 504k
Sopwith Pup
Sopwith Triplane
SE5a
Bristol F2b Fighter
Bleriot
Blackburn Monoplane Type - D
Deperdussin
Bristol Boxkite
Avro Triplane

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Looks good so far

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Great line-up - shame this clashes with the Abingdon show on the same day.
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Small update, the P-51 has been replaced by the P-40.

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chocks away wrote:Small update, the P-51 has been replaced by the P-40.


Excellent news. I couldn't make Old Warden last year when the P-40 was there.

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captchaos wrote:Thought someone may have noticed

http://www.raf.mod.uk/hawkdisplayteam/displayprogramme/



yeh, in the first post of this thread :lol:

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Whoops, spectular fail on my part! :oops:

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Re: Spring Airshow 06-05-2012

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Great lineup for first show of the season. hmmm... Old warden, Abingdon or Bruntingthorpe?

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Re: Spring Airshow 06-05-2012

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Wow. I am definitely going to this one, weather permitting. I've never been there before, and had no idea they could put so many stringbags... oops, I mean "vintage aircraft"... in the air. Sounds like a wonderful day out, I'd love to see some of those golden oldies flying.

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Hatstand wrote:Wow. I am definitely going to this one, weather permitting. I've never been there before, and had no idea they could put so many stringbags... oops, I mean "vintage aircraft"... in the air. Sounds like a wonderful day out, I'd love to see some of those golden oldies flying.


They probably won't have all those aeroplanes flying, but they will be selecting from that list.

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Orion wrote:They probably won't have all those aeroplanes flying, but they will be selecting from that list.

Regards


From past experience I would expect all to fly - weather permitting - they try hard to get everything advertised into the air. If it's too windy then it is just not safe to fly the oldest ones.

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Orion wrote:They probably won't have all those aeroplanes flying, but they will be selecting from that list.

Yeah, I realise that - I'll enjoy whatever they can put in the air though, it's all good. Static is good too :-D

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Weather watcher is correct. It's not a wish list, that's the stuff they have booked to appear, subject to weather and serviceability etc.
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Re: Spring Airshow 06-05-2012

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LN Strike Eagle wrote:Weather watcher is correct. It's not a wish list, that's the stuff they have booked to appear, subject to weather and serviceability etc.

With a few exceptions, these are based aeroplanes and to say 'that's the stuff they have booked to appear' will be misleading to a newcomer to Old Warden to say the least. I have found that the Shuttleworth just do a copy and paste from their residents list and add a few visitors if there are going to be any for their advertisements. They will then select from the list on the day as they deem appropriate.

Notwithstanding that it really doesn't matter what flies, it's always worth going; highly recommended and not just for the flying, but for the unique atmosphere too. You won't spend £25 better anywhere else!

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Re: Spring Airshow 06-05-2012

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Does anybody know the current state of the runway - most of the rest of the area is waterlogged.
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I notice that non of Peter Holland's collection of German trainers is mentioned in the list of possible participants. Are these no longer available?

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orion, i'm sure if i remember rightly they've been sold on to new owners abroad, not 100 percent certain though.

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He sold the lot minus the Storch and the Magister I believe.

Tempted to head down on Sunday, depending on the weather of course.

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Re: Spring Airshow 06-05-2012

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iainpeden wrote:Does anybody know the current state of the runway - most of the rest of the area is waterlogged.

Website has been saying all week: "Please note the airfield is closed until further notice due to standing water on the airfield"

I hope it's dried out by the weekend...

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Hatstand wrote:
iainpeden wrote:Does anybody know the current state of the runway - most of the rest of the area is waterlogged.

Website has been saying all week: "Please note the airfield is closed until further notice due to standing water on the airfield"

I hope it's dried out by the weekend...


That don't sound good as theres plenty more wet stuff to come. Ironically, Sunday's looking good in the long range presssure maps... :sad:
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Don't forget the car parking is on grass as well and on a bit of a slope.

Round here water is lying in big puddles in the fields as the ground is too solid for it to soak through.

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Re: Spring Airshow 06-05-2012

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st24 wrote:That don't sound good as theres plenty more wet stuff to come. Ironically, Sunday's looking good in the long range presssure maps... :sad:

Well, I realise weather predictions are ten-a-penny, and you can choose the one that suits you...

But BBC weather predicts rain at Old Warden tomorrow, then no rain next 3 days (which includes the Sunday)
XCWeather.co.uk predicts the same.

I choose those ones! But even then, would one or two dry days be long enough for the site to drain? Sufficiently for the show to proceed?

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Hatstand wrote: But even then, would one or two dry days be long enough for the site to drain? Sufficiently for the show to proceed?


That sir is the question! Heavy falls again today and then, as you say, drying up somewhat. Hopefully staff and volunteers will be putting down huge numbers of "one sheets" to soak it all up.
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st24 wrote:
Hatstand wrote: But even then, would one or two dry days be long enough for the site to drain? Sufficiently for the show to proceed?


That sir is the question! Heavy falls again today and then, as you say, drying up somewhat. Hopefully staff and volunteers will be putting down huge numbers of "one sheets" to soak it all up.


Looks cloudy all day though per Met Office, too many miles and too much money for average shots sadly, shame as it was a great line up. :sad:
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