My bug-bear with the Royal International Air Tattoo is just the shift in focus on the showground and the advertising the show gets during the run up to the event- essentially the "most exciting" aspect for us enthusiasts. I do feel for Tom Gibbons. He replaced Rob Windsor back in late 2011...

Douglas Bader Mouse wrote:Thank you for your feedback in public and direct messages.

Its heartening to see so many of you care.

DBM

Are you not being hung, drawn and quartered right now, going against your regime!?

I try and position myself as far away from the speakers as possible but it is getting increasingly difficult. I vote for a quiet zone, a nice spot on the ropes where I can't hear commentary, fairgrounds, racing cars or piped music. It's not too much to ask is it? Part of the role of the commentary ...

To be held on two consecutive weekends: 30-31st August, 6th-7th September.

Website is now online: http://www.air14.ch/internet/air14/en/home.html

Some participants already listed with just the Swiss Air Force machines and some historic elements.

You can also pre-order some ticket passes!

Just properly read TVOR's initial post and couldn't help but laugh. If I didn't laugh, I'd cry. So that post was for us to know that they've read the comments on the forum, but they're still going in the god awful direction they went in, in 2013. So we've now got: -Horrendous display lines -Loud, an...

Brevet Cable wrote:

Domvickery wrote:I got bored at RIAT this year & thats never happened to me at an airshow

Typhoon01 wrote:I'd laugh if all these people go to legends, and have bought there tickets, then RIAT pull of something amazing with cracking weather! Bring on 2014!

I won't, because the display line will still be rubbish, if said star item was in the display!

DanO1978 wrote:Well, commendable for them to front up, at least.

That's my mind made up though - a week in and around Duxford at Flying Legends for me.

But the sun's in the wrong place? I can't see you being inside the museum for the whole week!

Simple question. Are you a keen photographer who happened to stumble across aviation with the hobby? Or are you the opposite; are you a keen aviation enthusiast who bought a camera and went from there? Or do you consider yourself as both someone who equally loves aviation as well as photography? I t...

dinger wrote:Departs tomorrow morning going by radio transmissions.

Dinger.

Can you be more specific?

There a C-5 in too, and also a C-17 on finals at the moment!

I'm fairly sure that any admin fee should be incorporated in the ticket price and not charged as an "extra" After the criticism this got last year, it's back? Doesn't bode well for them taking on board the rest of the points made in 2013, does it? Nothing riles people more than the sense ...

Whatever will be said will probably NOT happen for RIAT 2014 and we'll be subjected to car shows, out of tune singers, a Tri@RIAT cavalcade covering all 2 miles of the showground, the Royal Jordanian Falcons and a Chris Strawson sponsored solo Jet Provost display. Sorry Douglas Bader House, I've att...

Quickly off the top of my head... - Embarrassing PR disasters. There have been too many over the last 12-24 months. - Putting non-aviation showground events before the airshow. - Removal of the best static spot for photos (by the trees). - George Bacon. - Change of formula. It's the worlds largest ...

-Completely U-Turning from the great spectacle that was the 2012 show.
-Crushing Paul Bowen's legacy.

Yes I guess that would technically amount to exclusive access!! Maybe the second half of my idea could work though - put the non display Reds on static display? I'm guessing there are spare Hawks as well as 10 & 11 which could be used (are there??). That'd be quite nice anyway over the weekend,...

tommercer wrote:Where/who to?

It's well publicised the P-47 is off to America to be based in Texas!

I imagine Sebastian Vettel will be the special guest for RIAT 2014 with this new "name" for the Friday event?

a few days at Legends will offer better photo opportunities Not for fast jets it wont. Neither does Duxford offer the sun behind you all day which RIAT does (Ok I know it goes off right at the very end of the day at Fairford, but if the best photo opportunities were crowd side at Duxford you wouldn...

Some info about the Friday show, sounds promising. Like the sound of the F-16 anniversary park!! People planning to attend next summer's Royal International Air Tattoo on July 12-13 are being invited to make an extra pit stop as part of the RAF's official celebrations marking the Red Arrows' 50th d...

RJC1878 wrote:

strangelookingalien wrote:

RJC1878 wrote:Waddington is an awful venue, avoid.

This isn't totally fair. RIAT is far better but Waddington is far from awful!

Apologies for the strong wording, but Waddington is my least favourite venue.

Why?

Ain't nothing wrong with a Buchon.

Though proper '109's are just peachy, particularly those of the Emil type!

I'd edge the Angels over the T'birds f'sure but I don't really know why there's so much derision for the USAF ADS. Did you SEE them at Fairford on their last visit? One of the least-polished, most ragged national display team performances I have ever seen* * Yes, this includes the Saudi Hawks And y...

Even better when you're living on one of those bases though! Pah! Boring take offs and landings! Eagles by day we've now got Apaches parting the tree tops... Well I get the Eagles turning and burning most days. Also, they'll come over here returning from a sortie. Had Chinook's in here as well for ...

Tommy wrote:Very interesting, Brian - nice light on the Yaks and the belly shot of ARCo Tr.IX. What filming was Frankie doing?

For the Brad Pitt film, "Fury".