Yeah, Monday only tickets would have sold like hot cakes! And they'd have been left with 1500+ weekend tickets. Not a great marketing strategy! No, because that would have been the normal Mach 1 FRIATers' seats. It would have been filling empty seats which could have brought in some extra revenue. ...

It’s a shame there isn’t a way of sharing a FRIAT ticket, as I’d be really interested in the Thursday/Friday/Monday but no interest in the weekend show days! During the Mach 1, 2 and 3 days I always thought it was stupid to not sell the Mach 1 and 2 seats for the days that were not in the 1 and 2 p...

How are you guys travelling to get there? I've never been to Sanicole before so I am currently planning on flying to Eindhoven, then by train to a hotel which will hopefully be somewhere close to Leopoldsburg Station (shuttle bus to the show from this location). Getting a train from Eindhoven to so...

Can't find any show reports from either Greenham or Brize at scramble that matches the aircraft on any of the three pictures. As there are people walking very close to the aircraft that aren't looking as they have something to do there professionaly, I would think there is something American style g...

Mike wrote: ↑

Mon 31 Mar 2025, 11:31 am

Was there ever a serious proposal for F-35s to be built in Israel? Do you have a credible source for your claim?

Israeli government

Simples, there is no "kill switch", (might be hiccups with spares support of course), it is related to USA's apparently isolationism. Germany are somewhat concerned too. End of thread. But it will become a long running thread in here! 🤣 There is. Info is out in the open since Israel signe...

Danhaz wrote: ↑

Sun 30 Mar 2025, 2:45 pm

Well that’s not confusing at all….

Clear as deep blue skies. If for some reason Pardubice falls out, they plan to be at Cosford. If Pardubice goes ahead (why wouldn't it?) they are in the Czech Republic. (Disclaimer: that is if that info on european airshows is correct)

At the time it is in the air Trump will be gone from the White House. Even some big republicans have been airing concerns he won't make it long after the mid-terms the last few days, with the democrats impeaching him immediately after that. Compare that with the normal time-frame of new military air...

Orion wrote: ↑

Sat 22 Mar 2025, 10:30 am

First they ignore F-23

No. The YF-23 was the aircraft that lost the competition from the YF-22. If it had won, it would have become F-23, like the YF-=22 that is now the F-22.

CWS wrote: ↑

Mon 17 Mar 2025, 9:59 am

Just saying he is a very good one.

No, you don't. Just re-read what you typed. Your post:

CWS wrote: ↑

Mon 17 Mar 2025, 9:35 am

Always thought he is a very commentator.

No mention about good, bad, knowledge or whatever.

Nice! Can't wait to give a listen to this one. I've grown up with hearing Ben at Riat and other shows. Always thought he is a very commentator. No. He is not only a commentator. Would be surprising if someone can live from what he gets for commentating at airshows, especially because airshows tend ...

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Sat 01 Mar 2025, 4:09 pm

Tommy wrote: ↑

Sat 01 Mar 2025, 12:14 pm

What was it? Instagram removed it.

Schedule for the KC-135 demoteam

Tommy wrote: ↑

Sat 01 Mar 2025, 12:14 pm

There is a break during the RIAT weekend!

A Boeing with a boom... KC-135 fly-by?

Peter joked on the podcast about a drone ending the flying display on Saturday and orbiting Fairford overnight and starting the display on Sunday and I’m curious - could that actually be a possibility? Technically it shouldn't be a problem, as long as it takes enough fuel up on the Saturday. Also y...

It was already closed for a few years. To be honest, this thing was something in the waiting since it started, The man that is quoted in the article (name misspelled at all instances, it's Arno van der Holst, not Hoist) is the same person that was leading the Aviodome/Aviodrome during the era around...

AndyXH558 wrote: ↑

Sun 02 Feb 2025, 1:14 pm

If we are talking about commentators. Especially from the past has to be the Turkish Stars one.

Which one? The one from the 90s? Pity his "show" didn't work completely in English speaking countries, as he wasn't only murdering the English language, but also the local language.

jasonT1981 wrote: ↑

Sun 26 Jan 2025, 2:53 pm

There are 2 US Storm Chasing P3 Orion. "Miss Piggy" & "Kermit"

Do you want her in the love or hitting mode?

Bristol Beaufighter found near Australia

https://scramble.nl/military-news/brist ... kage-found

Just mind that it is a few hours drive from Warsaw. Show tends to start early and end late, so maybe find some accomodation closer to the base. Thought that Poland had retired the Fulcrums and Fitters last year?

The quarantined Danish jet sits up at the far north eastern loop, too. I always thought it had just gone tech but this looks like it was put out of harms way - was it potentially a risk? From what I remember to have heard (think it was from a certain Peter Reoch) there were worries about the hydraz...

Both black boxes should have failed to record anything during the last four minutes of the flight, South Korean officials should have said after examinations of the CVR and FDR by the NTSB.

Both stopping at the same time? Sounds strange to me....

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GgdO4XlXwAAIfPU?format=jpg&name=large Red Arrows fleet and future https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14230057/Are-Red-Arrows-mothballed.html?ico=authors_pagination_mobile So a minimum of more than 1800 hours left on any aircraft. Probably more life left on airc...

Nothing showing on GBNews link but a speculation piece in the MAIL on Line https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14055805/Battle-Britain-Memorial-Flight-never-fly-health-safety-pilot-death.html Except for unacceptable mistakes if writing on such a subject (like describing the Lancaster as a Hurr...

A few years ago there was a documentary serie about training in the RAF on the telly (don't remember which station, could even be it was not a UK one) that followed one class of new pilots. Most of them got their first posting on the F-35, and the one that was sent to the Typhoon was really disappoi...