I did P&V East on the Wednesday but want to have the "full experience". So, do you know where the reduced tickets are being advertised? As far as I'm aware, the £5 discount offer is only being made by email, to those who bought Friday tickets for this year; hence you won't see it adve...

I did P&V East on the Wednesday but want to have the "full experience". So, do you know where the reduced tickets are being advertised? Taken from the email... Recognising that we are an airshow and many of the aircraft just couldn't display, to acknowledge this, we will be offering y...

You wouldve thought they would at looking going back to the much reduced price for Friday. Ok, the weather was poor, so maybe some didnt buy last minute tickets, but I couldnt believe how dead it was. I hoped that that would make the organisers realise people just wont buy tickets at that price. An...

They acknowledge the washout Friday and offer £5 off next years Friday display, its something but no way will I be booking tickets in advance anymore no matter the discount. In order to say sorry for the overpriced Friday this year, why not buy our overpriced 2020 Friday tickets and get £5 off... W...

They acknowledge the washout Friday and offer £5 off next years Friday display, its something but no way will I be booking tickets in advance anymore no matter the discount.

I do not understand this complaining: on Saturday we had 12 fast jet single displays (including the M346 and F-35 flypast), 5 acrobatic teams (3 equipped with jets, 2 with props). Ok, the Lancaster did not appear, NATO flypast was quite disappointing, but at least I could see F-15 in the air (which...

This is the problem with modern online marketing, - people play fast and loose with facts, 99% of people dont actually care (why not 51 Air Arms? or 66?) and people who do actually care will be branded as "geeks" and a pain in the butt, rarely if ever, are corrections issued as tweets etc...

IIRC the 9-ship manoeuvre requires aircraft coming from crowd rear. That requires special dispensation under the regs which (IIRC) can only be given to UK teams and then only 2 or 3 hold this including the Reds, BBMF and (I think) the Blades. The special dispensation must have also been given to th...

Was extremely easy getting out of the green car park yesterday, granted I didn't get back to the car until about 6:30 but by then it was almost empty so drove straight out and was back at Bath by 8pm

UKTopgun wrote:Airtattoo.com selling them until 11am Sunday apparently

Yea but was hoping to save a bit after having already paid £100 for Friday but looking like I will have to stump up the £116.50

Does someone know when the flypasts will take place tomorrow? On the RIAT site it says after the flypast the Blades will perform their display so should be around 1.45pm but of course the times in the programme are likely to change. As for the other unannounced flypast it’s anyones guess assuming a...

Thanks Luke, not going to be any better tomorrow with the Mig 21, Reds and Harriers seemingly the last 3 displays... If I have learnt anything from years of attending Yeovilton it’s that you better bring a book for the long wait to leave the car park. Fairford has always been better organised but s...

Sabrina wrote:

Andyperkins wrote:So how was the weather today, did the afternoon showers keep away?

Yes excellent. WInds were a bit cheeky mid afternoon but compared to yesterday it was dream conditions.

I am glad for those that went that they got the weather the show deserved.

Go4Long wrote:

Andyperkins wrote:Did the F-35 do the same display as at Yeovilton (fast pass/slow pass/hover) or was it something more?

Did 2 fast, one with bays open, and a slow pass, no hover.

That is unexpected but I am sure they had a reason for it.

Did the F-35 do the same display as at Yeovilton (fast pass/slow pass/hover) or was it something more?

So how was the weather today, did the afternoon showers keep away?

Does anyone have a spare ticket for tomorrow?

Fishrage wrote:I keep hearing and seeing rumours of a B2 this year... please dont tell me it's in Sunday only again...

Could be the second special flypast they have been hinting out, the one last year on the Saturday and the one in 2017 on the Sunday were also unannounced.

They put my rucksack through the scanner which was a first but that was it.

Go4Long wrote:E-3 went tech for the fly past, German tornado also tech. German A400M returned due to operational requirements.
Chinook demo also went tech.

So the Friday wasn’t a complete waste then as we got the Chinook display and a flypast from the E-3, no grounds to complain anymore

Apologies for that replying last night, fell asleep and didn’t wake until gone 9 today so there went any hope of attending today

BrawlerO wrote:Love the fact the RIAT Day 1 email referred to ‘damp’ conditions!
If it was only ‘damp’ maybe more aircraft should have been flying?

Rain wasn’t really that big an issue today it was the 800ft cloud base for the majority of the day that scuppered things.

Have messaged you

Unknown74 wrote:Are there any RAF F-35Bs at RIAT Fairford This Year?

One flew in for a brief appearance today and one should turn up tomorrow for a few flypasts.

Well that was fun