The display line is due south with crowd centre being marked by this cleared path of trees. https://maps.app.goo.gl/yY6bz8AP6tS3fNTp9 Website suggests display line is East-West or do you mean spectators are facing south? https://www.midlandsairfestival.com/uploads/9/3/4/5/9345728/screenshot-2024-03...

Just don't expect to be first in and you'll be fine. Base security will be super courteous, you'll stand in a queue, pass a few details and you're away, free to mingle with all the locals. The one thing I would highlight, when they play the Star Spangle Banner the place will come to a respectful sta...

Sorry, had to have a nibble on that comment. As you've said; variety is the spice of life and there's more to military aviation than just fast jets! RIAT has never, and in my eyes, should never just be about fast jets. I'd agree with Caper that a Turkish T-41 would be a remarkable participant, and ...

Or preferably they could bring something altogether better like [...] T-41 [...] Agreed, the Kaan is incredibly ugly and really just looks like a bad F-22 ripoff, I'd prefer the named aircraft in this list over the Kaan anyday! Never thought I'd see the day that a Cessna 172 would appear on the wis...

Again, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to see an A-10 one last time too, if only to reminisce about seeing them come over the house at 100ft and strafing at Donna Nook - the good old days. I must just like ugly aircraft - not a big fan of Fat Amy though.

The Kaan has just flown so yes, they're unlikely but this isn't a wish list for nothing. The Boramae has been flying since 2022 with 6 aircraft flying so more possible but are half way round the world. Good job this is a wish list. The only other thing I'd like from Turkey is to see the Turkish Star...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and plenty would be having an accident in their pants if the ugliest of them all - the A-10 - was to show up. Variety is the spice of life after all.

Would quite like to see a Boramae too but the Korean's aren't ongoing yet.

With the Kaan now flying, Turkey ongoing and the 'Pushing the Boundaries' theme, it would be nice to see one in the flying display. Big wish, I know. Or preferably they could bring something altogether better like F-4s, F-5s, F-16s, T-38s, E-7, C-130, C-160, Gulfstream, CN235, KC-135, Citation, SF-...

With the Kaan now flying, Turkey ongoing and the 'Pushing the Boundaries' theme, it would be nice to see one in the flying display. Big wish, I know.

Spoiler Alert... Following on from the recent weekly update about USA participation and in light of the trend for less variety of aircraft, RIAT will announce in the coming weeks that between 12 - 2pm the will be a 'half time show' on the main runway. I understand this was a suggestion made by the A...

Would be great to see the Typhoon at dusk but will be late afternoon no doubt Quote from the email I was sent... "On Friday as part of the NIGHTFIRE show, the mighty RAF front line fighter, the Typhoon will put in a guest appearance with his full noise, full afterburner show. The Red Arrows an...

RIAT Air Ops wrote: ↑

Mon 25 Mar 2024, 7:36 pm

FRIAT members will receive a write-up from the FRIAT Forum in the near future.

No leaks this year. Signing in blood and the insertion worked a treat.

Anything with D-day markings to mark the 80th would be welcome.

IP1960 wrote: ↑

Sun 10 Mar 2024, 12:52 pm

Typhoon added for Friday only

Worth mentioning that the Typhoon will be part of the nightfire display. Nightfire is well worth the admission fee with 3 pyro aircraft displays this year and now the Typhoon accompanied by two carrots.

It is a wish list... realistically a couple of Spang or Aviano F16's must be all we can hope for which, as the wild weasel version, is another F16 variant for the line.

JMC wrote: ↑

Fri 22 Mar 2024, 8:07 pm

However you're right SpottyJag as it could even mean they're just sending a static F-16 for the theme. We'll wait and see.

I think a few would like to see one or two Nellis Aggressor F16's in the line up, me included. Would be fantastic if they arrived on Friday and did a few missed approaches.

I always fly into San Francisco, hire a car and drive. Flight is then only c.£500. It's a LONG flight for a weekend though and there's plenty to see and do over there. Weather is always el-scorchio when I go. I'm also far more respectful of the hosts then seems to be the sentiment above. It's their ...

ThatDutchDude wrote: ↑

Wed 20 Mar 2024, 7:30 pm

Big wish, but with the pretty large gap it'd be amazing to see the 10C demo down in the UK for the final time before they stop with their routine

Everything crossed for that one. What an aircraft! Top of its game for 4 decades and still not bettered.

Another nice EU scheme! Yep, the Italians, Germans, French et al all seem to be able to turn on the style when it comes to tarting up their aircraft. The RAF on the other hand remove any form of historical link and slap a poorly designed sticker on a handful of aircraft to mark one of the most sign...

Yes, it's a great airshow and highly recommended. The year I went there was a great variety of aircraft, some of which I wasn't expecting prior to the event (ghost aggressor full display for example). The sun isn't well placed for photography, but hey, it's on the beach. It's a very popular event. G...

Kurnass wrote: ↑

Mon 18 Mar 2024, 5:59 pm

After one good rehearsal half of the stickers would be shredded.

The scheme is a year old. If it hasn't seen one 'good rehearsal' in a year of squadron service, they're not tyring hard enough.

... but the possibility of being given some info before most others is a major reason for making the effort to attend. Fair comment. It's not just the participant info though. Much of what's discussed is of interest to anyone who's more than a casual attendee of the event. There should be no reason...

I tend to agree. Not all FRIAT can travel to the meeting (especially those that work or live in the bleak North) and for those that do attend, they get the privilege of knowing before others, even if only for a few hours. Any embargo doesn't make sense. It makes no difference to the event if a few f...

Gregson wrote: ↑

Tue 12 Mar 2024, 6:03 am

... they are fat, ugly to the extreme (especially the "B"), dull and grey. What's to like??

You're going to love Tempest then. Not even it's mother likes that one.

Does it matter? Obviously yes to some or it wouldn't be a 'thing'. Does it matter to me? Well, its not going to change my life one way or another. As for Tommy's point about controlled flight into terrain. Comes back to the skill question. My take is that becoming an 'ace' became a 'thing' because ...