I'm so sorry to hear Anatoly has passed away. An airshow great, and the man that gave me my all time airshow 'moment' https://live.staticflickr.com/4496/38183058946_c835879b50_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/4586/37526942464_e9e9a0c065_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/4575/38183058816_23093df...

Great results there Sam, of some real rarities too.

I’m planning on going to this, this year. Has anyone been before? What’s it like? What to expect? Thanks As others have said, the Danes put on a great show. Very accessible too. Make sure you get in early on show day. As always, our own UKAR reviews are a great resource if you want to get the flavo...

The Firecat is a really lovely little gem. Midnight Hawks are lovely too. As awesome as the F-18C is from them, for the sake of variety, it’s nice to have that team back. With them, the Reds, and rumoured Saudis, it’s nice to see so many legacy Hawks in the air for the (unofficial) Hawk 50th year. ...

On Friday the aircraft in red and blue areas are in place so you can walk to FRIAT from the car parks. Green zone is still live so to get from the green car park you use the internal shuttle bus. On Monday FRIAT run a walking bus across from blue gate only to get into the stand. Morning is ok becau...

All good! And apart from a very enjoyable visit from and chinwag with this forum's very own Nige Watson, who spent a bit of time with us and learned first hand a bit about what goes into getting a 50's fighter jet working again, that was it for Saturday. It was enjoyable indeed! absolutely fascinat...

Ah that's a great shame, I had everything crossed that Legends could settle in to Church Fenton.

Old Git wrote: ↑

Mon 18 Dec 2023, 2:47 pm

Thank you Wrexham Mackem ,i have a Canon 100-400 Mk 2 at the moment

Sounds perfect.

Some superb photography of some fine subjects there. You've had quite a year Peter!

Very much so, but as with any camera body, choose your lens carefully.

Yes, me too. Its not so much the lack of updates that bothered me, rather what was ultimately presented.

I usually buy Cosford Club quite early. I'll hang fire for a while I think.

I'm rooting for Cosford, hopefully they can get back on form in 2024.

That's a nice set!

I'd love the Blue Angels to tour Europe again. European tours were a regular thing up to 92, on a similar sort of cadence to the Thunderbirds. I suppose it'll take somebody in high command to want to make it happen. Of course the USAF has a much larger presence in Europe than the USN, which would ex...

sharkyofcutsh wrote: ↑

Wed 25 Oct 2023, 12:13 pm

How long does the flying typically last for on the Friday for RIAT?

About 4 hours. As opposed to 8 hours plus at the weekend. It is (mostly) made up of things that will feature at the weekend too.

As Hammerhead has pointed out, you can't book FRIAT for a single day. Its a 5 day package. Maybe one of the other enclosures will suit you. The public grandstand isn't ideal for photography as its quite a long way back from the crowd line, but the garden enclosure in front of it is great for a singl...

Typical marketing to induce panic buying .... at the moment no aircraft are confirmed ....."buy a ticket and secure a spot to look at an empty airfield" 😂 That’s a bit unfair. You’re buying tickets for RIAT and RIAT is what you will get. Its safe to say there will be an international airs...

Ah you must have been right by me Paul, we should have said hello. Lovely images, and now I'll know what mine could/should look like when I go through them. The Victory Show is a gem of an event, and I mean the whole thing as opposed to just the flying display which is only a part of it, as unique a...

Such a shame as DBH used to be really good at that sort of thing. Always friendly and accessible.

Its worth noting the Lancaster is Sunday only, according to the event website.

I'm still in awe. Any man who can walk the RIAT static park in flip flops is more of a man than I'll ever be.

I hope the sunshine shows up and you get chance to be that daft again Ian!

Good review, one small thing though. The French Parachute team jumped from a Short Skyvan not the Herc that the Falcons jumped from. Seemed to be pretty fair and balanced, which might have been hard given the complaints leading up to the show day. AAh yes, of course! my apologies and thanks for the...

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Tue 11 Jul 2023, 7:02 am

I’m thinking about doing the grandstand this year on Thursday rather than P&V. I assume it’s the same procedure as on the Monday, just turn up at the blue entrance shortly before the gates open and join the queue?

yes, but the queue isn't too challenging on Thursday! Blue entrance, as normal.

It’s ironic that the show has moved from Duxford’s awkward crowdline and obscured view of the runway to recreate a similar set-up at Church Fenton. Hopefully like Duxford the compensation will be in close up views of taxying aircraft.

Looking at the map, I wouldn’t know where to head for!

FRIAT seemed to be pushing the left luggage option but I've had mixed results when I've used it in the past. One year was flawless, another year they lost my bag for about 45 mins. I also don't much fancy the scrum to collect first thing in the morning. They do seem to be pushing it, encouraging me...

This is great, looks a lovely event!