Really nice update, Qatari NH-90 feels like the epitome of what RIAT should be all about

Nwalch wrote: ↑

Tue 09 Apr 2024, 2:35 pm

Yes the ticket comes later once they have matched your payment with your registration.

Well that's worrying... email sent! Thanks.

Anyone still waiting for Monday tickets. Had mine for Friday but nothing for Monday since booking. EDIT - Found my Monday ticket hiding in my emails a few days behind the first one! Hmmm... I have a registration confirmation, but nae ticket! Is it sent separately? Or are you referring to the confir...

Hellenic and Hungarian air forces added as “ongoing” Zambian air force now not participating. Hungarian Air Force was added last week. Also Bulgarian Air Force added as ongoing. I'm surprised the Italians haven't been added yet as ongoing, as they usually confirm quite early. I'm 50:50 whether we'l...

Mike wrote: ↑

Thu 04 Apr 2024, 11:12 am

Predictions for next week anyone?

I’ll start with the cancellation of the NATO E-3A

It's not really a RIAT unless...

Haven't taken part in one of these in ages!

Something (hopefully) a bit different - a civvy Alpha, taken at Oshkosh back in 2016:


by Gordon Duncan, on Flickr

That Tracker is a fantastic addition, like everyone else I had no idea there's even a flying example in Europe!

JMC wrote: ↑

Thu 22 Feb 2024, 3:48 pm

Wait till Sam tells you that he visited a Kazakh Mig-31 base!

His strike-rate over the last few years is actually really impressive in terms of travelling to see various rarities which subsequently show up at RIAT.

Maybe we should all club together and buy him a ticket to Kazakhstan... Sam?

Wonderful news about the Spanish F-5s... and a Czech Gripen for the flying display as well. Lovely stuff.

Nice set but that A400 is never going to get refuelled by that A330 unless he gets his arse into gear, he's all over the place. :grin: Lovely set Andy, it was indeed a great weekend. Let's hope that there will be another BAF Days at some point in the future... KB is such a splendid venue that it de...

Nice set but that A400 is never going to get refuelled by that A330 unless he gets his arse into gear, he's all over the place. :grin: Lovely set Andy, it was indeed a great weekend. Let's hope that there will be another BAF Days at some point in the future... KB is such a splendid venue that it de...

Mike wrote: ↑

Tue 06 Feb 2024, 12:30 pm

Polish? Or Czech Sokol?

Apologies - Czech! Fingers going faster than brain...

I mean, any damned Sokol, really. They're fantastic little machines. Love 'em.

Something I thought of today, the return of some pyrotechnics! It feels like it's been too long since we've had some explosions along the runway! Apache 2019 i'd guess the last time? ‘Twas yes, hoping for the Czech Alca tactical demo this year as they couldn’t last year That's a great shout. I've a...

Lovely stuff Mr Deadwood - I really must get up to Lossie sometime this year! That head-on shot of the P-3 is... [chef's kiss].

Outstanding stuff as always chief, and a pleasure to share quite a few of these experiences with you. Here's to an equally cracking 2024!

Wonder how many days they did at Oshkosh this year ? If it’s the back end of the week we can hope they might turn up. Wishful thinking The Raptor flew pretty much every day of the week at Oshkosh this year... it definitely flew on the Monday, for example, which is usually the 'slowest' of the daily...

Cor, lovely stuff - especially as Ostrava is a notoriously challenging venue for photography.

shadowdao wrote: ↑

Sat 25 Nov 2023, 10:05 pm

Will they train on Saturday and Sunday?

Almost certainly not.

RIAT are on the Black Friday Bandwagon with some of their merchandise... https://www.airtattoo.com/merchandise-black-friday-up-to-50-off-selected-lines/ 2023 Checklists (for anyone still after one) are available there for £2. https://www.airtattoo.com/merchandise-black-friday-up-to-50-off-selected-...

Talk about a PR SNAFU...

Stunning thread - lovely crisp captures of some beautiful machines

Cor! Lovely stuff.

What’s the chance of the Blue Angels coming over for European tour, been so long since they were last in the UK. Sadly I've given up hope of ever seeing them in Britain. According to wikipedia their 1992 displays were part of their only European tour of the past 50 years. They flew at the KLu show ...

That all-red Turkish F-16 is wild...

Lovely stuff matey, those Danish F-16s and the head-on shot of the E-2C are just brilliant.

I must get back up again at some point, though sadly unlikely to happen this calendar year...