Mike wrote: ↑

Fri 15 Mar 2024, 1:38 am

I think the first flying one at Mildenhall was in 1983.

Thanks Mike - Must have first seen an F-16 fly at Greenham then - certainly was there 81 - Sea Search

You might know exactly but as a quick guesstimate - with over 40 years of F-16s at IAT at say 10-20 examples a year on average ( flying, spares and static) . Must be over 500 total F-16 appearances - pushing toward 1000? First appeared (2x Norg flying/spare, 1 x Dutch static) in 1981, I remember as...

You might know exactly but as a quick guesstimate - with over 40 years of F-16s at IAT at say 10-20 examples a year on average ( flying, spares and static) . Must be over 500 total F-16 appearances - pushing toward 1000? Go on , I'm game! Your numbers aren't far out by my reckoning, First appeared ...

Amazing participation from Denmark! Seriously? two F-16s and a Challenger. Don't get me wrong. Great they're coming but a seriously overstated description of "amazing". Its comical! But at least the kids are keen - not grumpy like us ! You might know exactly but as a quick guesstimate - w...

iainpeden wrote: ↑

Wed 13 Mar 2024, 9:47 pm

jasonT1981 wrote: ↑

Wed 13 Mar 2024, 8:45 pm

I'd love to see a Tiger Meet at RIAT

1977 and 1991 were both pretty good.

Seconded

77 was my first IAT - awesome.

Fighter Meet in 97 was fantastic - even for the 90s!

Just no more PC-9 meets pls

Professor_M wrote: ↑

Fri 08 Mar 2024, 8:11 pm

One of the Facebook comments from the show may reassure some...

We're in talks with our international partners.

Epsilon for static?

Well there is a piston engined military schemed Tracker flying at an airshow this weekend. One of many stars that will be flying! Such as a Neptune, Caribou and Consellation. .... Utterly pointless having 'stars' on static at an airshow I always think! So if there's an option for a 'star' to either...

Well there is a piston engined military schemed Tracker flying at an airshow this weekend. One of many stars that will be flying! Such as a Neptune, Caribou and Consellation. .... Utterly pointless having 'stars' on static at an airshow I always think! So if there's an option for a 'star' to either...

Well there is a piston engined military schemed Tracker flying at an airshow this weekend. One of many stars that will be flying! Such as a Neptune, Caribou and Consellation. Last time I checked, Australia is quite a distance from Gloucestershire... Good spotting. Might have to get your skates on t...

Well there is a piston engined military schemed Tracker flying at an airshow this weekend. One of many stars that will be flying! Such as a Neptune, Caribou and Consellation. 0900 Gates Open 1042 Skydive Skydive Australia Flag Drop 1046 Yak 110 Jeff Boerboon, Code Four Aerobatic 1053 Fokker FVIIB “S...

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The M6 pass was always my local... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53475142861_d55a3a690f_b.jpg Overtaking on the M6 pass LFA 17 by Andy Heap , on Flickr combined with the east coast ranges - Donna and Wainfleet fav's https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53376047311_3196f4dea0_b.jpg Strafe! by An...

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If I was the ACM of the RAF I'd be embarrassed to put the RAF's name behind the Cosford show - (Pre or Post Covid) it has to be the weakest event the RAF has presented (possible exception was 2009 Waddo train crash!) The Danish show on the same day will undoubtedly knock this years effort out the th...

Gonna be a toss-up between Melun & Tanagra this year. Still can't make a decision yet! :thinking: Last year I was umming and aghhing which European shows to go to in Sept. Decided against Tanagra on the account it was early Sept and most likely would be too hot for me! So decided on Radom and K...

I'm just hoping we get some involvement from our USAF friends at Lakenheath and Mildenhall. I simply don't understand why we see LN jets at places like Athens, but there is seemingly never availability to fly 15 mins away... Have we ever even seen an F-15 at Cosford? Probably because if the RAF can...

I'm too old to care- nor on any social media to see it ! Man posts on social media to say that he’s not on social media 😂🙈 Isn't this just a website? Thought social media was Facebook and the like? I'll bow to your better knowledge though. I do know airshows were much better before such things - no...

https://twitter.com/airtattoo/status/1753025994342952998?s=46&t=MrByk9E0ZD1fN2EAXOlQkw Lots of people note that RIAT is too expensive for them. and against a background of price rises I find it 'interesting' the organization think paying someone to do things like this is useful. I'm sure some o...

If money is the real Issue here, then nothing is secure from early retirement? :face_with_raised_eyebrow: Maybe shouldn't have spunked all them Swiss Francs on a complex fighter-jet they have no real requirement for? :thinking: From a personal perspective I had thought the Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18...

Wonder if PdS might be pulled early?

aviodromefriend wrote: ↑

Thu 16 Nov 2023, 7:02 pm

For those thinking of going: this is the week before airpower, so it might be something to combine in one trip.

Would be rude not to!

Even at your 'worst' RIAT in 2022 with it being a "PC-9 Trainerfest" etc we still had a great weekend with some very rare aircraft in the UK. E4-B, Swedish Historic Viggen, Draken and Lansen, A4 Skyhawk, Boeing 727 and a Hunter all flying in on the Friday was an absolute highlight. We got...

I thought the 2022 PC-9 Trainerfest show was a deep dark look into how IAT was falling Whereas I enjoyed 2022’s show hugely. If you really really don’t like trainers, then don’t go to a RIAT with “trainers” as the central theme. You can’t argue you weren’t warned well in advance of that one. Differ...

A trainer themed show being dominated by the most numerous trainer on the planet, and that’s an issue. Right. It was - 2022 was the worst IAT flying display I have seen and I started going in 77. Yes you can have your Airshow every year and like Cosford it will sell out. I disagree with you on the ...