Flying Legends 2019

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Praying for Berlin express and hun hunter now. Lineup is building nicely though

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Is it going to be a blockbuster year? No. The DH9 is, for me, the current star item. Do I expect another rare or rarely seen warbird from Europe or further afield to be added at this late stage? No.

It will still be a great show. If the final few updates are along the lines of Hun Hunter, Berlin Express, ARCo Lysander and the Silver Spit then for me it will have turned from underwhelming (for Legends that is!) that it was a few weeks ago to very good (again against the bar Legends have set themselves) and I'll be more than happy.
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I am surprised the Lysander pair hasn’t been on the list would have thought it would have been very welcome to many

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Wingwalkers added.
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The latest participating aircraft added
- Supermarine Spitfire IX (G-LFIX)
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Really wasn’t expecting the wing walkers. They are good at family shows but I definitely don’t book legends tickets to see them

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All Duxford air shows are family orientated shows.

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UKAirshowTour wrote:Really wasn’t expecting the wing walkers. They are good at family shows but I definitely don’t book legends tickets to see them


The wing walkers have been at more than one edition of Legends over the years and are highly relevant to a vintage airshow theme, when you think about it.

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Pen Pusher wrote:All Duxford air shows are family orientated shows.

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Stephen Grey has said on many occasions that Flying Legends is aimed at the 'Aficionado' (as he terms it). It is certainly not aimed at the family audience, and never has been.

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I believe Stephen Grey also stated that his goal was to create a 'non-boring' airshow, hence the pace of the show and the philosophy of there always being something happening in front of the audience.

I belatedly attended La Ferte Alais for the first time this year and was very pleased to discover that show runs along the same lines. It was a bit of an eye opener to attend a 'non-boring', 'non-Legends' airshow.

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Mike wrote:Stephen Grey has said on many occasions that Flying Legends is aimed at the 'Aficionado' (as he terms it). It is certainly not aimed at the family audience, and never has been.


And wing walkers have appeared at Flying legends in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2012 all under Stephen Grey's watch.

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the wing walkers are a great act. yeah they get around a lot, but can't beat the sound of a stearman tearing through the air

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They have indeed, and so have the Aerostars, modern jets, the Red Arrows, and two-seat Spitfires, contrary to a lot of the guff one reads on the web.

That still doesn't make it a family-oriented airshow though.

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Mike wrote:That still doesn't make it a family-oriented airshow though.


All air shows are family-orientated, even RIAT. How do explain the fun fairs, tat stalls, activity zones, zip lines, singer's etc.?

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We've had Anna Walker's Jungmann display at Legends many times in the past, and that was considered a filler item. The Wing Walkers are no different for me and will be a nice break during the flying.

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Wrexham Mackem wrote:
UKAirshowTour wrote:Really wasn’t expecting the wing walkers. They are good at family shows but I definitely don’t book legends tickets to see them


The wing walkers have been at more than one edition of Legends over the years and are highly relevant to a vintage airshow theme, when you think about it.


E.g. this one:

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I’m well aware they’ve attended before I’ve not missed many legends in my time. Just a rest break for 10 minutes I suppose

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Mike wrote:They have indeed, and so have the Aerostars, modern jets, the Red Arrows, and two-seat Spitfires, contrary to a lot of the guff one reads on the web.

That still doesn't make it a family-oriented airshow though.


U16's go free? You couldn't get more family orientated.

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Spitfire Mk. IX "PV202" confirmed.

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Grasshopper pair confirmed and also
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Yeah Buchonmania :cool:
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J0343/19: Temporary restricted area activated
Q) EGTT/QRTCA/IV/BO/AW/000/080/5206N00008E006
RESTRICTED AREA (TEMPORARY) AT DUXFORD, CAMBRIDGESHIRE FOR A RED
ARROWS DISPLAY WI 6NM RADIUS 520532N 0000750E. AIC M049/2019 REFERS.
SEE SEPARATE J SERIES NOTAM AND AIC M061/19 FOR DETAILS OF DUXFORD
AIRSHOW RA(T) AT SAME LOCATION. RED ARROWS WILL REMAIN CLEAR OF
CONTROLLED AIRSPACE. FOR INFO 01223 833376. 2019-06-0273/AS1
LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 8,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 13 Jul 2019 10:55 GMT (11:55 BST) TO: 13 Jul 2019 11:35 GMT (12:35 BST)


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Pen Pusher wrote:
J0343/19: Temporary restricted area activated
Q) EGTT/QRTCA/IV/BO/AW/000/080/5206N00008E006
RESTRICTED AREA (TEMPORARY) AT Duxford, CAMBRIDGESHIRE FOR A RED
ARROWS DISPLAY WI 6NM RADIUS 520532N 0000750E. AIC M049/2019 REFERS.
SEE SEPARATE J SERIES NOTAM AND AIC M061/19 FOR DETAILS OF Duxford
AIRSHOW RA(T) AT SAME LOCATION. RED ARROWS WILL REMAIN CLEAR OF
CONTROLLED AIRSPACE. FOR INFO 01223 833376. 2019-06-0273/AS1
LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 8,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 13 Jul 2019 10:55 GMT (11:55 BST) TO: 13 Jul 2019 11:35 GMT (12:35 BST)


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I guess that will mean the flight line walk will close around 11.30 in order to clear the area before the Red Arrows display.
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Flight Line walk opens early on Saturday.

The Flight Line Walk opens from 08.15 until 11.30 on (SATURDAY) and 09.00 until 12.00 pm on (SUNDAY) at a cost of £5 per person.


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