RIAT 2022 Discussion Thread

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Yeah thats one hek of a schedule to get it here. Didn't it arrive before the official arrivals days in 2018 or have I imagined that?

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Luke28 wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 10:13 am
Yeah thats one hek of a schedule to get it here. Didn't it arrive before the official arrivals days in 2018 or have I imagined that?
First thing in on the Tuesday (extra) arrivals day in 2018 (on 09 runway)

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Just looking at things I've not seen before and I've got 30 on my list. THIRTY!

2Excel Aviation HM Coast Guard Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Aerial Vocations Ltd Trago Mills SAH-1
Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H175M
Austrian Air Force Uberwachungsgeschwader Eurofighter EF2000
Czech Air Force 22.zL/221.vrlt Mil Mi-171Sh
Estonian Air Force 1. Esk PZL M-28 Skytruck
French Air and Space Force BA709/Mustang X-Ray Pilatus PC-21
German Air Force HSG64 Airbus Helicopters H145LUH SOF
Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter T72
Hungarian Air Force MH86/Phoenix Harcihelikopter Zaszloalj Mil Mi-24P
Irish Air Corps 104 Sq Pilatus PC-12NG Spectre
Italian Air Force 61° Stormo Aermacchi T-346A Master
Kuwait Air Force Operational Conversion Unit Eurofighter EF2000
Lithuanian Air Force 1AB/Sraigtasparniu Eskadrile Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
Mistral Warbirds Canadair CL-13B Sabre
O-1 Aviation Ltd Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
Pilatus Pilatus PC-24
Pilatus Pilatus PC-7 MKX
Portuguese Air Force Esq 101 Socata TB30 Epsilon
Qatar Emiri Air Force 11 Sq BAE Hawk Mk167
QinetiQ AgustaWestland AW139
Raytheon Bombardier Strategic ISR
Romanian Air Force Escadrila 902 Antonov An-30
Royal Air Force of Oman 2 Sq CASA C-295MPA Persuader
Swedish Air Force Luftstridsskolan SAAB Sk.60
Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Cessna 550 Citation II
Swedish Air Force Historic Flight SAAB Draken Sk35C
Top Aces Douglas A-4N Skyhawk
United States Air Force 595th CCG/1st ACCS Boeing E-4B
United States Air Force 514th AMW Boeing KC-46A Pegasus

And that's not including stuff like German Cessna 172s and Swiss Cirrus SR22s that are coming too.

THIRTY!

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Aaaaaagh yeah, that rings a bell.

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Luke28 wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 10:13 am
Yeah thats one hek of a schedule to get it here. Didn't it arrive before the official arrivals days in 2018 or have I imagined that?
It was the first arrival (or one of the first) on Tuesday 2018, but remember Tuesday was an official day in 2018.

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Yep, its an incredible list for "firsts" this year, superb effort by the team. If everything turns up

New for me
RAF Poseidon
QinetiQ AW139
HHA Hunter T72
Austrian AF EF2000s
Brazilian AF KC-390 (did see the demonstrator in 2018)
Estonian AF M28 Skytruck
French AF Pc-21s
German AF A340
German AF H145
Hungarian AF Mi24s
Irish AC PC-12
Kuwait AF Typhoon
Lithuanian AF Dauphin
RAF Oman C295MPA
Qatar AF Hawk
Romanian AF An30
USAF KC-46A
Top Aces A-4N

plus a few historics such as the Sabre, the ex ETPS Gazelle in blue may appear this weekend instead.

And of course a first close up of an E-4B, I've seen one across the field at Mildenhall back in the 1990s.

So for rarities, the show is packed. Superb effort.
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cg_341 wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 10:25 am
Just looking at things I've not seen before and I've got 30 on my list. THIRTY!

2Excel Aviation HM Coast Guard Beechcraft 200 Super King Air
Aerial Vocations Ltd Trago Mills SAH-1
Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters H175M
Austrian Air Force Uberwachungsgeschwader Eurofighter EF2000
Czech Air Force 22.zL/221.vrlt Mil Mi-171Sh
Estonian Air Force 1. Esk PZL M-28 Skytruck
French Air and Space Force BA709/Mustang X-Ray Pilatus PC-21
German Air Force HSG64 Airbus Helicopters H145LUH SOF
Hawker Hunter Aviation Hawker Hunter T72
Hungarian Air Force MH86/Phoenix Harcihelikopter Zaszloalj Mil Mi-24P
Irish Air Corps 104 Sq Pilatus PC-12NG Spectre
Italian Air Force 61° Stormo Aermacchi T-346A Master
Kuwait Air Force Operational Conversion Unit Eurofighter EF2000
Lithuanian Air Force 1AB/Sraigtasparniu Eskadrile Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin
Mistral Warbirds Canadair CL-13B Sabre
O-1 Aviation Ltd Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
Pilatus Pilatus PC-24
Pilatus Pilatus PC-7 MKX
Portuguese Air Force Esq 101 Socata TB30 Epsilon
Qatar Emiri Air Force 11 Sq BAE Hawk Mk167
QinetiQ AgustaWestland AW139
Raytheon Bombardier Strategic ISR
Romanian Air Force Escadrila 902 Antonov An-30
Royal Air Force of Oman 2 Sq CASA C-295MPA Persuader
Swedish Air Force Luftstridsskolan SAAB Sk.60
Swedish Air Force Historic Flight Cessna 550 Citation II
Swedish Air Force Historic Flight SAAB Draken Sk35C
Top Aces Douglas A-4N Skyhawk
United States Air Force 595th CCG/1st ACCS Boeing E-4B
United States Air Force 514th AMW Boeing KC-46A Pegasus

And that's not including stuff like German Cessna 172s and Swiss Cirrus SR22s that are coming too.

THIRTY!
I’ve done the same, just for the flying items, and got to 23.

If I did the static as well, it would probably sit well over the 150 mark!!

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To be fair I was looking at types generally. If we start looking at serials/registrations, two new T-50s, both French PC-21s, etc I could easily hit 50+ I think!

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cg_341 wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 11:44 am
To be fair I was looking at types generally. If we start looking at serials/registrations, two new T-50s, both French PC-21s, etc I could easily hit 50+ I think!
You'll probably get 3x PC-21s with a spare, they took one (and a static) to St Dizier...
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Ah yes of course, I was looking at it from the British display point of view which is if you have a two aircraft display, one of those going tech means you either fly a solo or scrub, and not the French approach which is a pairs display requires two aircraft to be serviceable at all times! They of course did the same with Ramex Delta bringing three Mirage 2000s.

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Just got my tickets :) (Non FRIAT)

If you go into my orders on the RIAT website and click on your order, you now get the option to download e-ticket :)

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Hi everyone

Due to family issues I have had to cancel our trip to Fairford this year but had ordered Friday tickets in advance which I had forgotten about until I just received my email from RIAT !!

PM if you still need Friday tickets - shame to let them go to waste !

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Hi everyone, just a quick question.

Did tickets already start being handed out? As I've not received mine yet and I think they were ment to be handed out today.

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ThatDutchDude wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 4:05 pm
Hi everyone, just a quick question.

Did tickets already start being handed out? As I've not received mine yet and I think they were ment to be handed out today.
Check your account on the official RIAT website, they should be available on there to download.

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phantom12 wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 3:08 pm
Hi everyone

Due to family issues I have had to cancel our trip to Fairford this year but had ordered Friday tickets in advance which I had forgotten about until I just received my email from RIAT !!

PM if you still need Friday tickets - shame to let them go to waste !
PM'd.

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Luke28 wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 4:07 pm
ThatDutchDude wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 4:05 pm
Hi everyone, just a quick question.

Did tickets already start being handed out? As I've not received mine yet and I think they were ment to be handed out today.
Check your account on the official RIAT website, they should be available on there to download.

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Thanks! Guess I'll look into it in a second

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Got my ticket email earlier anyway.

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Got mine also. Was a bit confused because I found them under the 2021 order. Was expecting "transferred to 2022" or something like that but the tickets mention: Air Tattoo 2022 so everything all right :)

(Didn't receive any mail though.. :thinking: )

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OscarM wrote:
Fri 01 Jul 2022, 8:41 pm
Got mine also. Was a bit confused because I found them under the 2021 order. Was expecting "transferred to 2022" or something like that but the tickets mention: Air Tattoo 2022 so everything all right :)

(Didn't receive any mail though.. :thinking: )
I didn't get an email either but followed the advice on here and have now printed my ticket (once I got the printer working :rolling_eyes: ).

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Save the trees!! Remember folks you don't need to print your tickets out 👍🏼
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CJS wrote:
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Save the trees!! Remember folks you don't need to print your tickets out 👍🏼
I needed to print mine. :smiley:

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Is the E-4 likely to have a fighter escort like the B-2s have in the past? If so I wonder if they might stay with it?
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F15's renowned for their ability to take down overzealous enthusiasts in the static park :wink:

I'd say most likely no, but there'll be a high presence of security around it!

And guess who's come down really badly with Covid! Thank god it was this weekend and not in two weeks time :sweat:

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