Dan O'Hagan wrote:By way of comparison, clubs in the Bundesliga produce A4-sized programmes not unlike RIAT's in terms of number of pages. I think Bayern Munich's is under €2 this season, and the same sort of price at Dortmund and Schalke. They might get discounts for producing them for 17 home games a year as opposed to RIAT's annual order, but there is no way on Earth a £15 magazine can be justified, especially when the content is wafer-thin and heavily subsidised.
When UKAR next cosy up to Armstrong, perhaps the programme rip-off can be addressed.
Everything about the Bundesliga is so cheap that it makes meaningful comparisons tricky. Bayern Munich's cheapest season ticket, for example, starts at around €120 (!) which is just nuts when you consider how much the top EPL clubs charge.
I agree that £15 for the RIAT programme seems absurdly steep; one possible way around this would be to have a two-tier system whereby those who want to purchase the full souvenir thingy can do so (but not for more than a tenner IMO), whilst those who simply want the flying programme can purchase it on its own for (say) £2.50.
In years past the flying programme has been presented in the form of an insert to the main programme, so it shouldn't be too difficult to offer it on its own.
Posting comments on an aviation-related chatroom, are ya? Looks like it an' all...