The death of the airshow
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 Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 06 Mar 19 1.15pm |
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Following the Shoreham airshow crash, organisers of the bi-annual Farnborough airshow have decided there is not enough demand to have the weekend flying show. They cite lack of demand from spectators and complaints from locals. The Shoreham show hasn't been held since the crash. The only airshow that doesn't involve flying over spectators (or anyone), is the Eastbourne air show, which most of the flying is done over the sea. Having said that, I was stuck in traffic outside Eastbourne one year, when the red arrows did a crossover manoeuvre directly over us. If everyone follows Farnboroughs stance, that'll be the end of air shows
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Rudi Hedman  Caterham 06 Mar 19 1.18pm |
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You cannot beat the WWI planes flying overhead. What a noise.
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| Stuk Top half 06 Mar 19 2.06pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
Following the Shoreham airshow crash, organisers of the bi-annual Farnborough airshow have decided there is not enough demand to have the weekend flying show. They cite lack of demand from spectators and complaints from locals. The Shoreham show hasn't been held since the crash. The only airshow that doesn't involve flying over spectators (or anyone), is the Eastbourne air show, which most of the flying is done over the sea. Having said that, I was stuck in traffic outside Eastbourne one year, when the red arrows did a crossover manoeuvre directly over us. If everyone follows Farnboroughs stance, that'll be the end of air shows Not sure the complaints were just from locals, I'd imagine there were more from climate change protester types than them. What you mention about Eastbourne is what they could easily have done at Shoreham as it is right on the sea too. Farnborough is nowhere near it however. I was working there the year the Eurofighter was launched/displayed, days before the public were let in, and I couldn't believe the manoeuvres it could do. That said I wouldn't have wanted to be underneath it had something gone wrong.
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monkey  Sittingbourne,Kent 06 Mar 19 4.10pm |
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Biggins Hill air show was always a massive event when I was a kid, we used to look forward to going every summer. As someone said above, the spitfires, hurricanes and the Lancaster bombers flying passed was a bit special. Also the Jet fighters with their sonic booms as they shot passed was incredible.
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| .TUX. 06 Mar 19 6.57pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
Biggins Hill air show was always a massive event when I was a kid, we used to look forward to going every summer. As someone said above, the spitfires, hurricanes and the Lancaster bombers flying passed was a bit special. Also the Jet fighters with their sonic booms as they shot passed was incredible. Neglecting the Vulcan Bomber should be a red card imo. How very bloody dare you!
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| YT Oxford 06 Mar 19 7.30pm |
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Originally posted by monkey
Biggins Hill air show was always a massive event when I was a kid, we used to look forward to going every summer. As someone said above, the spitfires, hurricanes and the Lancaster bombers flying passed was a bit special. Also the Jet fighters with their sonic booms as they shot passed was incredible. I fear that either you or he have got their World Wars mixed up, Monkey old chap. He said WW1, which would be the 'Camel' the 'Albatross' etc
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 06 Mar 19 8.03pm |
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I have been lucky enough in the past 5 years to have two private airshows overhead. (plus the Eurofighter in 1996, flying over Dunsfold Aerodrome , where I was working,...on its way to Farnborough airshow) Apache helicopter flying over my allotment plot (doing a few passes), then a spitfire flying over my boat 2 years ago, on its way to Tenterden. The difference with Shoreham is that they were largely non-spectators that were killed. Or people that had not signed to 'terms and conditions' that flying displays are dangerous.
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Attachment: | kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 06 Mar 19 8.07pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
Following the Shoreham airshow crash, organisers of the bi-annual Farnborough airshow have decided there is not enough demand to have the weekend flying show. They cite lack of demand from spectators and complaints from locals. The Shoreham show hasn't been held since the crash. The only airshow that doesn't involve flying over spectators (or anyone), is the Eastbourne air show, which most of the flying is done over the sea. Having said that, I was stuck in traffic outside Eastbourne one year, when the red arrows did a crossover manoeuvre directly over us. If everyone follows Farnboroughs stance, that'll be the end of air shows I now live in Goring , Forest.
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| Forest Hillbilly in a hidey-hole 06 Mar 19 8.12pm |
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And Spitfire over our boat,....
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 06 Mar 19 8.25pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
And Spitfire over our boat,.... great photo.
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 becky over the moon 06 Mar 19 8.38pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
I have been lucky enough in the past 5 years to have two private airshows overhead. (plus the Eurofighter in 1996, flying over Dunsfold Aerodrome , where I was working,...on its way to Farnborough airshow) Apache helicopter flying over my allotment plot (doing a few passes), then a spitfire flying over my boat 2 years ago, on its way to Tenterden. The difference with Shoreham is that they were largely non-spectators that were killed. Or people that had not signed to 'terms and conditions' that flying displays are dangerous. One Apache! Pah.... living 5 miles (as the crow flies) from RNAS Yeovilton we get them in formation....
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Deacon Blues  Whangarei/Kerikeri 06 Mar 19 9.44pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
And Spitfire over our boat,.... Geee..... Over here we just get boring old dolphins and orcas, thankfully not OVER our boat.
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