Yep, 82-1068 was at RIAT 2012 and, also, was on deployment at Fairford June 2017 at the time of Baltops/Sabre Strike.GoldenEagle wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:45 pmWell, if you're not able to come today and missed the B2 : you missed nothing.
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Royal International Air Tattoo 2018 Discussion Thread
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I still find it odd that years ago they had 2 B-2's at (the then) IAT, one on static & one flying. Now you get one fly past with F-15 escort (why??) and it's gone.GoldenEagle wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:45 pmWell, if you're not able to come today and missed the B2 : you missed nothing.
I get the feeling they are doing a P.R. job and trying to make it out to be a lot more 'Spooky' than it really is.
Maybe it's just me.
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Honestly, some people... Just be glad you got to see it!rh226 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:19 pmYep, 82-1068 was at RIAT 2012 and, also, was on deployment at Fairford June 2017 at the time of Baltops/Sabre Strike.GoldenEagle wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:45 pmWell, if you're not able to come today and missed the B2 : you missed nothing.
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Actually its debut was '97, so no B-2 ever visited IAT.
IIRC all the Global Power flypasts at Fairford have been escorted by F-15's, but when op. from Fairford itself, they were not. Could be wrong there though.
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IIRC all the Global Power flypasts at Fairford have been escorted by F-15's, but when op. from Fairford itself, they were not. Could be wrong there though.
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Well that's my RIAT for 2018 over and done. The B-2 was a nice surprise but overall I'd say it was a quite disappointing year from my point of view.
Hope the weather holds for those going tomorrow too.
Hope the weather holds for those going tomorrow too.
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Have been at RIAT since Thursday and I’ve loved every minute. Yesterday’s weather didn’t help but today more than made up for it. Roll on tomorrow.
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Ah yes, became Riat in '96 so I was a year out!
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Had some lovely passes over Lechlade!!
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Also visited 7 - 9 June'15. Of the 12 B-2's that have been to Fairford, counting flyby's as well as those which have landed, this has been to Fairford more times than any other B-2. Even so, it was still great to see it.rh226 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:19 pmYep, 82-1068 was at RIAT 2012 and, also, was on deployment at Fairford June 2017 at the time of Baltops/Sabre Strike.GoldenEagle wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:45 pmWell, if you're not able to come today and missed the B2 : you missed nothing.
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Any special visitors/flypast for Sunday?
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I thought the Spanish CN295 departure on the Friday merited the best flying display award. Low level screaming down the runway then stick pulled back for a steep climb.
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I had a great day yesterday, apart from missing a turning on the way in for the Brown route and ending up on the Blue route resulting in sitting in a tailback for 45mins. For the first time this year I upgraded to an enclosure, choosing the viewing garden, money well spent. One of the highlights for me was the Great War Display Team. I thought like some of the previous comments on here they might have been lost on such a large display area, but I thought they put on a cracking show and very fitting to be included in the 100 year celebrations.
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Quick question. I was carting so much stuff around on Saturday I omitted to buy a programme and checklist. Are they still available from anywhere..?
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I remember years ago the US participation in airshows abroad was brought to a halt by sequestration - perhaps money is why it's acceptable to fly a training mission with the B-2, rather than fly it over for an airshow which probably costs more dollars than a flyby.von_trippenhopf wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:49 pmI still find it odd that years ago they had 2 B-2's at (the then) IAT, one on static & one flying. Now you get one fly past with F-15 escort (why??) and it's gone.GoldenEagle wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:45 pmWell, if you're not able to come today and missed the B2 : you missed nothing.
I get the feeling they are doing a P.R. job and trying to make it out to be a lot more 'Spooky' than it really is.
Maybe it's just me.
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+1zoot horn rollo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 16, 2018 11:16 amI thought the Spanish CN295 departure on the Friday merited the best flying display award. Low level screaming down the runway then stick pulled back for a steep climb.
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Blimey!!. If a low level pass followed by a steep climb in a medium-sized turbo-prop was the highlight of RIAT then I am glad I didn't go!!!!!!!. The rest must have been grim by comparison!!.
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Bang on as always, John
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I'm not sure you can compare The older IAT/RIAT with the present day. I started going to the IAT at Greenham and went to the first ones at Fairford, also if I'm not mistaken one at Boscombe Down. In those long ago days more money was being spent on defence, most of the Air Forces around the world were flying different types of aircraft so there was quite a mixture of types on show and flying and of course the USA were happy to display. Returning to modern times most of the modern front line planes are either F16, F18, or Typhoons so you are bound to get duplications and of course every government has pulled in it's purse strings. I went yesterday had a very good day and will probably return next year, just happy to go to an airshow of such good quality. It is no good looking back to previous shows, or perhaps we all should audition for the next series of Grumpy Old Men if it were to return.
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Well for those of us who don't go to shows these days, we only have previous ones to look back on
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When will we stop comparing current RIATs to 80’s/90’s IAT’s?? It’s like trying to comparing a football club from today’s generation to a generation in the 80’s!!
We need to understand that Air forces, especially ours are not as big as they used to be. And other air forces around the world are starting to buy the same aircraft as other nations, simply because they are that good.
It will NEVER be like the “olden times” - yes, great for reminiscing, but not for being realistic.
For one, it was a great RIAT, yes I saw the same jets a few times, but hey - it’s all we’ve got - so let’s enjoy it before it’s all unmanned in 20-30 years!!
We need to understand that Air forces, especially ours are not as big as they used to be. And other air forces around the world are starting to buy the same aircraft as other nations, simply because they are that good.
It will NEVER be like the “olden times” - yes, great for reminiscing, but not for being realistic.
For one, it was a great RIAT, yes I saw the same jets a few times, but hey - it’s all we’ve got - so let’s enjoy it before it’s all unmanned in 20-30 years!!
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