Lets NOT? This is a discussion thread & it's interesting how the complicated English language in its standard format can be read in different ways by different people. :whistle: Find the subject matter in the sentence, look for syntax, read the intended meaning & your 'alternative' & decide on balan...

Aim to get parked by 06:30 as your Aviation Club ticket doesn't give you priority over the long queues on all routes into the area. Once parked you can gauge for yourself when you need to join the physical queue for entry & Security checks. Note that delays here only get worse as the day progresses....

Is the Pakistan AF IL78 due to land at Fairford or will the JF17's separate from it elsewhere. It would be great to see a landing and departure of it on on the Monday. It would seem to me from the 5 posts above yours that there's somewhere between Bob Hope & no hope of either on any given day? ;) L...

By my understanding, the B-1s are coming as part of (or all of) a BTF. Could that possibly mean the BTF is actually elsewhere in Europe, it’s at Fairford and has only two aircraft, or is it at Fairford and one or two more could pitch up and get parked out the way in the north east loop. Or maybe a ...

Possibly closer to the day somebody will oblige with details?
For now, it's Pakistan to Fairford via somewhere not near India, Iran or Israel. (or possibly France?)

Thanks for the Info'. I think I will leave this one as a weather-driven late decision. I'm always keen to check-out new locations for some variety.

Any more news or updates on this event please?
It would appear that the main viewing area for any public attendance could be located to the
North of the runway? Not a great outlook if South-facing all day.
Unless of course, anybody knows different?

Thanks for the Info' Gary & EBRUIJN80. Hopefully I'll get to see it for myself one day soon ' before the World turns lax & sour '?

Impressive personal fortitude & Photo's!
I'm not familiar with this base, but that Turkish Star appears to be landing on a Taxiway?

I personally consider you're already in the right place with your current equipment for your budget? All super zooms have a trade-off with image quality (IQ) at some points (possible all?) of the focal length imo. Later & markedly more expensive Zoom lenses have addressed these shortcomings to the p...

Remember one of the concepts of having a Harrier type aircraft? Aim for the runway and destroying the fast jets becomes unimportant. We have fewer operational airfields for dispersal and less money to pay for the people and dreams of politicians/glory seeking senior officers of all three services W...

Wattisham for instance was probably a 3 hour airshow with a few thousand people? RIAT is a 8 hour balls-out airshow with an active lazy-lunch! That's following a stupid-early start & the annual Dawn scrum to get parked, then get into the showground & find a spot to view. :@ Ultra good or bad weather...

This extract below is Courtesy of a KEY.AERO article dated 27th April 2017 giving an indication it ain't a new thing! FYI. I copy/pasted your question into Google & this is the first result in 5 seconds! :whistle: In fact, this change is so old that some Unit markings are re-emerging! The Royal Air ...

In all seriousness, I think the reasoning within the MoD was that, since the last catapult-launched jet in the Navy was quite a while ago (Phantom?), they figured the Royal Navy had lost the necessary training systems and infrastructure. But they were still well-versed with the Harrier and the whol...

Well done for persevering after your much better practice day shots. That is major-league ugly weather!

Great choice of location & superb panning skills!

Clearly not at the Coast, so I assume shot at Exeter Airport?

Looking at the Statement & specifically at the words ' alternative commercial facilities ' I'm inclined to think a Civil Airport is envisioned mainly because it appears the last person leaving a military airfield 'turns out the lights' until tomorrows published opening time. Fire cover for 24/7 QRA ...

Nobody showed the BBC Flypast presenter the new formations picture & listing in time?
'Final formation comprising 4 Lightnings & nine Hawks of the Red Arrows'....Ummmm

Great selection of shots throughout the whole of daytime +. My personal standouts are shots 14 & 16.