Apart from me, is anyone else going ?
Rog
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RIAT 2026
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NickM
Old Oak
No but I have been before and it was excellent. 
And as I was afraid of, thanks to the Ginger Toddler, RIAT 2026 has been cancelled. A great shame as the organisers spend ten months of the year organising it and a lot of the proceeds go to a charity.
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
"Ginger Toddler"? Nicola Sturgeon? She were "the Ginja Ninja" or "Killer Crankie" Roger.
Or, do you mean "the Big Orange Blob" (a.k.a."Bob") presently working out his jetlag (and hiding his utter lack of Sino-Yank progress) on Truth Social?
Or, do you mean "the Big Orange Blob" (a.k.a."Bob") presently working out his jetlag (and hiding his utter lack of Sino-Yank progress) on Truth Social?
The latter.
Serendipity strikes ...
While Googling the route to Iford Manor, I stumbled across this place....
Previously I've 'landed' a pre-glass cockpit Boeing 747 at several airports which was great fun.
While Googling the route to Iford Manor, I stumbled across this place....
Previously I've 'landed' a pre-glass cockpit Boeing 747 at several airports which was great fun.
How has he had any influence on it being cancelled? The potential need for our aircraft in the Middle East?
Fairford is an active USAF airbase - and it is the location from which many of the bombers are flying to the Middle East. While the air show is only a few days - the set up starts weeks ahead, so there isn't the ability to start and guarantee that it will run... There are also lots of other businesses who depend on RIAT for their income and while some (like two of our clients who are farmers and run local camping for RIAT) will have lost most of this year's income as a result - yet still, earlier notice means minimising the outgoings (such as booking portable loos / catering etc.) so that there isn't as big a financial loss, and for other businesses they can mitigate completely (such as on-site catering who can book elsewhere).
So a combination of Donald Trump's actions / unpredictable approach to the Middle East / his planes / needing a stop date by which a decision has to be made...
Thanks for that, I wasn't aware of much of that but all makes sense.
SamQ aka Ah! Q!
Old Oak
Amazing isn't it. The actions of one individual makes living more costly and establishd recreational activities (providing the local economy) impossible, while he tips off his cronies to make billions. Allegedly.
I used to live in a village on the corner of the airbase...