Revival air display

[webby74]

Hi all. First time at the revival this year and was just wondering where is best to watch and get photographs of the air display? Thanks in advance.

[tonymor]

I'd suggest near the chicane.

[shaunroche]

Probably the best area would be near the flight apron where the Spitfire cafe is ie, near to the GRRC members' enclosure as the planes aren't allowed to fly over the crowds anymore since that wker at Shoreham, and they will fly in a circuit, the closest being when they fly along the line of the runway....

[9.3]

tonymor said:

I'd suggest near the chicane.

I’d suggest anywhere but ...!!

[Keep it stiff]

Depends on the runway direction, the banking Madgwick is good if they are taking off towards it and last year they were slightly less paranoid about aircraft starting their turns before they had cleared the spectator banking.

[34053]

The air displays are a shadow of their former selves. Even pre-Shoreham they were becoming very tame. They were a real highlight. Now hardly worth bothering with.

[webby74]

Thanks for the info guys, most helpful

[Tempest_5]

I went on the first Saturday of the Revival 20 years ago and the flying was spectacular. I did wonder about the aircraft being allowed to fly over us. I was annoyed that I wasn't there for Ray Hanna's famous startline fly through. A fly through is where you are at 20 feet attitude going between the grandstand and the pits/ clock tower at 200+ knots! Photos of the event out there in google land for the uninitiated.

[72twink]

Tempest_5 said:

I went on the first Saturday of the Revival 20 years ago and the flying was spectacular. I did wonder about the aircraft being allowed to fly over us. I was annoyed that I wasn't there for Ray Hanna's famous startline fly through. A fly through is where you are at 20 feet attitude going between the grandstand and the pits/ clock tower at 200+ knots! Photos of the event out there in google land for the uninitiated.

Nah ........ it was tame he didn’t have anyone flying towards him!

[34053]

Not tame.

[ecsrobin]

There’s only 3 air displays showing on the timetable:

Friday - mustang 0800
Saturday - mustang 0830, spitfire and mustang duo 1905
Sunday - spitfire 0830

[NDA]

34053 said:

Not tame.

Brilliant! Not seen that shot before.

[Elderly]

ecsrobin said:

There’s only 3 air displays showing on the timetable:

Friday - mustang 0800
Saturday - mustang 0830, spitfire and mustang duo 1905
Sunday - spitfire 0830

Which means that there will be almost no Sterile Zones imposed for too long before and after the displays, which limited trackside viewing of the racing in those areas.

[Tempest_5]

That's a bit minimal compared to previous years. Costs or more regulation or both I wonder.

[aeropilot]

Tempest_5 said:

That's a bit minimal compared to previous years. Costs or more regulation or both I wonder.

Regulations because of the need of the sterile areas, post Shoreham.

Understandably, its now just not worth the hassle and disruption to the rest of the event, which is a crying shame as it had always been an intrinsic part of the event.

[mk1coopers]

In 2009 I was doing a parade lap, going down Lavant with the Lancs coming the other way, that will probably never happen again, the Cricket match display (when you had to have an invite to go) was fantastic, I was also at the circuit for that Spitfire Moment, buzzed the Bristol going up the start / Finish straight then had to pull up at the chicane :-)

Edited by mk1coopers on Thursday 6th September 16:16

[ruaricoles]

Here’s a video clip from 1998...

https://youtu.be/rnc78LW7V1U

Air displays may not have improved in terms of spectacle since but video quality certainly has. Anyway, it captures the moment!

[RichB]

34053 said:

The air displays are a shadow of their former selves. Even pre-Shoreham they were becoming very tame. They were a real highlight. Now hardly worth bothering with.

Unfortunately I've just read that this year it's just one Spitfire and a Mustang.

[Krupp88]

The listing for from Goodwood is a joke. This morning there were 3 Spitfires and a Hurricane.

[No ideas for a name]

No notices on any of the usual flight lines, so I guess no displays are planned.