BluBear

As we all know, since the tragic events of Shoreham last August, things will never be the same again for airshows in the UK. First reports coming in of the opening shows of the season from pilots and crowds alike are painting a picture of stale, over-regulated displays. And with organisers having to stump up a lot more cash in the way of regulatory costs imposed by the CAA, most of the small to medium shows have already pulled out of the calendar. (The revisions to CAP 403 have been discussed at length here: http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71656) An account from Peter Teichman, owner/operator/pilot of the Hangar 11 Collection based at North Weald: The first few airshows of the new world, post Shoreham era under the new CAA regs have taken place. I opened the first show of the season at Old Warden last Sunday on a super clear day and that went very well. Have to say that I had to alter my display radically to abide by the new regulations and it all seemed a little far away but hey, this is the new world we are living in - https://www.facebook.com/Hangar11Collection/?fref=ts Also from one of the most experienced aerobatic pilots in the UK: One particular discussion that has saddened me the most is the prospect of a future without airshows at our beloved Duxford. http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=15&p=723257#p723257 We saw early signs of this last year when the September show was constantly being interrupted due to traffic build up on the M11. With the regulations as they are now, DX may struggle to put on a 'safe' show as deemed by the CAA. It's been mooted the reason we cannot yet book September airshow tickets, could simply be that there may not be one. Ticket sales for the May display have been slow and I see Legends is still not sold out... I hate to be the prophet of doom, but this is even more reason to enjoy Legends this year, it could very well be the last we see at Duxford.

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Saw this years ago on some airshow pictures forum, seems he's still going with it which is good. Not a 'real' Spitfire per se, but this Allison powered 1:1 scale Mk.IX(ish) home build is a worthy effort. Far better than any of those ghastly 'Spitfire' Mk.26s that plague the land, I have to admire the guy.

Just got round to watching that SAAB one - stunning!!!

Not watched it all yet, but plenty of Focke footage here! I never knew the cooling fan turned faster than the propeller, it can be seen starting to rotate in a close up at 52:00 into the film.

Bravo!

Started to go over my head about half way through so will continue another day, but woah what a piece of kit?! Can you imagine the conversation in the boardroom of the weapon manufacturer when the idea was first raised? So we've got an idea for a new cluster bomb... Funny guy doing the vid too.

Haha, that is funny, incredibly impressive and terrifying all in one go.

Fascinating! I think these kind of before and after pictures are great. I did a similar thing with some pictures I took when we visited Normandy a couple of years ago. They're on here somewhere...

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Sweeeeeeet

Not jealous in the slightest... Jammy begger!

Texas flying legends visit st barts. Seen it before but always enjoy it! incidentally the corsair and zero had a coming together last week whilst taxiing. No injuries apart from pride and both aeroplanes needing some structural attention! Poor zero didn't like having its tail chomped off