I went Saturday. At 08:30 the traffic was back to McDonalds on the A505 east (2 miles from DX). It took 2hrs 10minutes to get in from there. A friend travelled in at around 12:15 and got straight in. Traffic management in was poor in my opinion. Traffic management out was great. I was home in 12 minutes after the last of the Balbo finished. That's considerably quicker than coming home from DX at 17:30 in the week!
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By: Anonymous
- 14th July 2019 at 22:50Permalink- Edited 7th October 2019 at 08:47
I went today (Sunday). It was frikking awesome. I spent more time looking through binoculars than the camera view finder though which is a much better way of enjoying it in my opinion.
My 5 y.o. daughter was enthralled by the wingwalkers.
Traffic was no problem at all
12 spitfires in formation
3 mk1 spitfires
5 buchons
DH9
super high energy displays from Sharkmouth, the Bearcat and the Fury
brilliant
It seems only a few years ago that the "enemy" was represented by a bf108 or maybe two on a good year
I also got to see a Hurricane fly :cool:
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By: Anonymous
- 15th July 2019 at 09:58Permalink- Edited 6th November 2019 at 13:31
Nick Grey provided news about the Fiat who still require a prop fix but could be flying next year and a exciting prospect about the mk22 TFC had in storage
What did Nick Grey say about the Mk.22? I obviously missed that bit...
Re the Grandstands, other online accounts indicate that tinfact they are far from satisfactory, being very packed, and with a shallow angle of tiers, negating the benefit - once tried , never repeated, say most.
By: TempestV
- 15th July 2019 at 17:25Permalink- Edited 15th July 2019 at 17:55
I went on Saturday and enjoyed the display.
Highlights for me included:
The pair of joker aircraft between the Balbo passes. The Bearcat was joined by the Hawker ISS Fury for a high energy aerial ballet.
The Lysander/Blenheim/MK1 Spitfire Flypast. This would have been improved with the addition of a MK1 Hurricane.
The DH9 looked amazing but didn't fly unfortunately.
Even the slightly overcast sky was a blessing....anyone who has previously been to Duxford will know the delight of staring towards the sun all day!
Also to answer a previous question regarding TFC's Spitfire 22. Nick Grey indicated that once the propeller issues had been resolved on the Fiat, the Spitfire would be worked on.
The grandstand worked for me, with marshals ensuring selfish stand-uppers sat back down. Rules are rules. It wasn’t excessively tight for the two of us, we arrived early to bag seats near the aisle, or it’s a bit inconvenient getting up every time someone wants to go to the loo.
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By: Roobarb - 14th July 2019 at 22:12 Permalink
I went Saturday. At 08:30 the traffic was back to McDonalds on the A505 east (2 miles from DX). It took 2hrs 10minutes to get in from there. A friend travelled in at around 12:15 and got straight in. Traffic management in was poor in my opinion. Traffic management out was great. I was home in 12 minutes after the last of the Balbo finished. That's considerably quicker than coming home from DX at 17:30 in the week!
By: Anonymous - 14th July 2019 at 22:50 Permalink - Edited 7th October 2019 at 08:47
I went today (Sunday). It was frikking awesome. I spent more time looking through binoculars than the camera view finder though which is a much better way of enjoying it in my opinion.
My 5 y.o. daughter was enthralled by the wingwalkers.
Traffic was no problem at all
12 spitfires in formation
3 mk1 spitfires
5 buchons
DH9
super high energy displays from Sharkmouth, the Bearcat and the Fury
brilliant
It seems only a few years ago that the "enemy" was represented by a bf108 or maybe two on a good year
I also got to see a Hurricane fly :cool:
By: Anonymous - 15th July 2019 at 09:58 Permalink - Edited 6th November 2019 at 13:31
What did Nick Grey say about the Mk.22? I obviously missed that bit...
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By: Propstrike - 15th July 2019 at 10:28 Permalink
Re the Grandstands, other online accounts indicate that tinfact they are far from satisfactory, being very packed, and with a shallow angle of tiers, negating the benefit - once tried , never repeated, say most.
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By: TempestV - 15th July 2019 at 17:25 Permalink - Edited 15th July 2019 at 17:55
I went on Saturday and enjoyed the display.
Highlights for me included:
The pair of joker aircraft between the Balbo passes. The Bearcat was joined by the Hawker ISS Fury for a high energy aerial ballet.
The Lysander/Blenheim/MK1 Spitfire Flypast. This would have been improved with the addition of a MK1 Hurricane.
The DH9 looked amazing but didn't fly unfortunately.
Even the slightly overcast sky was a blessing....anyone who has previously been to Duxford will know the delight of staring towards the sun all day!
Also to answer a previous question regarding TFC's Spitfire 22. Nick Grey indicated that once the propeller issues had been resolved on the Fiat, the Spitfire would be worked on.
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By: Seafuryfan - 16th July 2019 at 19:16 Permalink
The grandstand worked for me, with marshals ensuring selfish stand-uppers sat back down. Rules are rules. It wasn’t excessively tight for the two of us, we arrived early to bag seats near the aisle, or it’s a bit inconvenient getting up every time someone wants to go to the loo.