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RIAT 2020 Cancelled

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by wonkybob » Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:15 pm

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by raptor76 » Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:52 pm

Tiger meet has been postponed until riat week

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by plmc135 » Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:57 pm

ILA has also been cancelled

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Post by Mike » Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:01 pm

slogen51 wrote:
Wed Mar 18, 2020 12:01 pm
Try and keep it aviation related

We are all well aware of the current situation but none of us know what the next few months will have in store. There is nothing to be gained in speculation - the show will go ahead in July or it won't!
Maybe members should try and keep this thread RIAT related, and not just aviation related?
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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by raptor76 » Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:28 pm

I have just read on a Facebook group page ( unable to post link as i am on Mobile) that a lady who is working in one of the marquees that they have received a telephone call from dbh to tell them that Riat is still on.

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Post by BOLLO » Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:44 pm

Glastonbury has postponed till next year,I really can not see RIAT going ahead to be honest.I would have thought if Glasto went ahead then RIAT may well have tried to put some sort of show on if allowed that is . :(
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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by JASTREB » Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:14 pm

I work with an RAF reservist, who had been told he would be at RIAT - working on the airside. Saw him earlier this week and he said, it was off.

If he's wrong I will be happy, if not ce la vie.

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Post by raptor76 » Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:22 pm

Lets see what is happening at beginning of April if it is still like this then maybe if it has changed for the better then i still believe it will happen.

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Post by StevenNFFC » Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:45 pm

Personally I think it should be cancelled now. Even if the show was to go ahead in my opinion at least 80% of the invited nations will decline or cancel in future weeks and if the nation was just climbing out of a horrendous period a gathering of over 100,000 people would surely be a risk that shouldn't be taken

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by Nighthawke » Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:52 pm

raptor76 wrote:
Wed Mar 18, 2020 9:22 pm
Lets see what is happening at beginning of April if it is still like this then maybe if it has changed for the better then i still believe it will happen.
The problem isn't going to go away in two weeks. If you think it could then you clearly don't grasp the seriousness of this pandemic.

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by Flightech » Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:10 pm

raptor76 wrote:
Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:52 pm
Tiger meet has been postponed until riat week
What is tiger meet ?

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Post by arch » Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:24 pm

Flightech wrote:
Wed Mar 18, 2020 11:10 pm
raptor76 wrote:
Wed Mar 18, 2020 6:52 pm
Tiger meet has been postponed until riat week
What is tiger meet ?
It tastes like chicken

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Post by James Cutting » Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:07 am

:lol: :lol: :lol: needed that laugh this morning
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Post by Snoop55 » Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:03 am

That is funny! Need some humour at these times :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Post by Blackcat1 » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:21 pm

Different spelling! Cmon guys 😂
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Post by Headancer » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:42 pm

" Some people have zero grasp of the seriousness of the situation".

I echo the sentiments of a previous poster. Words fail.

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Post by James Cutting » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:43 pm

Nothing wrong with a light hearted joke in dark times... :whistle:
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Post by arch » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:54 pm

Very serious I went to Sainsbury earlier and they had no tiger meat (spelt correctly because this is serious)

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by Snoop55 » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:57 pm

arch wrote:
Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:54 pm
Very serious I went to Sainsbury earlier and they had no tiger meat (spelt correctly because this is serious)
You'd find it where the Toilet rolls used to be....

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Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2020 Discussion Thread

Post by bizfreeq » Thu Mar 19, 2020 1:58 pm

It's called gallows humour and it's something us Brits have been doing for eons! We all know we are in serious times and it's times like this we need the humorous moments so lighten the hell up people!
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