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Farnborough Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:27 pm
by peasus911
ITV News have just reported on the proposed scrapping of the public days for next years show. A spokesman for the organisers cited post Shoreham change of rules and the fact that they lost money last year as main reasons. He went on by saying the idea was to now try to incorporate some public admission into last trade day on Friday. Will be interesting to see what the next few month's bring us in the way of updates. A very sad day indeed.....
Re: Farnboroiugh Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 6:54 pm
by PeteHemsley
The fact is is that Farnborough is expanding massively. With new housing estates and big businesses popping up around the fence line and Gulfstream begining to build their new maintenance centre with large hangars and up to 350 staff, it's just no longer a place to host an airshow.
Re: Farnboroiugh Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:06 am
by slogen51
It is still a great shame to me though
The 1972 ( at Ieast I hope it was) show was the first show I went to on my own on the train - I still remember being amazed by the F-15 demonstration.
The organizers are saying that they received a lot of negative feedback re the 2018 display. My opinion is that they should ignore social media and continue to do the best they can do within the post Shoreham display rules. Use a bit of imagination and ingenuity to put on a show within the confines of Farnborough - don't just give up
Re: Farnboroiugh Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:17 am
by Sparts99
Have to say the last two Farnborough shows I went to were pretty dull, decided a few years ago to not bother again. This comes as no surprise given ever tightening display rules and the increasingly business focussed nature of the airfield.
Re: Farnboroiugh Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:59 am
by plmc135
slogen51 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 7:06 am
It is still a great shame to me though
The 1972 ( at Ieast I hope it was) show was the first show I went to on my own on the train - I still remember being amazed by the F-15 demonstration.
The organizers are saying that they received a lot of negative feedback re the 2018 display. My opinion is that they should ignore social media and continue to do the best they can do within the post Shoreham display rules. Use a bit of imagination and ingenuity to put on a show within the confines of Farnborough - don't just give up
Sorry Slogen but I think you will find it was the 1974 show when one of the prototype F-15's, 71-0291, first appeared at Farnborough
Re: Farnborough Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:20 am
by slogen51
I think you are probably right - I only started in 72 so probably missed it but I will dig out my old logs for something to do
Some of the old films of Farnborough from the 50s and 60s are incredible , a different era.
Re: Farnborough Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:56 am
by Alfie
It is a shame that such a long running event has had to end. Surely some where along the line the planning authorities are at fault for allowing the area next to an airfield to become so built up.
Re: Farnborough Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:29 pm
by Adamss
I think it was always going to happen as the airfield changed. There seems to be more of a Farnborough “presence” at RIAT nowadays. Real shame...
Re: Farnborough Airshow scrubbing Public Days
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2022 2:00 pm
by baz1
i remember back in the day it was televised on a Sunday with Raymond Baxter i used to enjoy that.