The UK Airshow Review Podcast

Dan and Sam recently got their feet wet and tell us all about their recent trip to the USA. Or at least, half of it as they ended up having a lot to say. Part 2 to follow! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In episode 90 of our podcast, Dan, Sam and Dom look just two weeks ahead to the start of the 2025 UK airshow season, covering what's been announced so far and what might be coming up this year! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Nearly a full house this episode with Tom, Sam, Dan and Dom giving you a roundup of some of the announcement highlights of recent weeks, before having a discussion, perhaps better coded as a rant, about the general perception of helicopters at airshows among the public. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Episode 88 by UK Airshow Review

Dom, Ian and Sam chat about the first updates for the 2025 airshow season! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

We're back for the first episode of 2025. As well as inane banter around this episode's Teams backgrounds, we talk about our aviation-related gift hauls over Christmas (or lack of), a round up of airshow news, and Sam shows us models that the listeners can't see. We're sure this way of podcasting will catch on soon. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Following the success of our recently added segment "what's in the photo behind us that the listeners can't see?", we decided to, accidentally, expand it out into an entire episode. We learn about Dom's Cub, Dan's Greyhound, Tom's Tiger and Sam's Mighty Dragon (quiet down at the back!), with some sprinkling of chat and experiences alongside. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Having discussed at length on the podcast the controversial changes to the enthusiast's FRIAT package over the last few years, we gave the Royal International Air Tattoo's organising team the opportunity to join us for an episode and put forward their side of the story and explain to us why they have brough these changes in and what they see as the future of the FRIAT package. For this episode, Sam and Tom chat with Simon Hough, Head of Customer Experience and Peter Reoch, Head of Air Operations, to understand why the FRIAT experience has been changed and what it might look like in future years. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

The gang talk about the RIAT 2025 theme of "Eyes in the Skies", some updates for the season next year and some unfortunate news that's his the airshow world recently. We also try out a new format at the top of the episode. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

After much internal discussion, we're debating whether we think social media in general and Facebook in particular has actually been a net positive or net negative for this hobby. We all have pros and cons and we put them out there. We also have a bit of a rant about the state of food at airshows these days To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

It's been a while since our last episode, but we're back, with reviews a-plenty for your listening delight! Dom gives us his take on Cosby's Victory Show, Dan tells us about the International Ayr Show and Tom recounts his trip to Bucharest International Airshow (without bias!). To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

We're back for our annual RIAT preview episode. We round up what we're looking forward to the most, how we think the show is going to go and what we think the weather is going to be like... Sadly, however, a shadow is cast over this episode by the very late announcement of the changes to the FRIAT 2025 grandstand, which we discuss and heavily criticise. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

This short UKAR Podcast BLAST features Dom, Sam and Ian giving their thoughts on the debut outing of the (previously featured on this podcast) Sywell 2024 airshow. Spoiler: we really liked it! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In another guest episode, we're joined by Peter Reoch, Head of Air Operations at the Royal International Air Tattoo. With another varied lineup both in the air and on the ground; ahead of RIAT 2024, we took the opportunity to put questions asked on our forum to Peter to answer. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In episode 77, we review two major airshows - Midlands Air Festival and the RAF Cosford Air Show, the highs, the lows, the good and the bads. After hearing Dom and Tom's thoughts on those, Sam tells us about his whirlwind trip to see Korea's F-4 Phantoms say Pharewell. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In this episode, we preview the (then upcoming) Midlands Air Festival and Shuttleworth Military Festival, commend airshows for some late minute replacements for cancellations, and discuss if flying displays are getting too long... To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In another guest episode, we're joined by Squadron Leader Chris Wilson, Media Officer for RAF Cosford and the RAF Cosford Airshow. With another varied lineup both in the air and on the ground, we find out exactly what it takes to put on the air show as well as getting the lowdown on this year's event. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Round'em up Cowboy! It's been a while since we've pored over the RIAT participants list for you, so we decided to go back down the list of the last few weeks and chat about some of the highlights that are starting to come out now. Dom gives us a taste of the Abingdon nightshoot - although Abingdon has now been postponed, sadly - and then goes off on another of his trademark rants. Tom also tells us about his visit of the Swedish Air Force Flight School where they operate the SK.60. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

We're discussing some of the airshow updates of recent weeks (as well as the methods of airshow updates), the Solway's Beverley Campaign, and Dom "on a soapbox" Vickery is let loose with his thoughts.... To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

We are joined on the podcast for this episode by two guests from the Royal Air Force's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF), Squadron Leader Mark Sugden, OC BBMF and Flight Lieutenant Seb Davey, Bomber Leader. In an enthralling session Mark and Seb answer our questions about the Flight and talk us through what representing the RAF's volunteer historical unit involves, what sets the BBMF apart from both the wider service and civilian operators and how you go from flying an A400M Atlas to an Avro Lancaster. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

We bring some breaking news (at the time) to you about Old Buckenham's stated and then deleted overly-restrictive bag rules, we go over some interesting RIAT news and chat about the upcoming Northolt Nightshoot. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Today we're joined by UKAR's Gordon Duncan to discuss our thoughts on the currently ongoing Apple TV show Masters of the Air, a Band of Brothers-esque show following the USAAF's 8th Air Force in the Second World War. We also cover Rhyl Airshow's (hopefully temporary) cancellation and the impact of the announcement that the Belgian F-16 Solo Display is to be no more. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

It's episode 69 (nice) of the UK Airshow Review podcast, and we're here to discuss a roundup of some airshow news that's broken since our last regular episode, the first "Take Off Thursday" (ie regular RIAT weekly update), and we then pick Dan's brains on what life in an airline is actually like on a day-to-day basis. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

We are joined for this episode by Trevor Graham, one of the founders of the now staple of the UK airshow scene Midlands Air Festival. With an especially exciting lineup this year we thought it would be good to get the lowdown on the show, find out why they're attracting so many rarities and see what visitors this year can expect. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

It felt like a shame to let all those cuttings on Ian's mixing studio floor go to waste so as a little treat we've put together another short blooper reel for you. Be warned, strong language within! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Following our last episode, we're back with Richard Grace at Ultimate Warbird Flights to talk about the company's operations, the processes of restoring and flying vintage aircraft, and why you should never fly a WWI fighter. We also get the lowdown on their latest restoration, P-51D Jersey Jerk! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

The UKAR Podcast team travelled to Sywell Aerodrome in Northamptonshire to sit down with Richard Grace, Director and Chief Engineer of Ultimate Warbird Flights, to discuss his upcoming show for this season, Sywell 2024. Having expressed so much excitement over the last few episodes for this we were lucky to have the opportunity to chat with Richard about what the show is going to look like and what airshowgoers can expect to see. Sadly, a technical issue meant the audio on this episode wasn't perfect, but next episode should be absolutely crystal clear! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Our final episode (that we recorded) of 2023 is here and it's the first one in a long time where we have the whole gang together! We have a quick Christmas gift roundup, look overseas to a couple of exciting Danish announcements and then chat about the disappointing news that there will be no Flying Legends in 2024. We also discuss the exciting build up for the Sywell 2024 show. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

The guys sit down to discuss the 2024 season ahead, and some of the more newsworthy participation updates at Old Warden, Midlands Air Festival, and RIAT. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

It's been a while since we did a "normal" episode like this, but we sit down with some cold brewskis and chat about our 2023 airshow season, we have a look forward to 2024 and the possibility of a big D-Day event, and Tom tells us about his spotting trip to Japan! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In this guest episode, we are joined by Graham Buckle, volunteer aircraft restorer at Yorkshire Air Museum and UKAR forum blogger, to talk about the Meteor NF.14 WS788 restoration he works on! We discuss the world of restoring and preserving airframes, the trials and tribulations involved therein and a bit about the museum itself as well as the history of Meteors! You can keep up to date on the restoration in Graham's thread on the forum: https://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=84893 To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

We're joined this episode by a name you probably recognise - Rich Cooper, aviation photographer, journalist and founder of the Centre of Aviation Photography. He tells us about his life of enthusiasm for aviation, the span of his career and all about COAP, including the brand new COAP Online community website. You can find COAP Online at https://coaponline.com/. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In our 60th episode we're talking to pilot Ellie Carter, initially famous for breaking into the scene schooling some U-2 pilots on their aeroplane at age 9, who has gone on through an early whirlwind aviation career to now fly Piper L4H Cub 480015 (G-AKIB). We chat about how she got that remarkable experience, what it took to get into aviation so young and how she has found being a woman and young person in that world. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

The show we spent all year talking about has finally been and gone, and we have t h o u g h t s about it. Sam and Tom are joined by fellow UKAR staffer Jakub to discuss the show, before Jakub gives us his review on the brand new Flying Legends at Church Fenton. Both our full, written reviews are online now too! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

There's an tinge of excitement in the air in episode 58 - our Air Tattoo preview. Sam, Tom and Ian discuss all things RIAT in the run up to the biggest show of the year, even for the more 'hardened' enthusiast/cosplayer. We apologise for any disappointment if you actually meet any of us in person this year. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Podcast regular Nigel joins us again to discuss the first major UK show of the year, RAF Cosford Air Show. A little bit of a maligned show but with plenty of positives, we get the thoughts on that before Dan and Sam chat about the Italian Air Force's 100th Anniversary show at Pratica di Mare. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Episode 56 opens with a couple of airshow reviews from the 2023 season from Dom and Sam, discussing Midlands Air Festival and Shuttleworth's Round the World airshow. We then discuss one of the newer additions to the hobby scene in the last ten years, the commercial air-to-air photography scene, aka the Skyvans. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

Episode 55 was recorded right after the baffling announcement of the Argentine Air Force 737 "Islas Malvinas" participation at RIAT 2023 - we discuss our reaction to this very strange announcement, before wandering into musings on what actually makes a 'vintage' RIAT (or really any airshow) before bemoaning Cosford's total lack of communications about theirs. D-Day Squadron Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fiveoaks/d-day-squadron-2024-legacy-tour? To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In episode 54 we talk about the massive update for one of the biggest airshows of the year (Largs Viking Festival), Dan's Lossiemouth spotting and Charles Windsor's Coronation flypast. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In this Easter Episode we've got together to chat about the latest airshow news in the UK and abroad as well as tackle the issue of flares at airshows - the countermeasure variety, rather than the trousers, that is. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

It's a duet special! Just Sam and Ian get together for this episode to chat planes. We go over the first RIAT updates of the year, go through the stern warning for enthusiasts from Peter Reoch and discuss the absolute burst-through-the-wall announcement of Flying Legends returning in 2023 - but on the same weekend as RIAT! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In our first episode of 2023 we chat about our winter, the upcoming 2023 season, the aviation movie Devotion and the shock announcement that the Blades aerobatic team are to disband. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

It's our very own Golden Jubilee! Our first live, in-person recording (so, please forgive the sound issues with this episode....) sees us at the RAF Museum Midlands almost all together to chat about the 2022 airshow season and the latest XH558 news (at the time), while Tom gives us a review of the Zeltweg Airpower show. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and not their employers.

In this, the 49th episode we've recorded, we wax lyrical about the awful, meaningless, expensive tat we've bought at airshows over the years. We also do a short quiz which may not be the most entertaining thing you've ever listened to. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

In this episode we chatted to Mike Ling MBE - former RAF fast jet pilot, Red Arrows pilot and commentator and currently a member of the Blades aerobatic display team. This fascinating listen goes into Mike's route into the RAF, how he joined the Red Arrows and the unusual and sometimes tragic circumstances that kept him in the team for so long as well as the transition to civilian life and airshow displaying. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

Sam, on his lonesome, is joined by the lead display pilot of the Bronco Demo Team, Tony de Bruyn, to talk all things Bronco, what it's like to display an OV-10, how he got into aviation and much more. There's some Bronco surprises in store! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

It's the first ever post-RIAT episode we've got to do on the podcast! After an astonishingly good Air Tattoo we share our thoughts, memories, our feelings, and reminisce on a brilliant airshow. We go through our highlights of the show, what really stood out to us, how it felt to be back on that hallowed tarmac at RAF Fairford. We also talk about chatting to the crews again and why RIAT has that vibe that no other show does. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

It's actually RIAT week! We've been chatting about it for months and now it's finally here. We build the hype with a short show to get you in the mood. We'll be back after Fairford with a debrief episode - say hi if you see us there! To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

This episode we react to the Air Tattoo's sudden and shocking price hikes of the FRIAT ticket just two weeks before the show - as well as finally give our thoughts on a certain plane-related movie that came out recently. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

Tom, Dom and Skygod (Dan)discuss the first marquee event of the summer - RAF Cosford Air Show. We give our reaction to the event as well as discuss a few other av-items of note. To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk

Dan, Dom and Sam get together to chat about their aviation goings on - Dom reviews Midlands Air Festival, Sam describes going to see the Platty Joobs flypast and Dan breaks some good news... To read our reports, features and interviews from years past, head to https://www.airshows.co.uk If you want to join the discussion, you can head to our forums at https://forums.airshows.co.uk