Eastbourne Airbourne airshow - anyone going?

[Buster Bakdorzin]

4 days of flying, the first jet just did a fly past. Who is going this year?

If you are planning on 'popping over' bear in mind that the event is no longer free - I believe they are now charging a fiver each (or some such) even for locals.

[richardxjr]

Yep, Eastbournian here. Friday looks like best weather; weekend cloudy.
They've cordoned off the whole seafront from Pier to South Cliff Tower. £5 entry.

I'll be watching from the sea, as will as many locals as possible.
Not gone down well at all, this charging lark.

[anonymous-user]

£5 really doesn't sound much for what you get. I guess people just don't like change?!

[Buster Bakdorzin]

Davros79 said:

£5 really doesn't sound much for what you get. I guess people just don't like change?!

If you have a family of 4 (which I dont) or friends, and are one of the 100k+ people who live locally, popping down for an hour or two here and there, several times over the course of the long weekend, you'd be looking at over £60 in costs if you had to pay. Thats before food/stuff/extras/simulator rides/toys/programme/drinks

I like to pop down often, but not for a whole day at a time.
A great man other residents do, too.

I imagine vendors (all the stalls and stands) will suffer the most. I spend £25+ there every year, sometimes a lot more, beers, burgers, icecream and those small gimicky toys like mini RC helicopters, laser pens and other rubbish any bloke cant help buying after a few beers. Or I'll buy toys for friends kids.

As already said, the vendors will lose out from locals, who aren't paying to get in. The only reason I'll be paying to "get in" is because I'll be taking a girl who has never been.

[Gun]

Anyone got a link to the schedule, if it's available online that is. Will probably go down over the weekend at some point as long as it's not the same line up as last year.

[cosmos.]

I'm going!

[richardxjr]

Gun said:

Anyone got a link to the schedule, if it's available online that is. Will probably go down over the weekend at some point as long as it's not the same line up as last year.

The site is eastbourneairshow.co.uk, but I don't think the schedule is online, in the past you had to buy the programme for that
I thinkg the line up is very similar to last year's tbh.

Should be running 12-5, although I'm half a mile from the seafront and haven't heard any action yet.

[Buster Bakdorzin]

Gun said:

Anyone got a link to the schedule, if it's available online that is. Will probably go down over the weekend at some point as long as it's not the same line up as last year.

You normally have to buy the programme when you get there - whether this year will be any different, I dont know.

cosmos. said:

I'm going!

[Red Firecracker]

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