Wow !!! What a week we have had. So many things have been changing that our little team are stretched to the limit. Even the Chairman of the Board took his jacket off :) and he and BIg Boss will be on STV tonight talking about the Scottish Airshow. The whole Sunday programme has been revised and updated and changed again and again ,,,, phew. Who ever call this a static exhibition was seriously mistaken. You are going to have an amazing demonstration of wonderful aeroplanes to get up close and personal with and then watch quite a few of them fly for your enjoyment. So many thanks are due to our marvellous partners at Glasgow Prestwick airport. They have coped fantastically with every change that has come along and have made at least 4 plans for the way the exhibition will change during the Sunday. You are going to be in a static show like no other. You are going to feel you are part of the whole moving operation ,,,, actually you will be because we have to move barrriers and crowd lines and all sorts of things so please help by following the stewards instructions at all times. Are you ready for a long list of stuff :) On Sunday 7th September the Scottish Airshow moves to Prestwick airport and what a fabulous line up we have. Prestwick airport are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of their terminal building and the Scottish Airshow is joining with our marvelous partners to bring you something wonderful for all the family. Open between 10 am and 5pm you can see up close and personal many of the beautiful aircraft from the Saturday airshow off the Low Green at Ayr. In the Sunday display will be. – Centre stage will be the Vulcan bomber, Now that VERA the Canadian Lancaster is fit and well we can say that we will have 2 Lancaster bombers Spitfire, Hurrican. Come early to see them static and then watch them start up and taxi out for take off at 1pm ,,,,, to return later :) :) RAF Hawk, 2 military Beech 200s, A life size model of a new generation Swift aircraft, Vintage motorbikes will be there The British Aerospace 146 Atmospheric Research aircraft aircraft is on standby for volcanoe activity but looks great for the show ,,,, at the moment :) See inside the WW2 Catalena flying boat and then watch her depart for a quick trip over to Ireland at 2.45 then return to rejoin the static show at 4pm. See the C172 float plane from Scotland’s only float plane flying school. The vintage Auster aircraft, A WW1 replica SE5 aircraft was planned but we have sadly lost that one. Technical things sometimes go wrong The autogyro personal helicopter, The Hunting Jet Provost will be there to see and then it will prepare to depart for Ireland and then come back again ,,, Yippeeee :) Prestwick built Jetstream 41 airliner from Eastern Airways, Tucano high performance trainer The Police Scotland patrol helicopter Sit inside a private Cub aircraft The huge Royal Navy Merlin helicopter will be in the static exhibition and it too will start up and depart at 1342 precisely. It is off to display elsewhere but could not bear to leave Prestwick so it wil be back and rejoin the static at 1522. and more ,,,,,, There will be a funfair in front of the terminal, airport Fire and Rescue vehicles, Police Scotland vehicles, the Westsound Radio roadshow, exhibits, the Skylab charity and more ,,,,, You can pay to go on a pleasure flight in an Islander aircraft or see the Ayrshire from the air in a helicopter pleasure flight. You can visit the Vulcan village to find out everything there is to know about this unique aeroplane. You can buy Red Arrows merchandise on the RAFA stall and buy unique memorabilia at the Lancaster trailer or the Battle of Britain wagon. And we can announce that the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and the Canadian Lancaster will be returning to Prestwick to “overfly” the exhibition at 2.15. The formation will be paying tribute to the vital role Prestwick played in WW2 when it hosted thousands of trans Atlantic war aircraft and also to celebrate the airport terminal’s 50th birthday. This will be a truly unique and when you are in the exhibition you will be part of the crowd that these wonderful aircraft will be saluting :):):) The exhibition will close at 5pm with the departure of the Vulcan. Perhaps her last ever flight from Prestwick. Everything is subject to change and aircraft serviceabliity but you are going to have an amazing day and unique in so many senses. Join in the celebrations - you will never see this collection again !! You can still get your £10 ticket in advance at the Prestwick airport Welcome desk. Get in early and watch everything unfold during the day. ,,,,,, and then we have a cup of tea and start talking 2015 ,,,,, what a weekend awaits.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 07:51:24 +0000
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