The UK Airshow Review Podcast

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The UK Airshow Review Podcast episodes

January 07, 2025 Episode 86 - Happy New Year
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.
43 min
December 02, 2024 Episode 85 - What's in a picture?
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.
1 hr 19 min
October 30, 2024 Episode 84: FRIAT Q&A with RIAT's Simon Hough and Peter Reoch
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.
1 hr 27 min
October 24, 2024 Episode 83: Themes make the Dream
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.
54 min
September 25, 2024 Episode 82 - Plus Minus Social Media
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.
1 hr
September 15, 2024 Episode 81: Review, review, review
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.
50 min
July 15, 2024 Episode 80: RIAT 2024 Preview & FRIAT 2025 Disgrace
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.
43 min
July 12, 2024 Episode 79 - Sy's Well that Ends Well (Sywell 2024 Review)
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.
26 min
July 05, 2024 Episode 78 - Interview with Peter Reoch, RIAT Head of Air Operations
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.
1 hr 41 min
June 24, 2024 Episode 77: Reviews, More Reviews and Also Some Phantoms
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.
45 min

About The UK Airshow Review Podcast

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The UK Airshow Review Podcast is an informal chat between the UKAR writing team that originally came about as a response to the effects that the COVID-19 crisis had on the UK airshow scene. We talk about our thoughts and feelings on the British airshow world, invoke memories and reflections from our experiences of the airshow and aviation hobby and offer informed - and not so informed - opinions on the goings-on in the industry.