King Air Display’s Cancelled
On Thursday 19th May we all learnt the RAF King Air Display Team were no longer going to fly during the 2016 Airshow Season. We have very little information as to why however we do expect an Official Press Release at some point soon. The announcement was made on Social Media:
We're really sad to break the news that King Air won't be gracing the display circuit in '16. Sorry to let you all down folks. #devastated
— King Air DisplayTeam (@RAFKingAir) May 19, 2016
Work-up was going well, but we've found potential for a safety issue as we display. No problems during normal ops, but safety is paramount.
— King Air DisplayTeam (@RAFKingAir) May 19, 2016
Thanks all for the concern. Appreciate our info is a bit sparse. We'll link our formal press release into here as soon as we can. #sorry
— King Air DisplayTeam (@RAFKingAir) May 19, 2016
We just wanted to get the news out as quickly as we're allowed so that you all knew (and can make new plans for toilet/hot dog breaks 😉).
— King Air DisplayTeam (@RAFKingAir) May 19, 2016
We're confident we could have made the display just as safe as it was previously, sadly, just not in the time frame we had available to us.
— King Air DisplayTeam (@RAFKingAir) May 19, 2016
I for one am sorry to have seen it go and I was hoping to photograph one of the practices at some point as I am unable to make any of the Airshows where it was going to display. For now their Display Dates are still on the Diary and I will get them removed as soon as I can.