Portrush Airshow - Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th September 2024

[sneaky_nikon]

Y'know, altogether for a family that just want to go and see some aeroplanes at the seaside, that's probably a reasonable enough lineup. There's a bit of variety in it at least. Just nothing there that really floats my boat.

[JasonT1981]

Vampire is in 502 Sqn colours, they were based at Aldergrove so a nice local connection. Rich Goodwin's Jet Pitts is a great display. Wingwalkers is also a very good display.

It is a nice line up more or less, but nothing to get me overly excited. Starlings are the only display so far I've not seen and most of the displays I have seen in the last few months.

Still on the fence about going. I have another event on the Saturday and the next weekend I am at Duxford for their Battle of Britain show so will see the Lancaster there.

[JasonT1981]

Council released this today - https://www.causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk/news/portrush-prepares-for-aerial-acrobatics-as-ni-international-airshow-returns

Line up seems final and the big debut they mentioned months ago seems to be Rich Goodwin's Jet Pitts as they talk about how its the first ever display in NI of the jet powered Pitts. The Jet Pitts is a fantastic display, but I feel they may have built up peoples hopes with their post a few months back.

[JasonT1981]

Calidus Autogyro added

[angry turnip]

Whoopii! My favourite display aircraft!

Now that's sarcasm -

[JasonT1981]

Scotish Airshow on the same weekend revealed their full line up, Portrush is sharing displays with Ayr so hopefully some more additions.

Ayr looks fantastic

[angry turnip]

That's a decent lineup,Ayr had been slow to update their listings, got some nice stuff scheduled.
I wouldn't hold my breath as to what else, if anything Portrush will get.
Sorry to be so negative, but most of us know the score from multiple past disappointments.

I checked most of the other displays to see if any were also for Portrush, but found none.
Info on the Gnat Display Team is very hard to find,only seem to be on social media,not updated with no listings of display dates that I could see.

[rookie]

As I said before I was considering heading to Ayr but the listing wasn't all that great but with that I would definitely reconsider booking the ferry now to head over . I doubt anything will venture over.

[JasonT1981]

According to a Coningsby spotters group, the BBMF have a flypast in Portrush on 6th September between 18:42 & 19:12. Possible Lancaster landing at Aldergrove?

[keegster]

According to a Coningsby spotters group, the BBMF have a flypast in Portrush on 6th September between 18:42 & 19:12. Possible Lancaster landing at Aldergrove?

Would be very surprised if she did.

More likely she'll head over to Ayr and operate from their runway over the weekend.

[rookie]

I was thinking the same. They wouldn't want to risk her being stuck here if the weather turns but she's displaying at 1630 at Ayr so unless she displays here then head direct to Ayr?

Although I found this on Military airshows. She seems to have 3 flypasts with Portrush being one but thr last one is an area between Stirling and Perth in Scotland so more than likely operate out off Ayr. Plus looks like a busy day for her on the Sunday.

[casper]

Between 6:42 and 7:12pm
Bit late for the show is it now? Can't imagine many sticking around for it.

[rookie]

Between 6:42 and 7:12pm
Bit late for the show is it now? Can't imagine many sticking around for it.

No that's the time of the flypast on the Friday 6th display day is Saturday 7th. So looks to be doing flypast over windermere on its way to Portrush  then flypast over Scotland and presumably retiring into Prestwick for the night. Probably looking to scout out thr new display line before the actual display on Saturday.

[JasonT1981]

Flying will begin later than usual this year at 1.30pm. Usually it started at 1.

https://airshowni.com/ground-attractions-2024/

[rookie]

What helis are they planning on having on static display I wonder?