This tread reminded me of a post on another forum on which someone mentioned that they was going to Old Warden for the first time. It made me smile origionaly so i thought i would post it here:
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Originally Posted by DamienB
Get there early to avoid traffic; around 10 minutes before flying begins should do. It is best to grab your spot on the crowdline as soon as you can, and then wander off and leave it. People will know it is your spot from the absence of any windbreaks or padlocked chairs. Be warned that much of the crowdline is taken up by a huge VIP enclosure, consisting of a control tower and a handful of benches on which the toffs will sit quaffing champagne. The flying is so far away that you will need a huge lens - perhaps as much as 200mm - and unfortunately almost every single display will refuse to show the belly of the aircraft, instead opting for the much uglier topside. The toilets, I'm afraid, are fixed, clean and generally well stocked with the necessities, denying you the traditional thunder box experience. Also sad to say that food from the cafe is edible and fairly reasonably priced, denying you the chance to empty your wallet for a single burger. Wear your walking shoes, as your car will be parked some distance away from the crowdline - in fact it may be as much as a two minute walk away. As a final twist of the knife, your stepladder may look silly on naturally sloping ground that gets slightly higher the further back you go towards the hangars.
As you may be able to tell Old Warden has certain faults as a traditional airshow venue, but hopefully you will be able to fight past these horrors and enjoy your evening.
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The step ladder, padlocked chairs, windbreaks, getting their early to get a good spot,needing a big lens, long walk from your car, toilet probs, location of foodstalls etc are problems we all have at Duxford amongst many other things.