UK Flightsim Show
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Thank you for the detailed reply. That is really disappointing, but I appreciate all of the effort that you guys have made regarding this. I assume that the Bristol Aerospace Centre is not a viable option? I was expecting that to be an even bigger venue than Cosford.
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Having been to Aerospace Bristol a couple of weeks ago, I'd say that the space would be plentiful. The issue you have is that I would dare to suggest that Alpha Fox is the biggest draw for them and shutting the hangar for the day may impact quite a bit more than it did at Cosford.
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Imagine a flightsim show in the shadow of a Concorde. What an awesome experience that would be. I would pay double to see that.
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There's always the Air Space hangar at Duxford - that's where the first flightsim show was held, way back. I believe PC Pilot magazine was involved. It's also better configured for a pay-to-enter function, in my view.
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@Paul_K I doubt Tesla or Amazon could afford to run a show at Duxford. Last one we did there cost a fortune and then the price went up by about 5X for the following year - hence the move to Cosford.
@Derek said in UK Flightsim Show:
@Paul_K I doubt Tesla or Amazon could afford to run a show at Duxford. Last one we did there cost a fortune and then the price went up by about 5X for the following year - hence the move to Cosford.
Ah, I see. Thanks for that, Derek - what a pity.
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Just a thought about location, probably too late for this year but perhaps 2025. Bristol City FC have a huge concourse that runs through three of the stands so it is very easy to get around. There are also a number of conference rooms which could be used for seminars or product presentations. I don't know if something like this would viable but it would be good to have an FSEXPO type event in the UK.
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Have you looked at the MK Dons stadium ? I’ve been to a few events there and there was plenty of space available .
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Since this thread is still here from last year, I will use this one instead of starting another one. Are there any hopeful signs that the UK Flightsim Show will return in 2025? You know how much I miss all of you
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That Aerospace Bristol location looks like a really cool place for a flightsim show. I don't mind the extra travel time
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This may be an off the wall suggestion but I work for BA and they have a whole heap of facilities from their huge Waterside HQ with its own theatre to their various engineering hangars and training centres. I suspect the engineering hangars might be difficult due to the fact they are airside at Heathrow and in a secure area though (and of course they are often in use for fixing aircraft).
However it might be worth talking to them, as a company they tend to be quite community minded and they certainly have a lot of interesting spaces that could be used. Also as this isn't really core business for them they might be a more economic option - after all it's not how they earn their corn. Hosting a bunch of aviation enthusiasts would be good PR.
I will need to try to figure out who to approach internally as it's a huge organisation and I'm not sure whose remit it falls under. If Justflight want to take this forward then just message and let me know.
Birdseed007
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Speaking of underneath Concorde.....have you considered Manchester airport visitors park? They host conventions and events underneath their Concorde.
Another former attendee/exhibitor missing the show.
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Based on the complete silence here and elsewhere, I think that the days of the UK Flightsim Show are over. I cannot even begin to describe how sad I am to say this.
