Bray Air Display 2022

colbarr · 29-06-2022 2:36pm #1

Hi All,

I couldn't find anything regarding this years Bray Air Display on Boards and I have a question regarding it. Hopefully this can become a general discussion board for the airshow though.

The Bray Air Display is running over Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July 2022. According to their website, the main airshow is on the Sunday, with Ground Entertainment from 12pm both days. They also say that Saturday 23rd is an "official practice day".

Can anyone tell me what I can expect in terms of air displays if I was to only go on the Saturday? What does official practice day mean? Will it be a full dress rehearsal, or just sporadic displays throught the day?

Any info would be greatly appreciated. And feel free to hijack this thread for a general discussion on the subject.

Cheers,

Colbarr.

EchoIndia · 29-06-2022 9:09pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058252354/bray-air-display-2022

The website says "There is an official practice day on Saturday, July 23rd 2022 ahead of the main #BrayAirDisplay on Sunday, July 24th 2022 with some aircraft activity throughout the day." I would not expect a full display routine on the Saturday and some items from the UK may only arrive in Ireland that day anyway.

chimp77 · 30-06-2022 4:18am

The Battle of Britain Memorial flight is due to arrive in Baldonnel on Friday, so you might get to see them on the Saturday.

LJ3103 · 02-07-2022 9:05am

The red arrows schedule has them in the UK on the Saturday, so it's unlikely they will perform over Bray on Saturday, unless they have plans to overnight in baldonnell and perhaps perform before landing.

I would however say this is unlikely because the last time they performed here they didn't overnight.

Has anyone any info on who is overnighting in Baldonnell?

roadmaster · 02-07-2022 2:16pm

Why do the USAF not come to airshows here anymore like they did in the 90s. Is it down to money?

EchoIndia · 02-07-2022 3:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119280403#Comment_119280403

As a rule, only authorised pilots can display at a show and there may not be many of these in Europe. Much increased operational commitments combined with reduced US presence in Europe post-Cold War are factors also.

chimp77 · 03-07-2022 1:08pm

I see the Leonardo originally on the display schedule has since gone with a Viggen now there.

Hopefully the Viggen will perform a better display than years previously. Fully appreciate the constraints with display lines but the last time it displayed, it was very very far out.

Chris_5339762 · 03-07-2022 9:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119280403#Comment_119280403

Also the Galway Airshow, where we saw ridiculous number of US jets, had the benefit of someone who knew someone who knew someone, I think. So that made it happen.

04-07-2022 11:15pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119280403#Comment_119280403

Yea, money. Arrows are probably around €25,000 at this stage. No budget for anything else. Car charge is a €10 and has to be prebooked this year just so ye all know.

Storm 10 · 04-07-2022 11:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119286412#Comment_119286412

Just in relation to Salthill they had every fast jet from the US you could wish for including the Thunderbirds Red Arrows 6 times and every fast jet from the RAF great times sadly missed.

beachhead · 05-07-2022 12:05am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058252354/bray-air-display-2022

Delighted to hear it's only one day this year - the 24th July.There was never enough flights to justify 2 days.There must have been lots of complaints.As far as a Sat 23rd July is concerned bring a lounger as it can be tiring waiting for a bird to wander across the horizon in practice flight.

Rock Solid · 09-07-2022 5:33pm

Just reading some comments regarding the show. The Viggen did display very far out which was disappointing. As I live in Tallaght on the runway flightpath I decided to go to Baldonnel business park area and brought scanner and binoculars and camera I was able to see Viggen and other aircraft very close also Red Arrows stayed overnight. You can get a much better view of the aircraft as they depart to participate in the shows. On Arrival the Reds did a low pass and then rejoined for landing, two aircraft at a time, followed by support transport. Viggen on arrival blasted the area out of it with a display.

09-07-2022 6:33pm

Viggen is sh1te

Rock Solid · 09-07-2022 7:13pm

Bring back Salthill

09-07-2022 9:53pm

Anyone know time arrows are coming in? Thats all i wanna see, presumably around 5 id imagine?

Why can't they charge a fee and bring in a great line up instead of poxy aer lingus and garda helicopters. So bloody annoying.

L1011 · 09-07-2022 9:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119315074#Comment_119315074

The location is not practical for charging a fee.

Tenger · 09-07-2022 9:58pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119279147#Comment_119279147

Red Arrows overnighted in Baldonnnel last time I thought? Or was that FlightFest?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119315074#Comment_119315074

You are free to ignore the air display if "shite" jets like Viggen's annoy you so much

09-07-2022 10:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119315095#Comment_119315095

If you wanna see disappointment, look at peoples faces when the viggen comes on. 10 miles out to sea, quiet as a mouse.

Psychlops · 09-07-2022 10:35pm

Salthill was the place to be. Fast jets every year & nearly every front line combat or support aircraft that the RAF had, Tornado/Eurofighter/Jaguar/Harrier/Tornado F3/Merlin/Nimrod & every aircraft type except the E2C off the USS John F Kennedy, SeaHawks too & S3 Vikings. I remember one year they had a B1, direct from the US, was on a Global Power Mission. F15E'S, A10's, US Army Backhawk from SHAPE no less, RN Seaking Airborne Early Warning, USN P3 Orion & F16's & also Tornado F3. German Tornado's mid air refuelling for real past the flight line so the main one could do a full role demo & US Army Chinook from "Big Windy" Squadron & French Alpha Jets, Spanish F1 Mirage & USAF Hercules that also did a sightseeing mission up past Clifden as the Pilot was from there or something like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWFXF2DFPGc

09-07-2022 11:11pm

class

EchoIndia · 09-07-2022 11:39pm

Ireland has seen some memorable airshows in the past (in particular Baldonnel but also Bray) but the scope for anything spectacular these days is limited. Times have changed and military air arms (a) have contracted and (b) are focused on operational commitments and threats. Take a look at the UK airshow scene and apart from Fairford there are no major shows left. Check out what's planned for Portrush in NI in September and you'll see a not-too-exciting lineup. Bray targets the general public and in that context I think they do a good job. This year will offer what is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a Lancaster display in this country. For me, that alone is worth attending for.

Rock Solid · 10-07-2022 3:11am

I believe the RAF WW2 Aircraft will arrive at Baldonnel on the Friday afternoon and also viggen, not sure about the Reds as they are displaying In the UK on Saturday afternoon. They may arrive around 8Pm as they did before I think in 2018 or they could fly over from the UK on Sunday and not land.

10-07-2022 10:38am

Not a post on the airshow itself but how to get there,:

Avoid using Go Ahead! For your own sanity.

Instead go into Dublin City by Luas Dublin bus. Then take a DART train / 155 to Bray, and back to Dublin City Centre.

Chris_5339762 · 10-07-2022 10:52am

Any ideas yet what time the display starts on the day? Usually they say "11am" or something like that so everyone is there at 11 with the display actually starting at 2pm.

Planning on making the daytrip up from Cork and no interest in sitting on the beach for hours first!!