As said by someone on the east side of the continent. Abby fans may not have a good reputation from where you reside but that’s a biased opinion because your surrounded by everyone out east and never get to hear the actual point of view from out west. After following airshow forums for 15+ years fans of the eastern shows don’t have a very good reputation here out west. However some fans(usually a very small few) unfortunately give a poor reputation for the all the fans including the ones who don’t feel entitled and just simply post about their disappointments or not post at all. People are allowed to be disappointed. It’s human nature. You can’t judge everyone by these few. Just like after reading the forums of Airshow London and the RIAT the last few years, I don’t judge everyone based on the couple members that had nothing good to say. I could have lumped them all together but I know that most airshows fans are civil and understand the logistics of how an airshow works. There are only so many acts to go around. This is why I don’t judge all because of one or two people. I’ve lived my entire life in Abbotsford and have been going to every show since I was four in 1979 so I’ve been around many fans over the years but I can’t say I’ve ever met one person who felt entitled. Disappointed at times? Yes. But not entitled. Of course there’s always that one guy who just likes to complain. But they usually aren’t a true airshow fan and thankfully they just simply go away after not receiving any acknowledgement.
So let’s just hope every airshow succeeds to the fullest this year with some extra surprises that leaves everyone very satisfied. I admit I was disappointed when i found out the Red Arrows weren’t coming to Abby but am lucky enough to be a six hour drive away from Portland which is where I’ll be headed in September. I am also very happy for all the other shows that got the Red Arrows. Whether your on the west coast or the east coast we’re all airshow fans and we all need to support as many shows as we can and to help keep the airshow industry strong.
They need to get it back up and running again ASAP.
