Author: Peter Davison

Peter Davison is an aviation author and editor from the United Kingdom.
Exhibitions

AeroExpo 2012

Sywell, Northampton 25-27 May 2012 The AeroExpo is primarily a general aviation trade event but also describes itself as ‘the UK’s Festival of Aviation’. This year it was blessed with blue skies and bright sunshine; fortunately the strong wind was fairly down...
Exhibitions

EBACE-2012 trade show in Geneva

May 14-16th Geneva Palexpo Mixed May weather greeted participants and visitors to this year’s European Business Show in Geneva. All the major players were represented, this year parked in areas specific to each manufacturer. Gulfstream unified their exhibits with vivid blue circular...
Airshows

Yeovilton Air Day in Somerset

This established one-day event always has a maritime theme. This year it was a celebration of the Westland Lynx helicopter being the 40th anniversary of its first flight and still in production as the ‘Wildcat’. Numerous versions were on display including overseas...
Airshows

RIAT – Royal International Air Tattoo – 2011

16-17 July 2011 The prospects for this year’s 40th Anniversary Tattoo were bleak, a wet weather forecast and continuing NATO commitments in north Africa effecting attendees. However, the show was spectacular as ever. Any doubts were offset by the anticipation of the...
Airshows

Duxford Flying Legends

Arrivals Day 8 July 2011 The famous Flying Legends weekend needs no introduction, each year brings together a host of warbird fanatics and their machines. This year the star visitors were a pair of Mustangs, new to Europe, and an Australian P-40...
Airshows

Meeting Nationale de L’Air 2011

18-19 June 2011 Despite heavy rain and the commitments in North Africa the meeting at St Dizier was well attended by the public and aircraft from many nations. A reasonable amount of based Rafale fighters were in the static display along with,...
Airshows

100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

This centenary event (4-5th June 2011) was the flagship of a series of events this year. The Turkish authorities extended a welcome hand to all comers, including the spotting community; even hosting spotter’s days on the Friday and Monday to watch arrivals...
Exhibitions

EBACE 2011

Each year since the turn of the century Geneva welcomes the business aviation fraternity to EBACE, The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. Although in the shadow of its US counterpart, the NBAA, it has grown each year in size and stature....
Airshows

NATO Tiger Meet 2011

This year’s NATO Tiger Meet was hosted at BA103 Cambrai and enjoyed bright weather on nearly all days except the Spotter’s Day on which I visited. The event was also lessened by the withdrawal of squadrons from Belgium, Norway, Hungary and The...