Talk:Airshow
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Although "Safety at airshows" is good topic for this page (especially after the disaster in Ukraine), the current paragraph only gives some safety measures when attending one; hardly encyclopedia content in my view, especially the "shouting". I'll remove it if nobody object; perhaps also write a new paragraph, but I can't promise that. Jeronimo 14:11 Jul 28, 2002 (PDT)
Well, I at least think it is marginally important -- otherwise I would have deleted it along with the other advice (just look at what I deleted). But I have no strong feelings on this, so do what you think is best for the article. --mav
Well, you deleted a lot of "crap", so good work. I don't think it's real content, or will we put at the page for knive: "Watch out, knives are dangerous. You could really hurt you or somebody near you. Please take care when using a knife." I hope not... But yes, it's not really harmful. Jeronimo 14:32 Jul 28, 2002 (PDT)
- LOL -- I needed a laugh. :P --mav
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- I've bitten the bullet and removed the entire Safety paragraph because it spoilt the quality of the entire article. Hope this doesn't cause too much annoyance to whoever wrote it - Adrian Pingstone 20:36, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] Farnborough
Surely Farnborough Air Show isn't considered one of the "2 major" air shows? It's just a trade show, with a few token flying exhibits... Ojw 23:19, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Fly-in
There's a separate fly-in article. I think it should redirect here, but I'm not sure what to do with the two NZ airshows listed there, so I'll leave it up to someone else to redirect it. PeepP 11:40, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] External Links
Why were the links to airshow calendars removed? I'm going to put them back in.
Ah, and that brings up another issue: There are many quality airshow sites on the internet, most of them tailored to their geographical area (US West Coast, US Southeast, Western Europe, etc). It would be nice if the external links area could list airshow websites by category: Airshow Schedules, Airshow Photographs, Official Airshow Websites, Airshow Performers' Websites, etc. All of these often contain pictures, videos, and useful information to anyone who wants to find out about airshows in their area (or what airshows are worth driving quite a ways to see), so I think it would be nice if we linked to them. I'm working on that now.
I know Wikipedia is not supposed to be a link directory, but the airshow world is diverse enough that just a few links to each kind of airshow site (airshows' official sites, performers' sites, airshow calendars, airshow photography, etc) would probably be appropriate. - Malfita
[edit] Pictures
Do we really need a picture of the Thunderbirds AND two of the Frecce Tricolori? I say we should go for diversity: One picture of an aerobatic act, one picture of a warbird (or, ideally, a warbird formation), one picture of a solo jet demo, one picture of a jet-team demo, one picture of a helicopter display, etc... rather than multiple pictures of any of these things. It might be a good idea to have more than one picture of the crowds or static displays at an airshow, as these pictures can do a good job of capturing the airshow experience from the point of view of the spectator, which is what most readers may be most interested in. Luckily, I am an airshow photographer, so I'll go find some decent pictures of all this (good enough for Wikipedia, but "bad" enough that I won't mind releasing them into the public domain... By "bad" I mean not sharp enough to make a sharp 8x10" print from it, but sharp enough that it looks sharp when displayed on a computer screen a few hundred pixels on a side). - Malfita
