RED Arrows fans have been encouraged to stay around for their display as the team promise a “fast and dynamic” display.
The Red Arrows display had to be cut short on the first day of the Bournemouth Air Festival this year due to “irregular engine indications”.
However, Graeme Muscat, also known as ‘Red 10’, promised a spectacular show on day two of the festival.
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He told the Daily Echo: “I am the team supervisor, my primacy is watching to make sure we adhere to the rules and regulations and we are safe.
“I also commentate, I will give information about the team, about the wider Royal Air Force and let hear people the radio transmissions which hopefully provides that link between the aircraft and the crowd and maybe makes them feel as though they are maybe in the cockpit for that little time as well.
“It’s great to be back at Bournemouth, like most we took a pause over Covid and to be back displaying once again, we’re doing 65 displays this year and Bournemouth is towards the end of our season.
“Of course, Bournemouth has a special part in all the Red Arrows’ hearts for obvious reasons, so it’s great to be here.”
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Graeme said a lot of work goes into putting on the displays and the Bournemouth Air Festival ranks hughly on the teams’ favourites.
He added: “We like Bournemouth, the location, the people, everything about it, it is really high up on our favourites and why wouldn’t it be with views like that?”
Speaking of yesterday’s display being cut short, he said: “We fly aeroplanes, aeroplanes are a machine just like your car and sometimes things go wrong.
“It was an abnormal engine fluctuation, as such Red 6 decided he best go back to the airport rather than having an engine failure.
“But stay around, we have great weather, the cloud base is high enough to bring a full show, you’ll see a fast and dynamic show by the Red Arrows.
“We’re iconic, we’re British, we literally fly the red, white and blue through the sky. But without the support (from the crowd), there’s no need for the Red Arrows, so we feed off each other.
“We see all the messages on social media, everyone excited we’re coming to Bournemouth and that really gets the pilots going.
“Don’t underestimate how important that support is for the team.”
The Red Arrows display is on at 4.30pm everyday apart from Sunday, when they can be seen at 1.30pm.
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