Can I request a flypast by The Red Arrows?
In addition to the ninety-plus full displays that The Red Arrows give each year, the Team flies quite a few straight flypasts at fetes, garden shows, sponsored events, etc when they can be fitted in whilst in transit to or from a full display and when there is no significant deviation from the planned course. When the Team is transiting between two airfields they always fly in a tidy formation at a reasonably low height, typically about 1,000 feet above the ground, weather and air traffic control restrictions permitting. This is a deliberate policy to allow as many people as possible to see the Team. It also avoids the aircraft having to climb up into controlled airspace where delays might occur. Flypasts, with very rare exceptions, are permitted only when the Team is already in transit close to where the flypast is required. For example, when the Red Arrows are returning to base at Scampton from a display or a detached base they can often be programmed to make a straight flypast at a
