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The UKAR Staff Team have sat down together and decided on our annual Top 10 UK Airshow Moments of 2025.

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Do you agree? If not what were your Top 10? Let us know!

We wish you all a prosperous and happy 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Making his first guest contribution to UKAR, Stu Weston reviews 'AIRE25' at San Javier in Adios Amigos
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Jakub Zurek reports on 'The Americans' flying day at Duxford in American Muscle
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October 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In our 99th episode we are joined by great friend of UKAR, commercial and private pilot, obscure aircraft enjoyer and airshow participant, Paul Gibbs.

We chat DC-6s, Trago Mills and Tipsy Nippers - listen on Soundcloud or any podcast provider.

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UKAR Episode 99: Paul Gibbs, commerical pilot, Trago Mills SAH-1 and Tipsy Nipper owner
For episode 99 we are joined by great friend of UKAR and the podcast, commercial and private pilot, obscure aircraft enjoyer and airshow participant, Paul Gibbs! If you don't know him by name, you wil
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September 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
In our latest review entitled "Altitude Sickness", Gordon Duncan reviews the 2025 @airtattoo.bsky.social

Do you agree with our conclusions? Let us know!

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August 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Episode 96 (that many!) of our podcast has been released and it features Sam going off on one about the state of accommodation at RIAT, as well as coverage of a few airshow updates. And Dan laughs at a naughty word like a child.

Listen on Soundcloud or any podcast provider!
July 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our latest podcast episode is out, with a brace of reviews covering the outstanding @shuttleworthtru.bsky.social Festival of Flight and the French Hyères 100th Anniversary show.

Listen below or on any podcast provider!

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July 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In our second review tonight, Iain Thomson recounts his first ever visit to Shuttleworth to review the Military Air Show in "Military Might"

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June 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In our first review tonight, Ian Garfield travelled across the pond to Miami to cover the Hyundai Air and Sea Show

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June 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
ICYMI 👇 Our most recent bumper episode features the second half of Sam and Dan's jaunt through the USA, featuring some night-time Huey adventures, Dan nearly causing an international incident and some very hairy driving to get a certain modified twin-engined 1950s bomber...
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The much-awaited Part 2 of Sam and Dan's American Adventure is here (after review of Shuttleworth's Season Premiere). Be warned - this episode is 2 hours long so feel free to break it up into a couple of sessions!

Listen 👇 on Soundcloud or any podcast provider!
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June 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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The much-awaited Part 2 of Sam and Dan's American Adventure is here (after review of Shuttleworth's Season Premiere). Be warned - this episode is 2 hours long so feel free to break it up into a couple of sessions!

Listen 👇 on Soundcloud or any podcast provider!
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June 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
In our first UK review of 2025, @samwisephoto.bsky.social reports on the Shuttleworth Season Premiere airshow in "Fresh Start"

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May 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
👊🇺🇸🔥 Our latest podcast episode comes to you with an extra dose of stars and stripes, as Sam and Dan recount their recent aviation trip to the USA. Or at least, half of it, as we ran out of time for just one episode.

Listen on Soundcloud or any podcast provider!
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May 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In our newest podcast, we have a little look forward to the start of the 2025 UK airshow season!

Listen on Soundcloud or any podcast provider
May 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
📣🚁New podcast episode is up! alongside an announcement roundup we also chat about helicopters at airshows and how much we like them (spoiler - it's a lot).
Listen below or on any podcast provider.
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March 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New podcast is out - a delayed announcement, but our most recent podcast episode catching up with Ben Dunnell @bdaviation.bsky.social, airshow commentator and Aeroplane magazine editor, is out on all podcast providers!
March 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
⚠ New Podcast Episode!

Dom, Ian and Sam run through some of the updates we've had for the 2025 airshow season!
February 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
RIAT updates have started in earnest! A Finnish F/A-18C and Lithuanian AS565 Dauphin have been added to the flying and static lists respectively, alongside a Lockheed Electra and Spitfire FR.XIV to static.
February 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Our top 10 airshow moments of 2024 has been published featuring @airtattoo.bsky.social, Sywell 2024, Cosford Air Show, Midlands Air Festival and The SHuttleworth Trust.

Read our list below, you can also join in the discussion on our forums

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January 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Sywell 2024 will remain as a one-off show following the tragic passing of Richard Grace
December 11, 2024 at 11:14 AM
We're up to episode 85 of our podcast, and this time round we enjoy our new opening segment so much we forgot to talk about anything else. We get some rarity spotting updates from Dom and Dan while Sam and Tom chat about their overseas trips.

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December 4, 2024 at 10:38 AM
UKAR is now on Bluesky! Did you know that in addition to our articles, reviews and forum that we publish a successful podcast too?

In our latest episode we talk to the organisers of RIAT about the upcoming controversial changes to FRIAT in 2025.

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Episode 84: FRIAT Q&A with RIAT's Simon Hough and Peter Reoch
Having discussed at length on the podcast the controversial changes to the enthusiast's FRIAT package over the last few years, we gave the Royal International Air Tattoo's organising team the opportun
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November 20, 2024 at 9:32 PM