I expect you’ve already taken a long look at the Warbird Radio web site …..

http://www.warbirdradio.com/

I really do believe these guys have set the bench mark as to what can be achieved in this direction !

Yes they do live broadcasts ~ but you can also listen to the recorded
( podcast ) shows too.

If you have a host server and can load the recorded broadcasts and link to them ~ rather as we do to post pictures on Flypast ~ this would keep your bandwidth within limits and therefore you’re costs 🙂

One of the best kept secrets this year is the rides available at Wings Over Houston in October 🙂

http://wingsoverhouston.com/woh_rides.htm

This is the best opportunity to fly in a WW2 bomber anywhere in 2011.

The only problem with this magnificent line up is …..

The all launch at roughly the same time after the show on Saturday and that tends to be the only opportunity to fly as a passenger.

So you have to pick ONE to fly in :diablo:

I’ve popped over for this show before as a long weekend trip.

Airfares are reasonable at this time of the year and there are plenty of hotels around Ellington Field

While we all want to see everything restored and on display in pristine condition ~ let’s pause and think about the current and future commitments of the IWM.

The Duxford Conservation Hangar ( and it’s staff ) are currently beavering away on the Vampire and B-17G restorations.

Then exhibits are due to arrive from IWM Lambeth ……

And following those ~ the American Air Museum is due for a spring clean and all the aircraft have to come out.
All the suspended ones need to be assessed and potentially have some conservation work done.

So it might be 2014 /15 before anything “new” goes into Hanger 5 for work and equally importantly ~ resources are committed to the restoration task.

In recent weeks people on this forum have wanted to see the Victor / Casa 2111 AND the Shackleton restored. If one of these three is selected ~ the others may have to wait another couple of years before the next airframe takes a turn.

And that’s assuming that nothing else is acquired in the mean time that is deemed of more significance and therefore is bumped to the top of the priority list in front of these three.

Looking at alternative solutions may be a brave and bold move. But if that allows one of these three airframes to go into restoration in 2011 rather that five or more years from now ~ shouldn’t that receive our support ?

🙂

If the warbird movement as we know it is to survive ~ we need to be attracting the next generation of pilots / engineers / ground crew / volunteers etc.

If we get our own version of ASBtv’s “Mike Da Mustang” ~ maybe that’s a good thing !

http://vimeo.com/8705113

It may not be to “our” taste ~ but the chances are if you’re reading this thread ~ you’re NOT part of the target audience it’s intended for anyway …..

P-38 just sailed over my cottage roof ~ gear down and turing left into the landing pattern at Duxford 🙂 🙂 🙂

Your can read about the history of this P-51 by following the link to the official press release from Bremont Watches …..

http://www.bremont.com/press/releases/PDF/Bremont_P-51.pdf

If only we had realized that the Dulux paint chart wasn’t the guys just funning us …… 🙂