I find it incredible how contributors to this forum who do not have access to facts have an opinion ready at hand in notime.

Knowing the very careful, highly experienced and meticulous pilot/owner very well I can assure you the aircraft and engine have been given a thorough inspection, and are fully airworthy. Period.

It is amazing that some people don’t seem to realize just how damaging these kind of ill-informed and incorrect comments in the public domain can be to people’s reputation.

The post, “It was just a Prop change” was made on a public forum!!! And it is that statement that was reacted to. I have seen the picture of the strike and it is clearly visable that the prop has appeared to have stopped!
As someone with ove 20 years of experience on 985’s and other vintage and GA engine’s it was hardly “Ill informed”!! i would say that it is extreemly damaging to the Vintage Aircraft movement that the general public think that after such an incident it was just a case of chucking on a new prop! Especialy after the tragic incident at OW on Sunday with all the “These old aeroplanes should be left in Museums” statements that are flying about by the nimby’s!

I am glad the A/C is safley back home and that all concerned are happy with its condition

She landed this evening at here homebase Eindhoven, was just an prop change luckily.

Really!!!!!!!:eek:

Looking at the picture I think I would want a little more inpection tham just changing the prop!!!

Not the only one to enjoy the gusts, the first Nimrod had an exciting moment. We lost the WW1 element from the programme but that was the only loss, I think. Not bad for the conditions.

Not supprised about the WW1 element, it was very gusty today!

I depends what you mean by Warbirds only:confused: None of the shows you have listed are or have ever been Warbirds ONLY! The Fighter Meet and Great Warbird had other elements such as Dh Moth Club Diamond Nine Tiger Moths, Brendan O Brian with his truck top landing and the then Crunchie Wing Walkers. Even Legends has elements such as the now Breitling Wing Walkers, DH Rapied and Dragon and DC3’s. This year at Legends would you call the Arc a Warbird??? If you want a Warbird only show try organising one yourself, you will find that you need a little more to attract the general public and enthusiasts alike to make it pay!

Error’s aside it IS GOOD to see this era of Aviation in the public domain. Lets hope as we approach the 100th aniversary of the Great War that more of it happens, be good if people understood that something did happen before the Battle Of Britian and there is more to historic aircraft than Spitfire’s!!

No not Duxford im affraid, not been invited this year:( We were off to Old Warden to play for a Jaguars C & D Type owners day:)

Not sure I like the heavy weight hanging from the rudder hinge!!
Nice looking T6 though.