Sad reading indeed

It’s been a great year. Flying Legends 2009, book release, several fantastic historic aviation related things happening to me and I’m sure so many others too.

Merry christmas and a happy new year!!

Been in touch with him a few times, and he seems sincere about his ambitions. But as always, the road is long and hard. I applaud him for trying and hope he will succeed.

4 Hurricanes in a tailchase (they got speed too…show it off!)
2 Gladiator formation
Fighter Collection back in the air

That’s my basic wishlist.

I’m 29 myself.

Let’s look at it this way, I am sure this debate was ongoing 30 years ago as well. With most likely the same grim aspects going around, that the youngsters doesn’t give two cents.

Some of us do, and it is also something “that comes with age”.

I am not a mechanic and wouldn’t know anything about that, or the people in the business or anything. I’m simply speaking about historic aviation interest, or interest in ww2 alone.

Again, it is something that grows with age. Don’t expect a 20 year old to understand how the world operates, where we come from and where we are going. As you grow older, you tend to understand the world around you more and develop certain interests in understanding the world you live in. It takes coming of age.

When that’s said, yeah – it looks a bit grim at times. I’ve held two talks about my book the past month, and I was talking to people from 50 and up, all the way to 80 I’m sure. One was a “local book night” and that too, I have to assume (to not go depressed) is also something that comes with age to attend.

There are interest in this. Just head over to Hitech’s Aces High and look at all those players flying those Warbirds in simulated dogfights.

But will a Spitfire fly in 40 years? Yes it will. It will be just as pretty then as now. It will never grow out of fashion. Engine problems? Oil problems? Maybe, but they will be around.

Natural choice would be more P-38’s and P-47’s lurking about, and in more advanced versions. Just make more of them. Develop a long range Spit, if possible. Make the Tempest more wide range than it was. Nothing a P-51 did that a Tempest didn’t do just as well, except for that fuel thing.

Will obviously trashed to pieces on this forum, but I’m looking forward to seeing some warbirds on the big screen!