My ‘beef’ is that I don’t think that the aircraft needs to go on a permit… And if the permit system is oh soooo fantastic, then why aren’t the tigermoth boys, chipmunk boys (to name but a couple) etc all jumping up and down asking for permits?

I feel (personally) that the permit system is inferior to a CofA. Weather I’m right or not, that is my opinion. I do think that the rules on permit aircraft will be tightened up and well, who knows what will happen.

I guess my days of scenic flights around Lincoln are finished… What is it… No flying over built up areas… I better start taking an interest in fields!!!!

Please tell me, apart from the fact that you can all put dodgy parts on your aircraft, what is the great appeal to the permit? In all seriousness, perhaps I’m uneducated on the matter, but i really don’t see the great appeal…

There is more than one way to skin a cat… I cant speak officially, but there is plenty of room at Scampton. Yes it’s not going to be easy to get her there, but there must be ways. Are there any lifting straps available at all? Has anyone thought of asking the Chinook OCU if they could lift her somewhere (scampton?) as part of a training exercise? Just a thought!

I think this is a real shame and in my personal opinion, it’s a waste of a perfectly good aircraft. I’m too fond of my aircraft for this to be a reason to get rid of her, but I feel really saddened that this decision has come about… What a waste. There is no need for the aircraft to have to go on a permit… Great. Now lets just line up against the wall and watch EASA shaft all permit aircraft. Again, it’s only my opinion, but I can see it coming.
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Wow 😮 I had no idea that was still there, I just assumed it was all back to farm land now, that’s fantastic its still almost complete, sort out the damp, a few windows, lick of paint be a great little museum.

Dont forget the 2 new walls it needs!!! Then all you’ve got to do is persuade the farmer to sell it… Believe me, I’ve tried! Got as far as taking a builder there, but, IMHO, thats the hardest part… getting the owner to part with it… Good luck!!

As for the glass house on the top… dont be deceived by the photos… it’s not recoverable… new build, maybe… renovation… i dont think so.

I’ll try and dig out some of the photo’s I took.

Blue Sky,

For what it’s worth, here are my thoughts… I though that the introduction was too long… 18seconds of a 1 minute film is a long time to introduce “Vulcan – cold war warrior”. I couldn’t read the text while watching the Vulcan roll… I think it speaks for itself… I’d loose the text, and increase the picture size.

But overall, i think it’s great… Far better than i could do!!!

Knackered old Navy Lynx on the back of a low loader heading towards Nottingham on the A52…!

No aircraft can be considered ‘virtually’ airworthy. It either is or is not.

I disagree. Many museum aircraft have been restored to an airworthy condition, even though there were never any plans to fly them. They are there for (IMHO) ‘virtually airworthy’. When only a piece of paper stands in the way of an aircraft being able to fly, then I would agree with Creaking Door and say that the aircraft is “Virtually Airworthy”.