I understand – but its not for me to issue such a document, unless you are a major company and wish to discuss a possibility of a union.
While the Fundrasier in charge is on holiday until September and while Robert is in hospital, I am doing my best to recover the situation. If I fail, then I can walk away on September 1st and say I gave it my best.

To issue such a large document on this forum would be of no value.
PPruNers have the right sort of attitude, and are actively dealing with the situation.

Regards
Paul

Whilst you maybe right r.e the attitude of some on this forum ,and doubtless one or two would love to see this project fail just to say “I told you so”. My attitude and I daresay that of many others is , that we would donate money to help this project, but are reluctant to send money to a cause teetering on the edge, with no obvious recovery plan (I say recovery as opposed to business,as the contingency plan fund ,has been used up, and no sponsors are on board, and the workforce are halfway through a months notice ,thats what it is).As in all cases,transparency is the key,I’m not aware of the need for a business plan to be kept from general consumption, in fact I seem to remember, presenting (along with fellow directors) a business plan to an AGM meeting that included guests (i.e non members) and I’m sure that being made aware of where their subscription fees were going helped to alleviate concerns that some had.

Not another D.Walton bashing…….. 😉

Did you not notice this bit in Dr. Pleming’s write-up?

I have financially sacrificed more than any other individual (except possibly David Walton) on this project

Why do you expect David Walton to dip into his pockets even more to bail it out……perhaps he’s fed-up with the thing and thinks it’s about time someone else forked out a few more quid.

It’s the situation with Marshalls that looks far less ‘rosey’, but as soon as BAe insisted they were the only ones they would sanction to do the job commercially, I’d say the project was doomed……. 🙁

No not D Walton “bashing” merely stating that if the hangerage is still accruing, then it will take away from the project substantial funding, as will paying wages to administrative “staff”; it makes it very difficult to say to a contractor or sub contractor,”how about doing this bit for nothing” in order that the project can be completed,when your still on the payroll yourself. Desperate times call for desperate measures; if these aren’t deperate times for VTTS, then I’d like to know when.

5 years on £150,000 per annum, and I would be able to give up my job for another with “no comparable compensation” but doing something I loved all the same. This project has consumed money voraciously, and if the hangar rent currentlyat £278,200 is ongoing, then any donations will be eaten up as fast as they are given, just keeping the thing under cover,and yet the minute it’s wheeled out unfinished that is how it will stay.

We recycle them, that is to say we take the panels outside and cycle over them ,and then re cycle back over them the other way.

Ok, I think I’ve got it now… (I hate these difficult quiz things.)

Dangerous ground this , as Duxford is in my opinion as dead or alive as Hendon in terms of A/C, its just that the likes of the Fighter collection and Historic flying (not to mention the owner operators of single warbirds) give the impression of life to Duxford, that and the fact that Duxford is moving forward as a museum, and they’ve got windows, (in their buildings)which are great for letting light in (little tip there for Hendon). R.e what should be included in the forums virtual aviation museum,anything thats owned by a forum member, that would warrant inclusion in any other aviation museum,I would have thought.

I am amazed to read the predicted cost of operation year on year , I appreciate that insurance will be significant as would be fuel , but as I understand it the number of flying hours per year is restricted to 100 (wasn’t this reduced from 200, as part of the second lottery bid?) The RAC are saying that if you only use your car a few days a week that will reduce your premium!! but surely with a newly refurbished A/C the maintenance costs for the first year are the lowest, increasing year on year pro rata, as per any other machine; does it have a minimum no. of hours it needs to fly,to comply with the lottery bid? or could they fly it as much as they could afford?

closely followed by

what colours are RLM 81,82 and 83, as well as the sky colour referred to by some as RLM84 -although there appears to be no evidence for this and what others insist is just a manufacturing variation of RLM76, of which there were at least two shades – depending on the availability of some of the ingredients towards the end of the war……………(pause for breath)

oh – and what colour was the Spitfire prototype…………..

Aluminium- a sort of silver, or light metalic grey.