There is one element that I don’t know how it’s been addressed in display flying. The P-63 at Biggin Hill was felt by the ground observers to be performing outside it’s safety zone so they decided to stop it’s display. However they couldn’t contact the Tower and the aircraft crashed before the aircraft was contacted. I believe something similar happened last year at Legends (?) when the French Corsair overflew the crowd but in that case he was contcted so perhaps I’ve answered my own question. What are the rules in the case of perceived unsafe flying?

Or Duxford

Thanks, as a pilot I’ve never seen the point of leaving an aircraft that’s still working. Dropping in this cold weather conrfirms that they are actually bonkers.

Great shots. Surely they weren’t paradropping in that weather were they?

David, read my note #7 in this thread and that gives you the process. It’s always easier and cheaper if somebody has done it before you and I guess the Buchons are covered by the work done for the B of B movie if not by the re-imports in later years.

Thanks for your vote of confidence in my ability to get the Airtourer down to Oz, JDK, but I fear it would be a long haul, despite the guaranteed hospitality once we got there. Re your query on how many fly in UK, well it’s 12 out of the 30 odd that were imported. I always get asked when I arrive at a Fly-In if I built it myself, which I’m not sure I take as a compliment.
On the subject of Ozzie designs wasn’t there a crop-sprayer with twin booms (to allow tankers to drive up to the hopper) called the Agtruck? Odd looking thing that didn’t sell too well although one made it to Kenya in the 70s when I was working out there.

You are seriously joking if you think any of the Beagle types would make it in today’s climate. The reason the Pup failed was that it cost £8,000 to build and they were selling it at £5,500. The market at the time wouldn’t have stood the difference. In addition it was hopelessly complex. The double curvature on the fuselage was expensive to form , the doors fell off and the u/c was a thing of wonder, not to mention the corrosion problems. It was nice to fly though.

If you open the pdf, it confirms it’s in France.