My time to rant now:p .

I feel so disheartened with this country when we seem to have been not just 50 years ago at the leading edge of aviation innovation, we ALMOST pioneered everything!! Only for it to be cut down by beuracratic nonsense.

It seems that everyone else has always benefited from us, we gave the Miles M.52 to the yanks, jet engines to the Russians and a plethora of technology has been spread worldwide from us, since the defence white paper of 1957 our aviation industry has been smashed through the heart and the ramifications are still being felt today.

For the love of all things sensible the CAA should see that there are a growing number of Spitfires being returned to the air and that spares, support and maintenance are not an issue and that with all rules adhered to we should be able to take fare paying passengers for the ultimate in flying experience, just think of the queue right up the A1!! it would go for miles:D .

That’s it, kidney burst and spleen vented, back to the ironing:o .

Regards,

John.

So it’s a ‘permit to fly’ issue, how do they operate the Tiger Moth and Rapide flights at duxford?

The way I see it you have a piston engined, propellor driven aeroplane taking fare paying passengers for flight rides, so why should a Tiger Moth differ from a Spitfire?.
Apart from the obvious difference in performance and construction you essentially have the same thing, two seats, dual controls and piston engine up front.

John.

UK CAA Permit to Fly = aircraft not licensed for carrying fare-paying passengers. Insurance cover will not be maintained for fare-paying passengers either.

How do they get round this with the Jet Provost pleasure flights?.

John.

Got myself down there today and what brilliant little place it is!, joined as a member and will be making regular visits from now on as it always seems to be evolving and there are some scarce airframes there to.

Regards,

John.