Better big than broke……………!!!
Cheers,
Trapper 69
PS – and I do speak from personal knowledge.

I believe G-2000 was a special arrangement purely for the PFA rally, the G-69-69 series are used by manufacturers only and your imminent bankruptcy is a condition I probably share if I looked at my bank balance…..!!
Cheers,
Trapper 69

Darren,
That Coventry display orchestrated by John Watts was great except the organiser (not John ) disappeared in the early afternoon of the Sunday along with his bird and all the proceeds from the gates. He subsequently filed for bankruptcy leaving a lot of display pilots unpaid. The idea for the show came from the then UK wing of the Confederate Air Force who put their misplaced trust into a real con artist. I flew a Nord 3202 G-BEFH on an aerobatic slot both days and did manage to get my tanks filled FOC plus a grand overnight stay and nosh in a plush Coventry hotel but went down the tube financially to the tune of £400. I remember I eventually got paid at the rate of 10p in the pound………….!!!! Ah well we live and learn.
John Watts along with Paul Warren-Wilson and Arthur Gibson as his partners were a real force in warbirds and it was a tragedy when John was killed in that MAC. Great bloke. RIP to both John and Arthur – who was an aerial photographer extraordinaire. His promotion photos for the North Weald “Fighter Meet” were exceptional as was his classic shot of the Arrows, Concorde and the QE2.
Fond memories,
Trapper 69

Had the pleasure of working with Derek Whitehead at the CAA in the mid 1980’s. A real gentleman and totally modest who rarely spoke of his time as Blackburn’s CTP. I must look out for that video.
Cheers,
Trapper 69

Ken’s spectacular arrival was at an Ulster Airshow at Newtownards. He had an engine failure at the worst possible moment and made the best of a bad job.
Cheers,
Trapper 69