Try finding someone to do it first!

Yeph, that is going to be the issue, finding someone that has the component approvals outside Rolls.

It refers to a range of engines with similar fuel pumps. The Bristol Siddeley Orpheus engine of the Gnat is not mentioned. The pump, I assume off the Shoreham Hunter was found to have deteriorated glands that could have affected the accurate fuel schedule thus the thrust demanded by the pilot. I would assume it would have been the LP booster pumps or perhaps the proportioners, not the engine HP pump. Any engine design must be designed to work at a minimum with the HP pump supplying fuel only. However as people have mentioned, the MPD mentions complete engine rejection for what is a fuel system issue? Must be an issue with the HP pump or the FCU.

Hey, Paul, you really shouldn’t take the BBP diary so much to heart. After all, the format is really designed to deliver what might otherwise be a terribly dreary subject in a more tongue in cheek way.
And, for the record, I love my dogs as much as the next bloke and they are as much a part of our family as the children. The problem is that we can’t have it both ways. We humanise them when we shouldn’t, the result being that we keep them going long after nature would have culled them until the day comes when we must take our best mate to the vets and do them the ultimate act of kindness. Having done that many times I can’t recall a single animal that would have wanted me to waste a second grieving when I could get a new pup and crack on. This is just my experience of keeping animals and if it differs from yours then please do as my good friends do and invite me to commit an act ending with the word ‘off’.

And sincere thanks to everyone for their comments, good or bad, and for all the encouragement. We are all working damned hard over here these days to get the big tin boat ready. Sorry that we can’t give a ‘when’ but the simple truth is that we’ve not done one of these before but if we don’t give up we can’t fail. Stay with us and we’ll see you all in the beer tent in Coniston someday soon.

Bill Smith.

Thanks Bill. I get the same comments on XX741 in other places. I however have rebuilt the same frames before, however I don’t have all the bits I need or no idea when I can even get to the frame at the current time to work it! Also the BCWM has its A10 now and that is a priority project, seeing it is very BENTWATERS..

So why does the CAA think they need to be involved in this? The real experts of risk assessment are insurance companies, and they price their premiums accordingly.

Public liability coverage for an airshow pre-Shoreham was at £50 to 100 million for even a small provincial show precisely because the insurers had already taken into account the risk to non-attending public that the CAA had ignored all these years.

Suddenly the CAA decides that something Has to Be Done, and of course They will be the ones to Do It. Even though they’re not yet sure what exactly happened, or why. Hence, wishy-washy policy documents like this full of media-aligned statements about ‘protecting the public’

Does the Duchy of Sealand fancy organising some shows…?

Because two ex military jets crashed killing 12 people in three weeks and the CAA do have the responsibility for safety of people on the ground and in the air have realised their procedures are not as robust as they deemed it necessary to be. What is your problem with that? ! spoke to an ex Jag driver mate who was involved with the jag display team and knew both pilots involve professionally and personally in the accidents. His views on the currency requirements of the CAA for fast jet displays? Not strong enough.

BCWM at Bentwaters have a Phantom that is complete, on an airfield location and the facilities to move it. 🙂

Depending on the Trustees of course.

Static means exactly that .. STATIC..

Well, Well, Well.

XV582 ‘Black Mike’ Purchase – Press Release – 001/16 For those of you that have been following the progress of The British F4 Phantom Aviation Groups’ campaign to save XV582 ‘Black Mike’ from its uncertain future. You will be aware the road has not been as smooth as most would have liked. However I would like to announce that our campaign was a success. With the kind and generous help from Mr Gary Spoors and his company GJD Services. We have been able to secure ‘Black Mike’, enabling us to focus on phase two of the campaign, ‘The Move’. Mr Spoors was kind enough to purchase the aircraft on behalf of the group as well as paying for the transportation of ‘582 to Bruntingthorpe as initially planned. There is an agreement in place that will allow BF4PAG to reimburse Mr Spoors for his generosity over a period of time. This will allow us to ensure the safety of the aircraft and give a greater time period in order to raise the required funds. This is by no means the end and many more months of hard work await us, but at least we are now one more step closer. I would like to take this opportunity to make you all aware that we have a number of structured fund raising projects that will be rolled out in due course. Finally I would like to express my thanks on behalf of The British F4 Phantom Aviation Group, to Gary Spoors and GJD Services for the generosity and assistance.

Sam Thompson General Secretary The British F4 Phantom Aviation

I’d suggest there is probably a significant difference between live and airworthy.

Moggy

You are not wrong.. CAA would never authorise a on flight for an airframe that had been outside for 30 years with no proper anti det maintenance schedule or progressive maintenance carried out as service manuals would specify. If it is anything like the CNAM Vulcan, don’t look very closely. Corrosion is rampant on that frame.