Percival Pembroke G-BNPH I assume, heading East toward Arundel, north of the railway line at 11.12 today.

There is of course an interesting parallel to all of this and that is the Comet ‘Black Magic’. Much smaller in all respects, but what a fantastic project it is and a testament to the skill and tenacity of all involved.
Playing devils advocate, if you take the Comet as having 200hp engines, and the Mosquito as having nearer 2000hp engines, then for arguments sake you could say the Mossie will take 10 times the effort the Comet has! Ouch!
However you look at it, this project, if it materializes, will be huge in terms of both cost and physical effort. Can’t see it myself.

Air UK Handley Page Herald 1978 ish. I had a stupid grin on my face that lasted most of the day. Silly thing is when i fly several times a year these days on a dash 8 q400 I still have a silly grin! Nothing compared to when I had my first flying lesson though:D

Very well put Snoop. After what acss nearly did to the collection financially they should be duty bound to fly her. Anybody know where she might operate from?

I’m all for flying it. I wonder how much original material is in SS compared to Black Magic? Anyway I am really looking forward to the day when we can see both of them at OW together. That will be a sight ( and sound ) to die for.

We went to the first ‘meet the pilots’, but sadly could not make this one. It was quite one of the best displays that I have ever seen. The lack of visitors is a puzzle, because they are missing a display like no other. Part of me hopes that too many people don’t discover it though, as it would spoil that intimate atmosphere.

Ignore the last bit, just me being selfish!