Typical Brits …NZ build a Mossie & we scream ” I Want .. I Want !!!!!”

Us lazy sods need to build our own …Or arn’t we capapable ?????

Anything is possible if you throw enough time and money at it.
Those behind this venture have presumably done some thinking, and realised that Glyn Powell’s project is well along, but lacking money (according to what is said in public, which is all I know). The proposal under discussion would seem to follow naturally from that. The next quickest approach would presumably be to make another set of fuselage and wing parts from the existing moulds. If you want to make new moulds from scratch, good luck with the fund-raising.

I have no idea what Mr. Powell’s attitude to such proposals is.

Speaking of flights with warbirds, Mossie-cockpit video from this week’s Mosquito + Vampire photo shoot over Auckland (Spitfire Tr.9 was stills camera-ship).

http://youtu.be/rGfQQWOsoB8

Just a note that KA114 is likely to be making a couple more public appearances in NZ. High speed run over a car racing event (Oct 28th), and a display at Armistice In Cambridge (11th November, insurance allowing).

http://www.armisticeincambridge.co.nz/Programme.html
http://www.facebook.com/ArmisticeinCambridge

Great work.
Work on NH799 will be getting into full swing, now that a certain twin-engined distraction is test-flying.

Roger – are the two still on the New Zealand register ? …

As of this week (14Aug), yes
http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/nz/TVC
http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/nz/TVD

I don’t think that this Snipe has ever been on the NZ register.

I note that the R.E.8 is still on the NZ Register as ZK-TVC
http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/nz/TVC

Which Albatros is it?
Albatros DVa-1 ZK-TVD has a Star
Albatros DVa-1 ZK-DVA has a Crescent
Kermit Weeks’ has a lightning bolt (it would have been on the ZK register during testing)

http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=airshow&thread=15057&post=144516

The (UK) CAA will allow foreign-registered aircraft (which meet home country requirements e.g. the NZ CAA’s) fly in the UK for a limited time (at least up to a season, it would seem).

I believe the plan is to sell it in a year or two, so get out your chequebooks!

Here’s the 4 minute segment from TV3’s current affairs show, hope you can see it outside NZ.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Takeoff-for-vintage-warplane/tabid/367/articleID/261769/Default.aspx

And there is now a photo in flight (by Gavin Conroy) at the Wings Over NZ thread above.

They don’t have to not object, they actively have to give permission. The State Department (and Congress?) hasn’t done so in the several months so far since the deal was announced. The previous deal fell through without this permission being granted. And the Macchi’s engine installation is not supported by the manufacturer.
I’m not saying that these things can’t or won’t happen, just that there are some obvious hurdles that haven’t yet been overcome yet.