[QUOTE=Hairyplane]Lighning preservation? Why?
We enjoy it , simple as that and if others enjoy seeing our two old girls run up the runway then so be it, thats why we’ve been doing it for 18 years mostly out of our own pockets, its just a hobby thats all, and when we deem it to expensive and spares become unobtianable we will have a nice hanger to put them in for future generations to see. Thats all its about, no more no less.
We never had any intentions back in 1987 as we stood at crash gate 3 in the driving rain to do anymore that to just preserve one of these awesome beasts, we watched most go out the gate in bits and said we must do something about it, we managed to purchase 728, a big achivement in its self, the engine running and fast taxying just came along the way, then 904 came along at a good price and we carried on doing what we had done before, big ideas about flight have never once been discussed within our small ranks.
How many people out there can say they have done it, Engines in and out, all the other little snags that nessesitate double jointed arms 😀 and personally organising and building a 12,000sqft QRA shed, its been my life for over 20 years and I will keep going with it untill I drop, because I like doing it.
Ive personally had alot of fun, learnt an enormous amount and met many interesting people along the way, Jimmy Dell and Roland Beamont to name but two.
And just to correct you there arent that many Lightnings left around in the same condition as our two.
Keep smiling and good luck to the Vulcan crew.
Andy B (LPG)
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