My understanding was that the proposal for the aircraft was possibly disposal by ‘non-sale’ means!

Why so confrontational though?

.. there’s an awful lot of people on the internet that talk a load of rubbish!

Yes!

Wouldn’t you love to tell the person responsible for the ridiculous “gate guard” ruling precisely what you thought of him? I know I would!

No!

Whilst an interesting comparison IMHO I do not believe that both the A1 and the Vulcan project are wholly comparable.

I also seem to recollect [despite a quick search I cannot find any mention of this] that the A1 project has had its own ‘issues’ along the way. Plus the original target completion date was 1995…. http://www.a1steam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87%3Anew-steam-locomotive-project-to-hold-second-road-show-in-farnborough&Itemid=124

… that might explain the beer price of £1.25. 😀

However, whatever way you call it the A1 is another great British achievement. All preservation sectors can learn from one another and should be encouraged to do so!

Zoot,

Some relevant questions but I don’t have the answers.

Charity Accounting is now covered by a regulation called SORP; if you have the time this link and the links therein may help you understand a little more
http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/investigations/sorp/sorpfront.asp

Naturally, TVOC and HLF both say that this wouldn’t be possible, but then they would, wouldn’t they….

Chox,

Leaving aside the preamble – that sounds like criticism of HLF to me!

Another interesting thought to ponder. Yesterday I received 4 quotations for museum related consultancy work and the average cost for one day [including expenses] was £600 + VAT i.e. circa 100 days consultancy for £60k [depending how you cover the VAT].

Or, purchase this field here, and build a facility big enough to become the RAF Museum of Air Transport – a safe home for a C-130, Lyneham’s Comet, a VC10. Repositioning of suitable (movable) airframes would then free up space for future arrivals at Cosford (Nimrod) etc.

If only it was that easy!

Some one was lining that up for Driffield! 😀

Talk of putting a K Herc in the RAF museum’s collection (we’ll need to think of saving a Nimrod and VC10 soon also) makes me think – where are they going to put them? Time to allocate another airfield methinks.

:diablo: Scampton!! 😀