I had no problem with the enthusiast day, or weekend displays at SBAC on the public days.
But before the RIAT cancellation, 558 was just going to be static during the week at Farn, I just feel that the displays during the week would have been better rescheduled elsewhere round the country to reach a wider audience, on another weekend.

I’m assuming, possibly wrongly, that because of the RIAT cancellation, the 2 displays have been allocated to SBAC during the week.
This maybe a sweeping generalisation, but I suspect amongst a typical trade day audience, there are a fair few hangers on who would neither recognise a Vulcan nor bother to contribute to its upkeep, preferring instead to avail themselves of the hospitality.
Sour grapes rant terminated:mad:

I think funding after Farnborough might be issue and also the next qtr insurance premium is due I think which is around £40K.

558 did a very varied tour last week around England, a lot of people saw her in transit, but I expect did nothing to increase revenue.
At least doing a display at Farnborough and with the VOC people present they can press the flesh with aviation industry and try and squeeze some cash out of them?

Also I am to believe a main leg needs replacing, so not many more landing left on the one that needs changing before she goes in for that service.

XH558 is now at Farnborough. She is due to display Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Farnborough week.

At a guess I would expect Mr Withers to get his DA, not sure who else as Mr Mac Dicken has not been on test flights for a while, but that does not mean he can’t get his DA as well.

Permit to Fly

Suggest checking this – it’s updated at 01.00hrs each night.

http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detail&aircrafttype=vulcan&dataindex=3

From what we are being told, XH558 will be at Waddington, but not as part of the flying display, and she will have to depart on Thursday, return Monday, as the runway is in use for a kit car show all weekend.

Well at least Waddington will be a good place to see the names on the bomb bay doors which many of us paid £40 to do so. Can’t see us getting close to 558 at RIAT or Farnborough to checks the names out really.

NOTAM is out for tomorrow – 23rd June.

It covers the period 1000-1800.

Cheers

TJ

Training flight for Mr Withers so I am told.

No TVOC made it clearer than that by saying Duxford.

TVOC might not even own 558 in 10 years time! A lot of water under the bridge still to go yet!

Though 558’s test flights are complete, the air frame and crew can continue to fly the aircraft under the MA test flight permit.
So in theroy if VOC decide to russle up a training flight around Waddington then we will see a Vulcan flying, the DA and permit to fly should be around this time also.
I hope this helps.