Pain Factor
It was always my understanding that the HLF would take each and every case on its merits so any indication that 558 has ‘Killed Off’ lottery funding is doubtful, as for the CAA never found them ‘Antsy’ about anything, just determined to follow the rules, or rather determined that every application for a permit too fly will and there is the true problem over and above financial ones, getting the required infrastructure in place to allow the CAA to look on such a project as viable, groups can’t, so they don’t.
sad about the RAF and the Tax regime in the UK but that’s what you get when you allow Politicians to dabble for their own mediocre ends.
Which ever way you look at it though, 558 may really be the last such return too flight in the UK of a large complex airframe unless TVOC take on further work to support there original project and keep there core staff employed and allow them too train up replacements, something they really need to be doing.
Well, the relationships has been built with OEM’s/CAA/Design Authority so maybe in 10 years a Victor or Lightning? Depends if TVOC want to go through it all again. Personally I think they should…it would put some added value to airshows in 10 years time.
24 August 2017 Clacton Air Show
“next up is the RAF’s Typhoon, followed by ur hmm, a RAF Typhoon, then rare glimpse of a RAF Chinnock. That completes todays display, thank you for coming”
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