Terrible.

If a collision had taken place, is it possible that no witness marks would be evident?

I am going to watch from the field next to the M11.

AirJim,

Presume you have seen the photo in post 33.

Here is an update- who needs a spar when you have a nifty little stone wall?

This possibilty has beem mooted for a while , but it is sad to see it confirmed. The PFA mag suggested losses of £30K plus.

It remains to be seen how the PFA membership will be affected, since by no means all the 8,000 members are active flyers, maybe little more than half. The remainder, be they spotters/enthusiasts/photographers or whatever will no be asking themselves what actual benefit they will derive for their annual £40 subs, if not a £20 saving on Rally admission. 12 mags a year, but little else.

There is some interest in regional mini-rallies, with a threshold of 500 movements, above which the full suffocating weight of ‘Health & Safety’ / Insurance descends, to crush the life out of any more ambitious gathering, maybe limiting the participation of non-PFA aeroplanes.

This could be the beginning of some effective and enjoyable ‘grass-roots’ gatherings, which many members have been calling for. We threw open the doors of the PFA chuch, but the general public, frankly, were not really that bothered, so we may as well just get on and do our own thing.

I wonder if the Chinook was ZA675 the one just repatriated in a C-17 from Afghanistan, having suffered a heavy night landing.

There is a photo on the ‘Totally Tigers’ thread from last year,
Just put in the reg in the forum search box-

Fascinating stuff. There is PA18 G-ARAM , my first solo machine when operated by Clacton Aero Club. It had a thump a while ago, but I imagine it is being mantled again.

There were indeed many individuals who expressed their concerns, and as Melvyn has outlined, these concerns have not neccessarily been allayed.

However, the last few days have seen some unreservedly good news for the project and its personel, and it would be churlish and mean-spirited to yet again wheel out all the well-discussed arguements at this time. Robmac’s emotive condemnation of the ‘nay-sayers’ is piffle.

Given that this Forum is devoted to historic aircraft, the vast majority here surely DO support the notion of the Vulcan being operated successfully in a viable manner, but the devil is in the detail.