Thai, I would suggest you investigate West London Hero Club at White Waltham, not the cheapest, but you intimate that cost is not an issue. The club atmosphere is unrivalled, with a wonderful ‘Battle of Britain’ feel to the place, and a great range of really interesting, based aeroplanes.

The club fleet caters for all tastes, from singles, twins, tailwheel, and Waltham is a hot-bed of aerobatics, offering top-class tuition. Other airfields I have visited offer a service akin to hiring a car, ie reasonably effecient but you arrive, pick up the keys, do your stuff, pay the bill, and leave. Though it is a commercial operation, there is a strong ‘Club’ atmosphere, and I strongly suggest you check it out.
PM me if you would like to meet up, and I will show you round, with pleasure.

There was one (or two) flying in Australia, until pretty recently. If they are not still airworthy, they are probably not far off.

Yes, was owned by PM, but before that was based at Booker for many years in the ownership of Phillip Mann. As I recall, it was used in ‘Aces High’, and they consumed a rather effective replica in one of the crash scenes.

Seemingly the Vimy will have ‘ no modern instruments on board ‘ for this monumental flight. I am all for authenticity etc etc, but if I were taking this trip, I sure as hell would have a GPS smuggled away, just in case. Sixteen hours holding a magnetic heading, through the night as well. Eeek !

I wonder if a transponder counts as an instrument?

How about a Parks P1, or P2, as owned and barnstormed by Richard Bach, and described in ‘Nothing by chance’ – great book, by the way.

The G-46 is based at Booker (again) as it was from mid-70’s, when in the stable of Patrick Lindsay. She was later at Staverton for a while, wearing peculiar ‘airshow friendly’ German colours.

A nice touch with the G-46 is a lever in the instructor’s cockpit (rear) which dis-connects the controls in the front. Probably best if your non-pilot passenger did not fiddle with that one!

Avro’s Finest- I have zero recollection of anything you did or did not contribute, but I do not understand the logic in starting a thread which, in essence, has no subject.