Are you sure it is a reproduction ? Not a rebuilt original airframe ?

How encouraging to hear such positive reports.

Just last year, it seemed that the whole airshow scene was wobbling on the edge of extinction, but thankfully we seem to be seeing a new confidence and energy.

As we know, Vulcans can move by road ( Hendon ) though with much hassle and cost.

It surely needs to be moved soon to a respectible venue with hangarage, such as Elvingon just 40 miles away. (sorry if this has already been said, have not read 13 pages !)

Outside storage destrroys aeroplanes and whatever happens it must be fast, as it wont be long before it is just another knackered, fading Vulcan with flat tyres and water in the cockpit.

As a stand-alone exhibit in its own personal museum I am certain it can NEVER pay its way as it is simply not that much of an attraction.

This is at Chenies Manor ( near Rickmansworth) where I also work.

I had a nice chat to Tony Bianchi (Owener of Stampe) as they put it together for the photos.

On the same afternoon, I took out to be photographed a huge antique oil painting. which I had just framed (Nothing like free publicity!)

“…a couple of weeks ago, two display pilots were killed in seperate [sic] accidents. One of the pilots, ‘Hoof’ Proudfoot, was a good friend of mine and my brothers [sic] and had played a key part in our progress through the demanding and sometimes dangerous world of display flying.

“‘Hoof’ was the man responsible for all of my early training in low level display aerobatics and was an incredibly gifted pilot as well as the most entertaining, decent and charming man. It was a horrific accident, in a World War 2 fighter aeroplane, and it has sent shock waves rumbling throughout the world display scene.

“Another friend of mine was killed in a crash at a display earlier this year. To add even more horror to all this yet another display pilot, plus his navigator, were killed only last weekend when their historic aeroplane crashed at a display near Manchester. This makes eight people, four of whom were good friends, killed in plane crashes in the last 12 months either at a display or practising for one.

“The total is well over 30 since I first became involved. What used to be fun and exciting is now becoming something else, something sad and depressing. I no longer have a single group photograph of my flying friends where all the people pictured are still alive. This is the reason why I’ve been a bit quiet on the news front for a while, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking…”

And the result of that thinking was the end of Gary Numan’s flying career. Quite rationally he decided that becoming a statistic was not for him – but the aviation world’s loss was soon the musical world’s gain, however, as the influence of his earlier work became apparent. Before long the restoration of Gary Numan the musician was well underway while Mr. Webb himself got married and entered into family life.”

https://scarfandgoggles.wordpress.com/tag/gary-numan/ Lots to read there about G N

Gary Numan was lampooned in the British press, as a figure of fun, but those who know him seem to hold a very different opinion, and his flying, far from the lazy tabloid cliche, became very accomplished and professional.

” I gave up flying because I’d lost so many close friends

I haven’t done flying for a few years now. The big thing was that I was an air display pilot, and I used to teach aerobatics and formation flying in World War Two aeroplanes. And then, one by one all my friends were killed in crashes.
In a very quick period I was fine fine fine fine, then all of a sudden it just went. One particular person died, and my brother had a big crash and was lucky to get away with it. Where before my wife didn’t mind me doing it, but when this one particular person died, the first person she’d known who’d been killed in a crash, then all of a sudden she was done with it. She didn’t want me to fly at all. There was a different atmosphere at home.

That coincided with my own feelings that I felt like I’d pushed my luck. Everyone I knew apart from two or three people who I was distantly connected to had died. I don’t have a photograph in my house of my flying friends where everyone is still alive. I’m the only one still alive out of six or seven people. I started to wonder if it was down to luck.”

http://thequietus.com/articles/03240-gary-numan-interview-pilot-a-magnificant-man-and-his-flying-machines

Very useful to see it all collated like that, and quite amazing how much is on offer.

Trip in a two seat Kittyhawk for £1,500 GBP ! Wow..

I will side with that ancient old Codger, Consul, and agree it is an odd sort of thing to post on a historic aircraft forum.

It is indeed thought provoking,and the thought that it provoked was ”Thank heavens I don’t have to go out in public wearing anything like that !”

Wait a minute ! Just spotted the dapper Soldier T shirt / Blue trouser combo. Hope they haven’t sold out !