What possible pressures are there to complete a display flight? If it’s not safe or on the cusp our outside the aircraft and your limits then don’t fly simple as.

Most of the structures original

Only the bottom line matters to UK airlines and they’re only interested in their heritage when they can use it in their adverts

Too bad about the silly tyres!

Old falcon seems to say no but it is an astronomical amount of effort and expense to go to and not fly it so i’m having a hard time believing it.

A very complex undertaking, looks to require a little more fettling yet till she’s at full song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTkatOz_mC0&list=FLASS3TOMGAhsxLuygjc2F8g&index=1&feature=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IcvNiTby_A&list=FLASS3TOMGAhsxLuygjc2F8g&index=2&feature=plpp_video

Great stuff! The number of 109 restorations has accelerated rapidly over the last 10 years and it is lovely to see so many people working to keep these wonderful aircraft flying, are the frames the orignal Buchon frames then or is someone else re-producing them?