Thanks DB . I still am hopeful of someone buying the 109 outrightand maybe forming their own group as it will be a squash with both in the hangar !
Hughes ... my 505 does have hook provisions and it will lift 8-900kg . I am sure you could take a block of hours to try it ! ( circa £700/hr dry ) and you could give me a lesson on sling loading then I can lift the shot deer off the mountains in Scotland.