Originally Posted by
Ninthace
Well, if I were to guess, the aeroplane.
Sorry, old boy, not quite getting your drift. There are four possible parties involved here; Zero Petroleum, The Royal Air Force, Kemble Flying Club, and now the aeroplane? The Ikarus C42 with its Rotax 912UL engine? Are you saying that airframe and/or engine manufacturer has a dog in the race?
Seeing as we are guessing, wouldn't the more obvious culprit be Zero? Whoever you might mean, I doubt it is the RAF, who are fast clearing out whole fleets in back to back fire sales more akin to flogging the family silver than investing in wonder technologies. In any case even if it did have two brass farthings to its name, isn't sponsoring commercial companies somewhat frowned upon? Or is that what is meant by "cutting through the bureaucracy"?
It does seem that G-KFCA's new fame is being exploited to the utmost though :-
https://kembleflyingclub.com/
So who is the sugar daddy here, and who or what is trousering its largesse? Genuinely interested.