Not only is the sheer financial cost such a tremendous expense...but the toll that officialdom takes upon those endeavoring to put historic aircraft back in the air can be soul destroying even for those who have a strong and good Heart.
Except in this case the CAA has been enormously supportive at every stage of getting these lovely aircraft back in the air and I have personally had fast and efficient answers to any questions and applications I have made, allowing me - thanks to Andrew - to fly Lynx, Sea King and Wessex again.