Two places that I know of have Bulldogs available for hire:-
Skysport at Elstree and North Weald have two (one is ex Hong Kong, and wears a very jolly Kung Fu Chop Suey paint scheme, the other is ex RAF/UAS in black and yellow). Skysport are a very pleasant outfit with spick and span machines (I'm biased, they taught me to fly on their Pups and the Hong Kong Bulldog) .
Old Sarum also have a few (ex Botswana, I think, plus ex UAS). Very pleasant airfield, well spoken-of club and school.
Very enjoyable aeroplane. Chunky military feel, pleasant handling (though a bit heavy on the stick when aerobatting), great cross-wind capability, roomy for two with luggage: a reasonable tourer, though thirsty. NB glides like a brick, so good for polishing up your PFLs.
I think that all or most of the ex UAS ones released onto the civvie market have been sold, but shares/complete aircraft come up from time to time. Only problem with some of these is that they may be fatigued to the point of being unfit for aeros, which is a pity. I recall that there was some talk of a pricey spar job to gain some additional aerobatic life, but I'm a bit out of touch with the Bulldog world. Suggest you contact the Beagle Pup and Bulldog Club for the current SP
Last edited by FNG; 11th February 2004 at 22:30.