Just sent this to one of the Auster Club committe members (who appears sympathetic to the PFA Permit route):
I just thought I'd pass you a comment I received from a friend who has a Condor:
The rest of the Condor breed including mine moved to the PFA recently, and I found the CAA (Kevin Russel) informative and helpful during the process, and gave me the impression that the CAA were more than happy for the PFA to take over the orphans subject to no objections from any owners.
Please note that the italics are mine.
Time to start another thread methinks
Bearing in mind the above, I would like to repeat the idea of polling the members of the Auster Club as it seems that a few are holding out against the wishes of the majority to go on a PFA Permit. I realise that there are a few people who train with Austers or use them for aerial work but I'm sure that the vast majority would prefer to be on a PFA Permit however, this could only be proven with a ballot.
Best regards, etc etc