Agreed that it may be a bit premature to consider an ATP for 'preservation', but think out of the box for a moment:
You and I were brought up in an era when you could pop up to the cockpit during the boring transit to sunny where-ever on our vacation. Those days are over forever, and it is a poorer society for it.
To inspire the aviation minded youth of today into the aircrews of tomorrow, we need to change the way aviation is presented to todays kids. A time expired prototype such as the ATP giving a contemporay aeronautical image in an educational way is an excellent idea. ....and corporate sponsorship must be out there somewhere for a project such as this.
This forum is of course about nostalgia normally associated with 'old' aircraft, but nostalgia is also about the highlights of our childhood, no longer available. I wish the Jetstream Club the best of luck and hope that the ATP makes it to the concrete at Liverpool - Speke, especially as having stayed at the hotel there, it is a living museum, tastefully done.