I'm trying to get more information from as many sources as possible (whilst trying to tackle other tasks at the same time!) but in principle I'd agree that any avenue is worth pursuing. However, I firmly believe that the only practical way of saving the project is the HLF. I think that if all our efforts were directed to putting pressure on the HLF, be it through direct emails, Sun campaigns, television or whatever, then the project could proceed very easily. In terms of Lottery funding, another million or more is nothing, and as I've said before, it's our money that the HLF are spending, and I'm sure we'd all like some more of it to be spent on XH558 instead of some other hair-brained scheme.
I'm all for pursuing any potential avenues but I think that dontations are just not going to to hack-it. Likewise, it seems clear that sponsors are not going to come forward, at least not until the aircraft is seen to be a viable, flying machine. So the HLF is the obvious target, isn't it?