Just A Thought......
Just a thought. Given the excellent work VTTS and their allies are doing to bring the Vulcan to flight status and let's assume that they will succeed in getting her a permit to fly and onto the airshow circuit. Why don't they (VTTS) and the other UK ex mil-jet operators get together and form some sort of co-operative venture to get more complex types a permit to fly. They could follow the same proven procedures used by VTTS and, in doing so, could gain the confidence of the CAA and give them the necessary evidence that the proper procedures etc, etc are being followed.
Now I know that oldlag53 and the like will shoot me down in flames saying it is far more complex an issue than my naive response covers - I know that there is far more to this, so please don't jump down my throat. It is the principle that i'm getting at - not the detail of the thing. Indeed, for all I know the operators on the UK circuit may be already co-operating for all I know. As I said, just a thought...
WJMcP