Doesn't that just say it all. Take someone else's word for it that we can get around doing it on time despite knowing for months and still "launching" without any clue it would be declined.
Imbeciles.
The sole raison d'etre is to fly at air displays and their funding requirements, however true or otherwise they are, are based on being at said airshows.
I can probably write the script now for the next pass the hat appeal.