Sliding Doors,
Can we please remember that we are trying to offer like minded people in the helicopter industry the chance to get together discuss and enjoy helicopters, which is something that we don't get the chance to do, due to the lack of clubs available and to enjoy looking at other helicopters and meeting new friends. We are laying on food, drink, not alcohol for the pilots before we receive a sermon on that! a few light heated competitions, the chance to discuss engineering matters with licensed engineers or flying problems with other pilots all at no cost to them, which all but a very very small minority have embraced.
We thank you for your due diligence regarding charity flights etc, of which we are well aware of the rules and it was going to be conducted accordingly, however not that I have to explain ourselves to you the flights in the 222 are now complimentary as the owner has decided that we have more important things to ensure the day goes well for all of the like minded visitors than spend time discussing the in and outs of trying to raise a little money for the Air Ambulance. Should anyone wish to make a contribution to the Air Ambulance this will simply be on a voluntary basis on the day, a real shame!
You may also be interested we have arranged for a couple of passes of a Spitfire today to further enhance the activities. We have Allouetes, R22, R44's, B206, A109, B222, Rotorway, Gazzelle to name a few types that are coming and interest is growing by the day, this is the sort of thing that the industry should do more often, all participants that are coming should recieve their joining instructions very soon, which is very very easy.