The DOC's (direct operating costs) and the FOC's (fixed operating costs) are far too high in this climate. There is no way that these two sums can be controlled sufficiently well to justify 558's future. It is, therefore, entirely wrong to continue to bleed willing donors for just one more year - because if this is a bad year, think what 2011 will be like.
Pleming must grasp the nettle and kill the project now before it becomes a millstone. Give it to Duxford - whoever - but do NOT take any more money from enthusiasts. They can remember with affection that they have seen her and will again on the ground if the trust stop trying keep it in the air. Its days are over. The sorry truth, but they are. It is now UNAFFORDABLE.