FFF,
Yes please; do introduce me to your ex-airship pilot!
Big Red L,
I daresay my balloon pilot friend would be happy to take people up in exchange for flights in whatever they fly. He's an aviation addict (one of us!), and likes trying new things; he had a PPL(A) but let it lapse as he couldn't afford it. Working at Lindstrand Balloons, he gets all his ballooning for free. Trouble is, I guess you'd have to leave from the Oswestry area, and it's extremely weather dependent. But I could ask him if people are interested; I have to contact him to arrange his free helicopter flight sometime soon.