I've had a longstanding problem with the Vulcan to the Sky charity.
The annual 'we need x to keep flying' sits awkwardly with the massive volunteer fundraising efforts seen around the air show circuit. Add to that some hefty remuneration for some makes me wonder why if these people are worth so much why they need to put out such a large annual begging bowl>
Trashing 2 engines for the sake of a proper pre flight safety system just adds to the feeling that summats wrong.
SGC