I hope that ‘interest has dissipated’, is not code for just letting it degenerate until it is only good for scrap. I suppose I could say that I have flown half of it, when some of the ‘bits’ used were still attached to TG 536. To loose such an aeroplane would be nothing short of criminal. Oh to be able to see a Stirling again for example.
I would very much like to have been there to see 2 Hercules running. Just seeing one firing up reminded me of 8 blades before switching on the ignition, and the 7 immediate actions to shut one down after a fire/failure; and who now remembers such techniques as having to cruise descend?
I urge you and your engineers to keep up the good work. In a way, it is a bit like keeping my old log books. My kids have no interest in them, or the grand kids for that matter, but 2 or 3 generations on I think they could well be a talking point, as will these old pieces of engines and aeroplanes. At least I do hope that this will be the case.