Where have all the JPs gone?
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Where have all the JPs gone?
Only a few years ago there seemed to be Jet Provosts on the market regularly. Where have they all gone?
Anybody know of a nice one becoming available?
Anybody know of a nice one becoming available?
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There are plenty around, even flying, just not doing many hours due Fuel / running costs / recession etc.
You could do worse than visit North Weald where there is a maintenance organisation and quite a few based...
PM if you want any more info...
NoD
You could do worse than visit North Weald where there is a maintenance organisation and quite a few based...
PM if you want any more info...
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There are also six or seven JPs/Strikemasters at Hawarden. Unfortunately operating costs have shot up due to the tax on avtur for non business use.
Time to spare, go by air
Hen Ddraig
Time to spare, go by air
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"Didn't they all have a mainspar A/D that meant aerobatics were prohibited, thereby removing at a stroke one of the main reasons for owning/flying a JP?"
That was relaxed last year but with a G restriction on aero's in the interim if my memory serves me correctly.
Would love to start a JP group in Scotland if I could get enough interested punters but pretty unlikely given the credit crunch doom and gloom....
That was relaxed last year but with a G restriction on aero's in the interim if my memory serves me correctly.
Would love to start a JP group in Scotland if I could get enough interested punters but pretty unlikely given the credit crunch doom and gloom....
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Found one!
I stopped for gas today at a small airport on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas. I saw the tail of the Varsity first, and it lead me to the Jet Provost. I suppose they're keeping each other company, in this highly un-British place! I think they're there to stay!
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I stopped for gas today at a small airport on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas. I saw the tail of the Varsity first, and it lead me to the Jet Provost. I suppose they're keeping each other company, in this highly un-British place! I think they're there to stay!
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I believe that there's a JP/Strikemaster at N Weald that's being worked on now and will be rolled out in the colours of a Middle East Air Force.
These two are based at Church Fenton & were taken by me at Last years RAF Waddington arrivals day on Friday;
JP MK 5;
JP MK 4
They also have a Strikemaster painted up in desert camo with Royal Saudi Air Force markings on it which i don't yet have a photo of.
Trev.
JP MK 5;
JP MK 4
They also have a Strikemaster painted up in desert camo with Royal Saudi Air Force markings on it which i don't yet have a photo of.
Trev.
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XM464 in Texas !!
I last flew it from RAF Linton-on-Ouse on March 10th 1978.
Strange where these old JPs get to. And what happened to my 31 years - someone stole them?
I last flew it from RAF Linton-on-Ouse on March 10th 1978.
Strange where these old JPs get to. And what happened to my 31 years - someone stole them?