Not directly related to TCT, but her lawyer might want to have a look at this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vORCkat4gsg

Jonzarno.

If you really wanted to ensure your questions were seen you could always email her PR man, Tim Kelly. Pretty sure his address is on one of the recent links.

I know you won't get an answer but we'd know for certain she/they had been given the opportunity to reply. Hell, say the word and I'll do it on your behalf.

An extract from the 'Bird in a Biplane website located under the 'Speaking' menu. The date is February 2015, some eighteen months after the Africa- UK flight.

Courtesy: Waybackmachine.org and birdinabiplane.com

Tracey Curtis Taylor Aviator, Adventurer, Inspirational Speaker

Four weeks later, the page had been edited to remove any reference to the flight being solo. I believe Sam Rutherford first wrote to Tracey Curtis-Taylor about her claims at about this time.

Further to that..
An Artemis Investments executive had, part-way through the Africa trip, expressed concerns that things weren't quite what it said on the tin.
It would appear that, somehow, Tracey had persuaded him to go home and mind his own business.

On the second round (Oz) it soon became apparent to a number of aviation industry people that they'd been misled.
I suspect that those people then just sat back with a beer, (as we do down here) saying .. 'OK, let's see how this one goes'.

Then, astoundingly, on the third round (USA), the TCT machine continued to shamelessly bang the "Solo Aviatrix" drum .. and even louder.

She's fast running out of places where she'll be welcome - and, TCT and EG, I'd also advise against turning up at Winslow Arizona again expecting fuel, y'hear?
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RHT

Yes please! Indeed, if anyone else wants to do so as well to demonstrate that it comes from more than one person, perhaps it will help to get their attention.

I do stress again that if, despite the prima facie evidence quoted, they do have good answers: I stand ready to be convinced.

I'll guess the film is already made and in it's digital can, after a quick check to make sure all references to the rude, four letter "S" word have all been removed. But it won't be offered until the smell of this debacle fades away. It's value depends on it being sold to the Beeb so it can then be hawked around the rest of the world with the quality seal of "As seen on the BBC". Saying it had its world-wide TV premiere on KXGN-TV, channel 5 will impress nobody. But its value is reducing all the time yet it needs to be turned into cash. I'll also wager the (paying) speaking engagements are thin on the ground and the overdraft is building up quite nicely. And all of that will be cleared just as soon as the US trip is finished... Errr, but that needs a bit more cash to sort and these nasty people are deliberately being mean and nasty, etc.

She could make a film about near misses, burgling controlled and restricted airspace, poor technique, reckless flying and crashing vintage aircraft though. Solo or two-up, I'd love to watch that!

PM

Perhaps she could use the film to come clean, to issue an apology, and to show how she's learned the error of her ways.

I bet that would be a good seller.

Please all see my post #2585.

Fred Tesson's "learned the error of her ways" comment is important. The error is not just the removal of the S-word, that would have been done from the start. The main error that will be getting edited is the focus on outreach. I believe that material to cut-in may just be a bit thin on the ground.

My understanding of Nylon films is that they make documentaries in a speculative way, they make the film then try to sell it to whoever will buy it.
Am I right in thinking it was first aired on the BBC? BBC are not known as the top-notch payers and they would not have paid top-dollar for it I am sure. Nylon can afford to take these risks.

I very much doubt that the third phase will complete as I don't think the money to do so is there to fund the flight.
Africa to UK - Massive sponsorship, and a film company that could self-finance if necessary.
UK to OZ - Went ahead on the momentum of the previous trip, sponsors still dragged along but queries starting to appear.
Seattle to Winslow - Not much film available, there can't be any worthwhile outreach in the USA.

If it has not happened already, it certainly will, BOEING and ARETEMIS should be asking some rather embarrassing questions of TCT and team. They certainly have grounds to ask for their money back. The Africa to UK trip as mentioned above was funded based on a fundamental lie.

Boeing and Artemis have never made any comment even when approached by the press.

I would have thought they have some sort of corporate responsibility to answer questions on the solo claims that generated so many global headlines but proved to be lies.

Is there also a requirement to answer shareholders on why they spent considerable sums on the Spirit of Artemis?

Any ideas on who to contact at Boeing?

Dick Turpin appears to be the man who said yes at Artemis.

Evidently they were either duped or were complicit ( or both at different times).
A bit difficult to explain either way I would have thought.

Nylon Films were only involved in the first trip (Capetown to Goodwood). The Australia trip was due to be filmed by a private crew funded by Diana Rigg. I don't know which company she hired or what has happened with the footage this far. I also don't know whether they went as far as the USA trip.

fwjc

TCT was saying two months ago that the footage was in the cutting room. Mind you, she says a lot of things. :hmm:

It appears the 'documentary' was commissioned by National Geographic.

This from the Inmarsat website.


I am not sure who writes all this stuff.

Journey into history - Inmarsat

JS - I'd take your pick from this lot. As a rough guess, I'd go for both of the Enterprise Core people. If it's not them, they will know whose area of responsibility funding for joy flights belongs. Sorry, I meant outreach, inspirational, empowerment and enabling programmes for wimmin.

PM

My thoughts are go to the top.

Boeing: Dennis A. Muilenburg

Any thoughts on the email to send to Dennis?

Well if you weren't already going to, asking him if he can get answers to my three questions might be a good start. :ok:

I agree Jonzarno

It would help the thread if someone can put those questions to Dennis in either an email or an old fashioned letter.

I am more than happy to assist with publicity once the letter has been drafted and sent.
He then has two choices.

Reply and give answers.

Ignore and face the press.

Islandlad has reminded us of two other related threads:

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-histo...africa-10.html

and

http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/5...ne-flight.html

I could merge them to this thread, but am hesitating. This thread is already awkwardly long, and merging would place all the posts in chronological order. The result would be that to pick out the newly merged posts, the reader would have to re read the whole (now longer) thread, as they would be scattered all along by date. If there is a persuasive reason to do this, it will be considered. In the mean time, interested readers may follow the links to those threads and read them independently.

I've edited the Wiki page and cited that quote absolutely in order with Wiki protocol. The amendment lasted a couple of hours. This is far from my only experience of this sort of obfuscating editing there.

Go figure. Someone is camping on her Wiki page and seeng that anything they don't approve of is removed toot de sweet, and have been doing so for weeks. They are certainly dedicated.

In fact, I think I'll do it again, now. Let's see how long this one lasts.

I'd give you fair odds it will TCT herself. I expect she has more time on her hands then she expected at the moment. Airpolice has nicely summed up my understanding...so I'd be interested in any corrections because - like many on here - truth, clarity, transparency & integrity matter a great deal.

Don't sweat it...she can't control Facebook (the Herne Bay vid has been posted on one of her FB pages), Google or Wayback (not to the same degree anyway). The goat is loose and she is not no way in control of it no more. And I have to say that is the least threatening solicitors letter I've ever seen :)