Hey Stik
Someone once said to the wright brothers that they would never be able to fly - they managed to obscure their Reality sensor and make it work.

I guess if it was easy the skies would be full of DC3 rebuilds. Not far from you is a guy who decided that he could rebuild, fly, and display a P51. He achieved it, a task considerably less easy than getting 10 people together in a DC3 and then displaying it.

I thought you were made of more positive stuff than that!

I guess you don't want it in your garden then if it eventually happens?

Now I know you are friendly with a number of reasonably well off types who are into aviation so perhaps they could make the dream come true?.

I have been working at this desk now for 12 hours in the hope that my reward package will be increased to allow me to fritter more money on aviation dreams - never mind you are probably right. This sort of fun is for others. I'm going to cut my wrists - well maybe just scratch myself slightly I can't be bothered to do anything more than that.

:) :) :)

Isn't it about time we sorted the pics of your new PP? - hope you have got some words together now.

LowNslow:

Phone Clive Edwards at 208 304 2857

Or

Mark Edwards at 162 272 6278

There may be one number in front of those two numbers when phoning in England/ the numbers I dial start with 011 44 then those numbers.

Clive lives in Welling and Mark lives about forty miles south of London.
Chuck

Thanks Chuck.

Now if I can get some positive statements from these bods, I'll give them a call.

Heavy metal syndicates
 

DC3 operation? Take out your wallets and repeat after me 'help yourself'. More feasible in the USA, not only becaue the fuel is cheaper. I bet it doesn't happen. A pity though - I remember it chugging in to Popham - so slooooow!

How about Rex Fords gorgeous Rapide at Sywell? Being brokered at £160k but presumably negotiable. It is on Public Transport - screaming out for a supporters club (code for - you pay for my flying, clean the thing, empty the Elsan, spend all day at airshows signing more up - whilst wearing a nice flying suit (with wings of course) - and get a ride once a year if you'r lucky.

Seriously - a Rapide does make more sense if you want something old, big and interesting, with more than one donkey.

Great pose value when you pitch up at a Fly-In.

I am in the Midlands and could be interested in the Spring if still available. Ideal scenario is for the aircraft to stay there and Rex maintains a share. He rebuilt it - he knows it inside out and backwards.

Bottie

OK Bott
A much more practical proposition I agree. Not quite as impressive but a great machine. I think probably less useful on losing a fan than the DC3 (at least so I have been told) but loads of character. My £16k is a good bet for a 10 person group. When I eventually find time to do the commercial, poling the pleasure flight Rapide from Duxford around Cambridge is on my list of fun activities.

Down & Out (and others)

You are right - Tony Holden was behind South Coast (in its last months) and behing the C47 club.

And it's no coincidence that all these went down (I too was a member of European Flyers. I did not lose as much money as some...but still).