Vulcan to the Sky......anybody else feel the same way?

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

I've stopped supporting this charity, it's been a great project, it just seems the frequency of fundraising emails and the amount they always seem to need seems to always be increasing.

To be honest ve just got a bit jaded with the constant constant fundraising and email with their latest target to ensure that the old girl doesnt get grounded which always seem to be a background "threat" which would be a shame as the money raised already and the efforts of many including many on here would be wasted.

Alas I  think the time has come to have a rethink as to the way forward, maybe inhibit and mothball until the economy improves. It's very sad and I make my wages in aviation and it's a great sight but I also think the availability has been lacking due to a restricted program or unserviceabilitys

Value for money for those who fund it?


Discuss.............

[Greeners]

Can't see why it can't be lottery funded?

I'd buy more lottery tickets if it was!

[VC]

sell it to the iranians? 

[rich83]

What's that noise?? Can anyone else hear steam coming out of Hedges nose!

[VC]

[VC]

[rich83]

 

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

Very good VC...

To a Trekkie like me tho you should be dunked in a river till you beg forgiveness for mis-spelling the great pointy eared ones name .......

[Hedge]

I've stopped supporting this charity, it's been a great project, it just seems the frequency of fundraising emails and the amount they always seem to need seems to always be increasing.

To be honest ve just got a bit jaded with the constant constant fundraising and email with their latest target to ensure that the old girl doesnt get grounded which always seem to be a background "threat" which would be a shame as the money raised already and the efforts of many including many on here would be wasted.

Alas I  think the time has come to have a rethink as to the way forward, maybe inhibit and mothball until the economy improves. It's very sad and I make my wages in aviation and it's a great sight but I also think the availability has been lacking due to a restricted program or unserviceabilitys

Value for money for those who fund it?


Discuss.............

I understand where you are coming from Dave and I agree. Not feeling flush at the moment due to various unforeseen expenses but having said that I feel over the years I have more than contributed my fair amount and that was without seeing her last year. 

If she's to be grounded then fair enough. It will be sad but not unexpected in todays economic climate.

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

Complete shame I agree, in a petrol / Jet A1 fuelled forum such as pprune/here you can see its popular but in a wider context its difficult probably for the lottery to get involved  as they're too busy funding the disabled lesbian atheist front of Judea.

That said they've done a cracking job of keeping the old girl going so far so maybe a lottery injection could be revisited.

I'm getting three emails a week from them now, twas a hard decision to tell my email program it's Spam but it unfortunately had to be done, bit like prolonging the agony of a suffering pet sometimes you just have to call it.

[Hedge]

I know she had a Heritage Lottery payout when they first conceived the notion of the return to flight. In fact it still dictates to a certain degree on how she is run. i.e. No commercial livery, etc.

With this year being the Queens Diamond Jubilee plus 30 years since the Falklands I believe it is a special event and to have her flying would be excellent. It would take someone like Nick Mason or someone of his means to inject a considerable lump, hell if I won a considerable sum on the lottery I would. 

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

558 and a diamond 9 in formation down the Mall........

Maybe one last tenner.....

[Hedge]

This does it for me.