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by IgnatiusJReilly
Thu 08 Feb 2018, 3:34 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Latest money making schemes! https://i.m3.to/c2325/a7b12a8fa8cb55fba17a9cdb01b56251.jpeg "See Victor XM715 in the original hangar used for XH558's restoration" Oh, the irony... either someone at the trust has an incredibly dry sense of humour... or it's just one massive, elaborate, wind-u...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Mon 05 Feb 2018, 12:22 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

but some Yorkshire property developer is going to need deep pockets and only a vague interest in return on investment for the next miracle I think! So in short, we're trying to find a financially illiterate Yorkshireman with great wadges of cash to gift away.... Dr Bob will be beating them off with...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Tue 16 Jan 2018, 10:50 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Group of investors, a hangar paid for and built, the successful hangar events business gets up and running again, a rent is paid and 558 stays indoors except when doing EGRs etc. Maybe VTTS run another appeal campaign and receive donations that enable them to buy their own stake in the hangar? More...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Sat 13 Jan 2018, 9:51 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Not only the price tag going up, the early 2018 open time for the new hangar is now spring of 2019, so over Another year plus outside. So much for there comment that the build will be done in a few months. More to the point, that's another year without public access, lost income and the risk that i...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Sat 13 Jan 2018, 5:54 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

MicrolightDriver wrote:Press release today

Maybe I've not been paying attention, but I'm surprised to see that £2.8m is now £3m...

hell, whats' another 200grand between friends?
£1m / airframe has a nice symmetry about it.
by IgnatiusJReilly
Thu 11 Jan 2018, 11:36 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Wouldn't be at all surprised if they're trying to clear out all the old regular stock so that they can fill the shelves with new design 'Hangar appeal' replacements. Also, I suspect that the extra reports needed to secure planning permission will have eaten into the names on the wing money. Monetisi...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Sun 24 Dec 2017, 2:28 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

XR219 wrote:I don't doubt this, but unfortunately it was not an official proposal that was presented to the VTTST board for them to take an opinion on.


For such a short reply, it tells me so, so much as to why the future of XH558 is so bleak. :sad:
by IgnatiusJReilly
Fri 22 Dec 2017, 11:21 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

They've done the work with the airport, they've prepared an extensive application supported by various studies / assessments, it's been successful. I appreciate that's really bad news for some, but to me it's another step towards XH558 returning to a hangar. I thought the 'objections' were clarific...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Fri 22 Dec 2017, 9:35 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Of course some will be quick to dismiss the achievement, and ignore the collaborative effort that led to it, but this is clearly an important step towards securing the long term safety of XH558. I'm sorry, but when you consider the number of salaried employees and consultants who have been availabl...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Thu 21 Dec 2017, 11:20 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Clearly no surprise to anyone that they got permission.
& now for the inevitable.
After the names on a wing campaign, I've no doubt that donations will flood in at a surprising rate.

The facebook feed will make interesting reading, if nothing else.
by IgnatiusJReilly
Wed 20 Dec 2017, 4:28 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

VTTS have a office which is manned monday to friday in the back of hangar 3.. however no idea what its purpose is, they also have a shower which is out of use, with a note on the door of "cannot afford water". Seems 2excel have a sense of humor also. Did the trust not 'inherit' three engi...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Mon 18 Dec 2017, 6:48 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

The sad thing is that it is the very people who still give them money, who no doubt think they are helping to preserve her, are probably signing her death warrant. If we return to what Dr Bob said about the majority of their supporters not using social media, it's really no surprise that those peop...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Sun 17 Dec 2017, 1:28 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Post from the VttST forum from Sad Sam the ex engineer. Hope he doesn't mind me quote him but this sentence caught my attention regarding the new hangar:- "I understand they have no interest whatsoever from any backers". Sam is clearly well connected and this doesn't sound like idle specu...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Wed 13 Dec 2017, 4:00 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

So how does the hlf agreement fit into all this then....... I'm not sure anyone is particularly bothered... What can the HLF do? the money has been spent, VTTS will be able to demonstrate that the hangar is a work in progress. In extremis, the HLF could make a claim on the airframe, but then what w...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Sat 09 Dec 2017, 11:33 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

I can't help but think if VTTS were actively involved in this proposal, that they'd have issued a press release and a newsflash email update trumpeting the breakthrough development. . and launched a share issue. I don't know the industry enough to know, but would working on a Vulcan bomber offer any...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Fri 08 Dec 2017, 5:24 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

I fully appreciate that its hardly a detailed press release, but that article doesn't suggest to me that VTTS are the driving force behind this proposal. Reading between the lines, I am left with the impression that the world has moved on and around VTTS. Yes there's a nod to students maybe doing so...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Tue 05 Dec 2017, 10:20 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

We can only hope that 558's fans can be patient and see out the current madness. Hopefully those still donating won't be disallusioned when they realise their money was fritted away and will continue to help 558 into the future. Reading the comments on the Facebook page, it's probably no exaggerati...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Tue 05 Dec 2017, 4:56 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Dunno what all the fuss is about... they need all those staff to run the merchandising machine necessary to raise all the cash needed to pay the wages. It would be very interesting to work out exactly how much of each £ donated is actually spent, genuinely & truthfully, on maintaining XH558 excl...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Mon 04 Dec 2017, 10:30 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Just bear in mind that I don't think that the expenditure listed in the 'salary' column of the accounts tells the whole story.
The use of consultants and their associated fees should also be considered.
by IgnatiusJReilly
Sun 03 Dec 2017, 7:39 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Interesting how XL426 managed to taxi up the runway and taxiway for a long period of time today at Southend, with the team there suggesting public runs next year - and on a limited budget I might add. If they can do it on a commercial airport, why cannot XH558. That begs a question about how determ...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Sat 02 Dec 2017, 12:34 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

...So you have to conclude that the VttST is currently raising money purely to pay wages and further it's own existence. VTTS in a nutshell.. Compare & contrast to the actual progress being made by the volunteers doing demonstrable restoration work on XL388. The VTTS newsletter has reduced itse...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Tue 28 Nov 2017, 8:35 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

JetMan wrote:If you read the “story” on the justgiving page, I think it is all explained there.


Maybe I'm missing something - When I read it, I could only see the mention of them purchasing parts, hence the question about access to the VTTS store
by IgnatiusJReilly
Mon 27 Nov 2017, 3:48 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Really pleasing to watch the progress of XL388. Who would have thought that such progress could have been achieved with a small band of volunteers on such a limited budget? As their restoration moves towards the interior, does anyone know if there is a plan to lend / loan / donate surplus parts from...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Wed 08 Nov 2017, 3:32 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

I think the focus on Bruntingthorpe is a bit of a red herring. We should be asking what commitments the trust had in hand and from whom, that resulted in XH558 ending up at Doncaster. And what scrutiny did the trustees apply and how rigorously? What assurances did they have that led them to agree th...
by IgnatiusJReilly
Fri 03 Nov 2017, 10:20 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Where has XH558 thread gone?
Replies: 2297
Views: 362058

Re: Where has XH558 thread gone?

Really? A run day for 35,000 kids? Where did this information come from? 4000 spectators, we've talked about... I don't know about 35,000 kids, but they had 3,500 in for an 'education day'.. Isn't inspiring the future the phrase to use? I make that three separate days of public access granted at Ne...