1954 Avro Shackleton Mr2

[perdu]

It's great to see her care and loving maintenance Rich, seeing the actual gubbins inside the prop machinery is very interesting.

Thanks

In other business, there's a guy on Britmodeller hoping to make an MR3 with her flaps down.

Is yours likely to be the same colour inside the flaps as a 3 would be?



Next obvious question, "hey mister wot colour are yours?"

Again Rich I like seeing how you are all getting on with your one, a bunch of us Sprite and Midget owners are likely to be in Cov airport on 12 April for a visit.

Is anything going on worth getting there early?

[richw_82]

Hi all,

Work is still ongoing and we've already woken WR963 once this year only to find another oil leak behind No 4 propeller.... so it has to come off again.

In the meantine I'll leave this link here for our Kickstarter project. We're fundraising towards the structural inspections required on WR963; and have put together some interesting rewards - including the unique chance to experience a taxy run in the aircraft from the vantage point of the co-pilots seat!


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1811202265/av...


Kind regards,

Rich

[richw_82]

Okay chaps... no further updates on here, sorry. I guess its okay to raise funding, hold breakfast meets and suchlike for a Vulcan, but yet again the Shackleton gets a kick in the teeth and told to go be quiet.

Nice one Pistonheads.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...


It wasn't as if I was advertising a business, p0rn, or trying to run a scam. The Trust is a legitimate charity, registered number 1020951.

[Fonz]

[IanMorewood]

Did we miss something? Love the updates and always bung a few quid in the tins when we see you out at the airshows.

[perdu]

Well shame on PH for doing that, I think it is disgusting

And I won't even start on some of the threads that have been permitted in other sections

Rich I wish you would come along and keep us advised, it isn't as if you have been holding out a begging bowl after all

Black day at Pistonheads Rock

[hidetheelephants]

[richw_82]

Okay, I'll keep going, its not fair of me to penalise you all.

To add to the last posts - here's a a look inside the wing from a few weeks ago. Not bad for an aircraft that has spent so long (24 years) outside and mainly on grass.

[Hooli]

Glad your keeping going Rich, I really enjoy these updates as it's great to hear the old girl is being looked after.

[2013BRM]

I hope PH recinds this absurd decision, I shall be off to pastures new otherwise

[williredale]

Glad to hear you're still posting. I enjoy seeing the photos you put up and at some point I'd like to come up and see what you're all doing.

[ecsrobin]

My post is still going, I mentioned JJ as people quite happily talk about paying for rides in her so why not the Shackleton!!

[baldy1926]

Have admin said why the post was removed

[2013BRM]

Violation of rule 5, whatever that means

[richw_82]

No reason it disappeared, no contact with admins, hence my initial reaction.

We're still here on this thread though and all is going good - though I'd still like to encourage those who haven't donated to do so. I realise the Kickstarter registration is a pain in the rear, but believe me every £1 helps!

We have a new reward in the pipeline which is a massive (1" to 1foot) reproduction of a Shackleton MR3 manufacturers drawing. Its basically a side view General Arrangement showing where all the equipment fits; and the only place these drawings have been released to in the last 30 years was Airfix.

And then there's that still that last seat available as co-pilot for a taxi run...

Regards,

Rich

[richw_82]

2013BRM said:

Violation of rule 5, whatever that means

After looking,

"Rule 5

Do not choose a username which is the same as a company or trading name, nor create multiple profiles or attempt to use any other person's PH log-in to post content without permission or promote charity events, recruit for charitable donations, surveys or seek votes for competitions without permission nor promote events without permission."

I'm trying to figure out how exactly I broke that rule, as while I volunteer with the Trust and the aircraft effectively is owned and run by a Charity, this isn't a charity event, and it isn't a donation - you're purchasing something. Its not a competition either, as there's no winner. Given that there's everything flogged on PH from Bitcoin to business startups to gambling; its a bit off.

Somebody needs to go away and have a look at the definition of crowdfunding.

Oh well.

[ecsrobin]

I see no difference in me sharing the link to auto trader and a suggested car to buy than you sharing that kickstarter. Maybe it's that you do assist with the aircraft so as long as the post created by me has nothing for me to gain then surely that is allowed?

[perdu]

Well however that thread has been interpreted it's all downstream of the bridge now, thank the deity that Rich is still keeping me fed with Shack titbits in here

Love the view of the wing inner Rich, really does look a viable subject for flight if the structure is all that good

Any news on that front? There's a Vulcan rapidly running out of life (over there) and I'd love to be taking photos of the Shack aloft some time

[2013BRM]

Yup, a brain fart it would seem, keep em coming mate

[IforB]

2013BRM said:

Violation of rule 5, whatever that means

Was the Shack going to be doing some naughty low level flying and the PH ban hammer came out just in case?