ZA150 Wings & Wheel Hi Speed Run Cancelled
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 7:26 pm
I regret to report that the organisers of the Dunsfold Wings & Wheels Show at the end of August have pulled the plug on our hi speed run. There is nothing wrong with the aircraft but the organisers are paranoid of us having a tech fault on the runway and closing it. Why ZA150 is more likely to fail than a 70+ year old DC-3 or B-25 has not been explained.
We did suggest that we were the last 'act' of both days but that fell on deaf ears. Apparently at the end of the show they are anxious to open the runway to allow cars access to the northern exit. But isn't the VC10 part of the show? When we finish, the show finishes.
They also claim that their research shows there is not enough interest in see the VC10 in action. Hardly surprising when they make us do the run at 09:30, when people are only just arriving. Feedback from our visitors is that they are disappointed to have missed the run.
We did suggest that we were the last 'act' of both days but that fell on deaf ears. Apparently at the end of the show they are anxious to open the runway to allow cars access to the northern exit. But isn't the VC10 part of the show? When we finish, the show finishes.
They also claim that their research shows there is not enough interest in see the VC10 in action. Hardly surprising when they make us do the run at 09:30, when people are only just arriving. Feedback from our visitors is that they are disappointed to have missed the run.