Breakaway cable length

IIRC it was £2000 at Duxford last year. Either inflation has hit or they are charging for the fuel to Sywell

Cyberyacht

We are going off topic I know. There is a 2 seat Spitfire based at Sywell and a new hanger has been built especially for it.

£2k or £2.5k is too much for me but if I had the money I think it would be an unforgettable ride.

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The Spitfires seem to be operating from Sywell and Headcorn now. The Sywell one used to be based at an ex USAF base at Bentwaters, Suffolk near me, but local people, living in ex USAF married quarters complained about the noise. Meanwhile I've quietly contacted Alko again and my query has been passed onto their quality manager. 

Hello Chassis guru

So people have moved into an airbase and are now complaining about aircraft noise? Are they stupid?

Air bases are often retired only to be re-instated later for many reasons.

Shame those spits are not fully armed.

Well, Bentwaters has been decommissioned from the military and the assets sold into the public sector. There has been some light aircraft activity since but there's been strong opposition to commercial use because of access limitations. Nearby Woodbridge airfield remains under military control. I made a precautionary landing there once. Meanwhile Alko are maintaining a precautionary silence. A difficult question for them I guess. PS Sywell weather was awful.

Ah ha chassis guru.

A fellow aviator

Ex aviator I'm afraid, due to increasingly difficult medicals.but I flew for nearly 25 years. I occasionally visit Cambridge to fly a fully aerobatic Walter Extra with an instructor. 40 mins is a long time in something that manoeuvrable.

Good for you jennyc

The last proper aerobatics I did was in a RAF Chipmunk and that was a very long time ago.

I've had a repeated and rather drawn out correspondence with Alko, which is ongoing. I've been asked various questions re misuse and replied that these instances havent occurred. Alko tell me that they have no plans to shorten fixed attachment breakaway cables but haven't yet responded regarding the point that they are still delivering chassis with towball loop clips 15 years after towbar standards requiring fixed attachment points were introduced. Despite the willing help of Phil Wiggins, their customer support contact, his referrals to their quality manager indicate some unwillingness to acknowledge Alko's incompatibility issues. I've still got the name of Alko's CEO as a last resort if the quality manager doesn't listen properly. I didn't ever believe that this would be a quick process, and it isn't.