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In the autumn Albert Jelínek brought his cousin, filmmaker Prokop Jelínek, to the Točná airport. Prokop had some of his equipment with him. From two short flights with Zlín C 305 this video was made, maybe it will make you as happy as it made us.
Zlín C305 was piloted by Milan Mikulecký, Robin DR 400 from which all the footage was taken by Albert Jelínek. Many thanks to Prokop Jelinek for his art and time, and to Prague Točná Airport for allowing us to hangar, operate and show Czech aviation history to the general public.
After a series of other projects, we are finally returning to the Bf 108. The wings are completely prepared, and now it’s time to focus on the fuselage. The first step involves reinstalling the fuel system. In the paint shop, Zdeněk Dvořák has taken charge of the fuel tanks, and after applying the primer, all the tanks (both for fuel and oil) are now coated in the standard factory primer used by Messerschmitt – RLM 02.
The operation of historic aircraft is maintenance and time consuming. That’s why we primarily get in the air with them for various aviation days, commemorative events, or flights for A2A photographers. From time to time, however, we fly them just for fun, for our own enjoyment, and for people in various destinations where they meet us unplanned.
Just for fun, we bring you some photos of our Zlin C 305, when pilot Albert Jelinek visited Vrchlabí airport wit it. 
Winter is a time when there is not much flying to be done, most of the aircraft and ground equipment maintenance is done and it is time to get on with the longer term projects.
One of these is the A3 fuel trailer, used during WW2 by all branches of the US armed forces. We’re putting it together from a complete wreck, and given the extreme difficulty of finding spare (and often missing) parts, it’s a time-consuming project. So any progress, however small, is important to us.
The trailer now has its wheels back, and despite all the parts being original and therefore eighty years old, everything works perfectly.
The year 2023 has been a challenging one for many people in the world, and for many of our friends. Although our focus has been on activities other than the preservation of historic aircraft and technology, we have continued our work here as well.
Slowly but surely, the incomplete wreck of the Type A3 fuel trailer is once again a trailer in the form in which it served Allied soldiers on all the battlefields of WW2. Our two aviation projects, the Piper L4 and the Messerschmitt Bf 108, are also progressing. We believe that this year could well be the year we complete them.
As well as the work in the workshop, we have also tried to showcase some of our collection at public events, and we hope that 2024 will be even richer in this respect.
May 2024 enable you to fulfill your dreams and wishes.
