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As the year draws to a close, it has been for us not only a time of new ideas and ambitions, but above all a year dedicated to preserving and keeping the historic aircraft in our collection in active service. In close cooperation with the Civil Aviation Authority, we successfully kept the Aero C 104 in the air. This achievement, however, required an almost complete overhaul of the aircraft’s engine. Unfortunately, this demanding work occupied much of the year, including the season most favorable for flying an open biplane. The work has now been completed, and we look ahead to 2026 with optimism and anticipation.
An equally extensive service effort was required for the Walter NZ 60, the powerplant of the Avia BH 5. As an engine dating back to 1923, and one that last returned to operation in 2008 following a full restoration, it was time once again for careful and thorough attention. If all goes according to plan, the engine will be reinstalled in the aircraft in the spring, with the arrival of more favorable weather, and we are also preparing for one truly long and demanding journey—across mountains and seas.
Given our limited resources, we were not able to devote ourselves to additional projects to the extent we might have wished. Even so, meaningful progress was made. The Messerschmitt Bf 108 now has its wings fully assembled, we have resumed installation of the fuel system, and we have gradually succeeded in acquiring the vast majority of the original flight instruments required for the aircraft.
Thanks to the work of an external contractor, the Piper L-4 now has its wings prepared for covering with new fabric, and the same work is planned for the aircraft’s fuselage in the coming year.
If there is one achievement in 2025 that brought us particular joy, it is the arrival of new members, including representatives of the youngest generation. Alongside their involvement in our restoration projects, they have also begun flight training. We firmly believe that they will carry this mission forward and continue to present the aviation heritage of our history to the public in the years to come.
The year 2026 will bring many challenges and much work, but we remain confident that we will continue to meet with you, our supporters and friends, on many occasions.
We wish you a peaceful and successful New Year, and may the year ahead bring health, fulfillment, and the realization of your dreams.
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.
