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• What needs to be done is to register the museum as a charitable entity, so that any monetary contributions will be tax deductible.

  That will bring in the money

  That is what most western museums set up as.

  For example all RAF museums in UK have no entry fees. But visitors are encouraged to contribute and all contributions are tax deductible.

  As for location, why not include it in subamg airport redevelopment plans?

  ASTC hangar in kuantan (former mig service hangar) is also an ideal location as it can be accessed from outside of the military base.

• It's been a while since I do any kind of taxes works. But if my memory are coming. All donations to gov agencies and departments (except for the under table kind) are taxes deductable. Thought it doesn't stop some from trying to claims taxes deductable to the under table kind of donations.

  Also from what I understand, the current plan for BM would see the hanger at SG besi would still stay. Thought would be repurposed

  As for why the museum is not at kuantan or subang or stayed at SG besi. Well we are a developing country. If we have the ability to make good decision then we'll already be a develop one already.

• Zaft - "Well we are a developing country. If we have the ability to make good decision then we’ll already be a develop one already"

  What load of bloody nonsense. You saying that developed ones don't make bad decisions? Since you have a knack going off the reservation in lala land fashion why not talk about about inflation in Niger or the gang problem in Salvador whilst you're at it.

• ... - "For example all RAF museums in UK have no entry fees"

  Aviation ones I can think of is the RAF museum in Hendon, north London, Duxford [on the site of a former RAF WW2 station] near Cambridge] and the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton. I was in Duxford in 94, there was an entry fee. Same with the Imperial War Museum which Duxford is part of. The Army Museum if I remember correctly has no entry fee.

  ... - "As for location, why not include it in subamg Airport
  redevelopment plans"

  Probably because those in charge of it prefer something which can generate substantial revenue as opposed to a museum in which only a tiny minority will visit and probably only once.

  .. - "That is what most western museums set up as"

  True but Western museums cater to a whole diffrent target audiences in countries with much longer histories and where public interest is much higher. Also those museums tend to have more events or occasions which are possible due to various reasons.

• Nuri has a long history with TUDM. Make Nuri as one chapter for exibit, put 3 airframes, each exact patterned from Darurat Kedua & post Darurat. Perhaps a mock up of Nuri landing in a tight jungle LZ for resup during Darurat or small patch of dry land in the sea from Ops Tugu.

  Highlighting Nuri's service & indirectly Darurat Kedua at this museum maybe can help remind us the nation's history.

• Yes fully agreed but the problem is stuff like that can only attract so many visitors and for so long.

  Something needs to be done to attract a decent amount of visitors over a longer period. That's the challenge given we don't have a long history, that there's only so much we can show in a museum and that public interest is limited. I mention all these points because there has been talk so what Western museums are doing and if we can do the same.

• Azlan "What load of bloody nonsense. You saying that developed ones don’t make bad decisions?"

  Not making any single mistake? What kind of idiots would even think that is statistically possible?

  Personally I know you know what people means. If not you can't replied to them. It just you can't help yourself to Play with nuances to win an internet arguments.

• Zaft - "Not making any single mistake".

  Who said anything about not making a "single" mistake?

  Zaft - "What kind of idiots would".

  What kind of "idiot" fails time and again to read what was written before hastily replying?

  Zaft - "Personally I know you know what people means. If not you can’t replied to them. It just you can’t help yourself to Play with nuances to win an internet arguments"

  I suspect I'm not the only one who often has no idea what you're getting at. For that matter I doubt you even know yourself what you're trying to say. An example of a nonsensical statement is your "If we have the ability to make good decision then we’ll already be a develop one already". You mentioned something about "idiots"?

• There are so much that can be done to make an Air Force museum exciting, historical and informative. Museums needs to be be able to generate as much income as it can and not rely totally on govt assistance. In this case, I see the Sedayan museum a missing alot of opportunities.
  Firstly, its location is far and not easily accessible. Would suggest using either Subang or Kuantan as a better location. Older Hangers may offer better protection for preserving the static displays. Tours and historical talks could be organised. Runways can be used for flight experience tours - either on newer aicraft or vintage flights. There are so many Museums that offers these opportunities such as RAF Cosford, RAF Duxford, RAAF Point Cook, National Museum of the US Air Force to name a few. Open days are enhanced with air shows too. Outdoor areas can be semicovered for display items such as RMAF auxillary equipement, etc
  I see Sedayan only offering Static Displays and this will no be enough to attract visitors

• Charlie,

  Yes a lot of things can be done but ultimate it all boils down to money. Foreign museums can do many things because there is greater overall interest, more activities which constantly evolve, a longer history with more exhibits, funding comes from various sources, etc. Over here the average Malaysian might go once but never again and the bulk of tourists aren't the type wbo will visit military museums. Sendayan and the army museum in PD aren't the Bovington Tank Museum and the Imperial War Museum.

  Someone else also mentioned "historic flights" but this isn't Britain or Australia which has a culture of maintaining and preserving aircraft, most of which are civilian owned.
  As it is the services are running on a tight budget, never mind a locating resources for things of historical significance. Priority lies elsewhere and private companies are unlikely to want to commit. So how does the museum support itself?

  Sendayan as a location is not great but then other more strategic or accessible locations will be on land with great commercial value and will used for something which can generate money.