 With the Air Park losing money persistently, due to its losses on training activities, Heli Air has been seeking a rent reduction (to well under £100k pa).However that would result in an unacceptable return for the Council on one of its major property assets.However, the then Wycombe Rural District Council, acquired the land from the Air Ministry at a heavily discounted price and by private treaty, with view the site being continued as an airfield.