Mod being rolled out via seat sets I will ask about this..
From memory I believe the Germans were never happy with the seat drogue "portion" and modified that part of the seats themselves..
Thanks, I ask because if they are saying they are culpable for knowing the fault existed and not rectifying the problem, it doesn't bode well that after it has been brought to attention of the MOD, the aircraft / seat is still in service, and that decision must also be leaving the person who made it wide open to prosecution too.
It does surprise me that the seat bay format has gone and it is now being done on the units and that dedicated seat training for the plumbers has also gone. Heck as an Engine guy posted onto a Squadron in Germany I was expected to do a three day course in the bay on the operation and servicing of the Jags seat.