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Old 21st Jan 2018, 13:48
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Chugalug2
 
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Olympia 463:-

I maintain that the whole idea of how flying should operate in the ATC needs a root and branch review. What exactly are you trying to do?
Is there no one on here who is willing to have a shot at answering that question?
Olympia, as tuc has so clearly answered your question, presumably you are now satisfied? Or do you disagree? The whole point of this thread is that the "pause", ie grounding, had little to do with the ATC, even its exquisite rear ends, but everything to do with the predictable and predicted consequences of certain RAF VSOs' actions in the late80s/early90s, and the high level cover up ever since. Those consequences have already resulted in the loss of all RAF Maritime Air capability. The ATC gliders were a no brainer for grounding. The rest of the UK military airfleet though cannot be dealt with so easily. Until the cover up ends, until Regulation and Investigation is wrested from the operator (ie from the MOD and its subsidiary Services), we may expect more airworthiness related air accidents and more needless deaths.
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