Originally Posted by
flyerj
Not blaming the pilot but what this does show is that somebody needs basic training on how to assess the strip on race days as to being suitable or not.
It is a fundamental part of every pilot's training to asess whether the runway offered is suitable for use. It's nothing to do with anyone else, let alone some geezer with a radio.
I am really surprised there is any doubt as to where the cause of this incident lies. A pilot landed on waterlogged grass and groundlooped. How can the radio man have any part to play in that?
A description of their necessarily home-made IMC approach into Haydock would be interesting too, I expect.