Originally Posted by
BVRAAM
It's not the responsibility of the general public to protect professional military pilots from repercussions of their unprofessional conduct
Agree with this.
Originally Posted by Timelord
This thread has, quite rightly, become a tribute to the courage, professionalism and service of all those associated with the Tornado. Let’s not spoil it by a debate on flying discipline
Agree with this also... but unaddressed, those videos could undermine exactly that sentiment. I feel that raising the point was justified precisely to show that a professional attitude to supervision was in place. I agree that's as far as it need go on this thread.
Back on the positive note, some more videos are being posted of the nine-ship. This one has a more distant viewpoint than the earlier ones, but shows them rolling into and out of each of their formation passes. Very slick indeed for a group of non-display crews.
Edit: posting the clip below to start mid-way (as youtu.be/F1sSRWWcprg?t=190) isn't working for some reason... unless you like to see lots of takeoffs then go straight to 3:10s.