Originally Posted by
Nige321
What a miserable post.
You do realise that 'tail draggers' are still in production in various forms all round the world...?
Should we ground them all??
Well, of course I do. All I'm saying is that the technology and airworthiness inherent in these vintage aircraft means that they do not meet modern Regulatory Standards. Why are they allowed to go on flying then? Pure sentiment, that's why.
When that sentiment starts claiming lives, not only of those who fly them, those who pay to be passengers in them, and innocent bystanders not even attending display venues, someone has to call a halt, or at least heavily restrict such operations.
Miserable? Yes, I agree, but there is an elephant in this room that is potentially much more miserable. It needs to be responsibly and professionally confronted.