I understand they intend to use the airspace over Scampton for practice. This raises a question or two from me.
- Is the MOD intending to keep the runway at Scampton serviceable on the off-chance a hawk needs it in a hurry mid practice?
I know there is no safety-net runway beneath them when they do their public displays but their frequency is somewhat lower than the 3-sorties a day practicing.
- I know Waddo and Scampton are only around 10nm apart but there does happen to be a rather large city betwix the two with a population of 3/4 million people. Did I see that one of the considerations for choosing Waddo was the safety of the general public? Does Waddo option make sense on safety grounds?