Originally Posted by
CAEBr
Fair enough if they were playing with their own toys in private. However, this came very close to being an event where it went through the hedge and hit passing traffic, at which point we would be into a Shoreham Pt 2. If that were to occur then just as we have seen airshows and historic jet operations hughly affected then similar taxi runs would be closely controlled or scrapped even if they were sensibly undertaken.
These type of operations have been under the radar for a while (perhaps excepting the Bruntingthorpe Victor) They will only remain so if they are performed sensibly and H and S professionals aren't given a reason to investigate.
Exactly this! Nothing to do with Health and Safety zealousness, everything to do with ensuring you have a comprehensive and complete safety and risk assessment for an aviation event involving the general public. I'm sure all the Hi-Viz yellow jacket jokes are just as hilarious to the families of the 11 deceased at Shoreham as they are here.