Shy torque
Yes I hold a licence an No I have no axe to grind.
I remember talking some time ago to a mate who was held on the ground (LON - BRU) due to an ATC computer failure. His company offered him a special VFR departure option which would get him away pronto. It was rejected and rightly so.
it's a jungle down there so I wonder why would the Reds want to risk mixing it when to and from displays.
Yes I have done a spot of c&p merely to illustrate the calibre of pilot you find between 500 - 5000 RPS.
I do not accept that I'm digging myself a hole, as one has suggested, and will humbly admit error should I be proved wrong. I just don't think I am.
The Reds TRA's and R313 gets busted during weekdays by Mil pilots. Weekends; far more risky.
The money that the reds save by going high can be spent on hand outs for the kids ...... future Reds!