DV. But DEF STAN 00-56 also implies that a/c can be flown that are "unacceptable". Because MOD's definition of "unacceptable" is " A level of risk that is tolerable only under exception circumstances"
Exceptional circumstances including continued Ops in Asia and an AAR course at Kinloss days after the crash. I am very experienced at Senior Officers taking risk calls on my behalf. Those AAR sorties were carried out on orders by AOC 2 Gp. It is called military risk, and it is used as a handy management tool.
Nimrod could be made very much safer by protecting the bomb bay and fuel tanks. There is no excuse.
Last edited by nigegilb; 19th June 2007 at 22:20.