EdSett, I am certain Bob Ainsworth has used the word banned, you say the Nimrod is cleared to AAR when tasked, just goes to show you can't believe a word politicians say.
Can you just confirm that Nimrod is cleared to AAR with no restrictions?
Or is it still under AOC2Gp authority when operationally necessary and subject to ACC tasking?
Could you also confirm that the 6 recommendations specific to AAR in QQ Report 2007 have now been completed.
Ainsworth said recently that the 6 recommendations have not been acted on because the aircraft no longer carries out AAR.
"Even as the bereaved relatives held a press conference outside court yesterday, the MoD declared that the Nimrods, based at RAF Kinloss in Scotland, would not be grounded.
Officials insisted that new measures have removed the risk of a similar accident, as air-to-air refuelling has been banned for Nimrods and the hot air system involved is now switched off for all flights."
Bob Ainsworth in the recent HoC debate, "Of the 30 recommendations in the report, six related to air-to-air refuelling, which no longer takes place. "
"Confirming the leak figures in a written reply to a request from his Conservative opposite number Liam Fox last week, Mr Ainsworth said the abolition of mid-air refuelling and the shutting down of the aircraft's hot air system during flight meant the risks were now "extremely low".
There you go Ed, abolition, banned, six outstanding recs ignored because AAR no longer takes place. Do you understand why I said AAR was banned?
Last edited by nigegilb; 7th Aug 2008 at 23:37.