Al R, someone touch a nerve?
Anyone who bothers to read this forum needs to take serious note of the words in red at the bottom of each page. You only need to have a look at the BA038 discussion (which in most respects is far more interesting and relevant than another Hawk steaming off the side of a runway) to realise that there is a load of crap (self included) spouted here.
Picks - agreed. An additional question that needs to be asked is about the safeguarding of manned facilities around an aerodrome. There is little/no doubt that those in ATC had a bit of a close call.