Condolences to all, of course. To our fellow aviators who were flying the aircraft, and to the two young ladies who might have joined us, had fate been kinder.
Allow this journo (and aviator) to pre-empt the proper processes to make this observation.
Nothing worthwhile is ever 100%, guaranteed risk free, but please let's not allow ourselves to overreact to this.
Air Cadet air experience flying has had a magnificent safety record, and has given life experiences to thousands, and the value of those experiences can never be properly measured.
Of course we must strive to make our children as safe as possible, but surely not to the extent that their lives and experiences are sanitised and 'toned down'.
For the families, we all understand that nothing is worth the loss of their loved ones, and I hope that I don't sound callous. This is, of course, a tragedy, and I weep with the rest.
Last edited by Jackonicko; 11th Feb 2009 at 22:47.