JF....
I don't see flying as a totally black and white exercise.
I'd agree, but my input was from the comment
I do not believe there is a hard and fast rule about forced landing v ejection
- all I was replying is that there is pretty strong advice from both the CAA and AAIB
I did add
On the day, I might also not comply with the above....
The hardest thing to do in teaching civil/PPL converts to the JP is when to use the seat. It cannot be considered optional IMHO - if you've got the things, they are there for a purpose, and it can require a very quick decision to use them. In the RAF the teaching went to the bottom handle alone for partly this reason.
I'm sure that I was told ejection seats HAVE to be made live in the Strikemaster and JP Mk.5 in private ownership. The Mk.4 (and possibly the Mk.3) were optional, but that may have changed
Don't know about the Strikey... but JP3/4/5 the "standard" fit is live seats. It is an acceptable (formal) modifcation to disable them... CAP632 expands.
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