Andrew,
I posted a thread on Mil forum yesterday within about 30 mins of it happening!
I had a call from a mate who told me what had happened!
I made a call to an operator there yesterday to confirm and he did!
I posted two questions:
They asked about the implications of this incident concerning the future
of the fast taxi runs that so many enthusiasts and professionals spend countless
hours to keep the aircraft going and thus uphold our aviation heritage!!
The issue as far as I was concerned was about my questions!
NOT whether or not the Victor had actually got airborne? It had!
I asked them to aviation professionals on this forum! I was and still
am interested in their opinion?
The first two posts were speculating that I could have confused it with a JP!
Its nose wheel had apparently lifted during its run!!
I waited for any sensible reply, there was none!
I considered other threads I had read on here recently and
decided that I didn't want to be associated (as thread starter)
with what could turn into a pathetic slanging match!
The poor Victor 'Captain' has enough to think about, I didn't
want to add to that!
I pulled it! No conspiracy!
AB