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Old 14th Aug 2011, 12:32
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mad_jock
 
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You have fallen into the trap that the airport has with MORs.

They are reports thats it. There are a list of things reportable and if it falls outside that list it will be filed and nothing done about it.

Now a chirp about safe fuel and the imposition of rules that detrack from the safe operation of certain types of aircraft would be valid and would also get it through to the correct experts. Who could then correct the councils information and also cover there backsides with duty of care because they will have inforced the rule to then be told by a national body that they were incorrect.

Now that aside I can completely understand why there were concerns about 2000ltrs of fuel being transported onto council property. There is the potential for quite a nasty incident either from an enviromental accident or fire. Nothing that couldn't be sorted though with a bit of common sense and talking to the fire service etc.

It only happens very rarely in those quanitys and if anyone has any sense it would make a perfect exercise for the council services. Apart from anything that amount of people on a flyin is going to input a significant amount of cash into the local economy. And it would give the fire services a chance to get up close and personal with aircraft and discuss things with the pilots.

But then again this involves common sense!!!
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