Longer Ron - we have asked for information as to why the seat failed to operate AFTER it left the aircraft - we've been told that the info is not cleared for release!! I am supposed to be flying an air test on an aircraft thats been sitting on the ground for 11 months tomorrow - I want to know whats going on but its very difficult to get the required reassurance
The probable chute failure to deploy is ID'd as part of the UTI...I would have thought you would be very interested in why the seat fired in the first place.
Also depends on what type of a/c that you are flight testing...if it is a Hawk T1 then you definitely would want to know why the seat fired
but that is not ID'd in the UTI as far as I am aware.
rgds LR