The CAA vs. Barke is blatantly unfair. It was a declared emergency and the Sukhoi could have had structural damage, fuel leaks, control problems or anything. Things only a pilot could know and that would not be visible from the chase plane. Or even a radio malfunction. The emergency authority of the pilot overrules any kind of traffic clearance. Besides it was an A/G aerodrome, fer chrissakes.
Or do they want him to potentially burn in the air to satisfy their silly clearance-that-isn't-really-a-clearance-because-it's-not-a real-tower?
Last edited by AdamFrisch; 29th August 2012 at 15:59.