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Old 27th Jul 2013, 08:42
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Have to say that I was surprised at the Youtube clip when I first saw it. Showing the landing at Brooklands was great but it did seem a little ill-advised to show how the pilot had under-shot, and then to have the crew proudly posing beside the tree holes was even more questionable. I guess it's symptomatic of all the Youtube, Facebook and Twitter stuff that people post... and then realise that they've just broadcast/published. I never understand how people don't seem to grasp this.

As for the VC10, I think it would be fascinating to hear the official reasons why it cannot be landed at Cosford. The runway is within the VC10's specs, one VC10 has already landed there easily, they can provide crash/rescue crew... so what, exactly, is their excuse? One assumes it's some awful H&S ruling but I'd love to know what.
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