With points raised in the recent SI, what's the way forward for the operation of the Red Arrows?
- Business as usual?
- A safety stand-down until things are in order?
- Other options?
If, as someone suggested on the thread regarding the death of Flt Lt Cunningham, charges may be considered against personnel falsifying records, would it be feasible for those concerned to continue flying with the team (if aircrew, of course) while the pressure of a Court Martial was hanging over them?
The Blue Angels had a safety stand-down in 2011 (for very different reasons) and they have since resumed normal operations and put it behind them. Should the Reds do this, it would certainly have an impact on their repututaion but this has recently been tarnished anyway, so would it make anything worse?
Not their finest hour - or in their terms, perhaps 1.5 hours.