BEagle,
Thanks for the reply. I also did QRA for over 30 years and far as I can recall the rule was to always stay within single engine range of a usable diversion unless specifically ordered by the ADC. The rules did not say whether you were expected to keep the External Stores or not!
The principal of staying within single engine range was the same as I always attached to trails that I was responsible for. For many years the STC AAR Planning Rules made no mention of single engine range. Maybe they were written by a Lightning pilot since that ac could go further on one than two!
Unfortunately. the two that I flew reduced range by almost a third on one engine.
Today a wag (Ex 101) said to me that the 13 brackets sounds as though 1 Sqn picked up a Harrier Trail Brief!!
Wait for it!!
Last edited by Dominator2; 14th Jan 2015 at 17:39.
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