Also, it took much longer to determine if “No Go” equipment was working, so when (and where!) was the new No Go/Abort decision point made?
Pretty good question from someone who knows nothing about how aircraft operate. As usual, tourist prefers personal insult over substance. The reports tuc alludes to admit the aircraft leaving the carrier didn't have functioning radar, jtids or iff and half the comms weren't yet working. All were No Go kit. So when is the decision made? The same reports say this was all new kit in the Mk7 so the decision process must have been different. If they'd aborted early, they wouldn't have collided. Not blaming any crew but would want to know what they were taught, or was the conversion course as brief as Tourist implies.