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Old 3rd Sep 2015, 05:38
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Suggest you read article by Jon Whaley who really does know his stuff
Given that the article is already imbedded into this thread why would you assume regular knowledgeable contributors have not already read it? Most will have (including me).

Moreover, rather than slinging out random insults, if you read the thread in detail you will quickly find that as regards the actual accident, most "good" contributors have followed exactly the same stance as JW - discussion good; speculation bad. Of course there are the misguided, judgmental etc...it's the internet FFS.

Most of the disagreement on the thread relates to air displays and their conduct in general. This tragedy is only an element in that discourse and for many of us who have been around aviation a long time, it was an inevitable accident waiting to happen. Frankly the outcome of any AAIB report will have very little bearing on many peoples opinions of air displays, whichever side of the debate they sit on.

I think the larger air display debate on this particular thread is...

healthy
timely
not speculative
largely well informed
mostly professional
welcome

There are other "troll-infested" threads around pprune running about this accident and the air display consequences, which are far from the above. If you just want to slag people off, you could pop on to one of them and have a dig.
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