withdoctor
idiots protesting loudly against the wearing of hi viz vests
I don't think they are protesting about wearing them, I certainly am not. The objection seems to be more about the arbitrary imposition of rules which are out of proportion to the perceived risk and cause inconvenience to users.
These same "idiots", having undergone a syllabus of training and having passed their examinations, are considered by the CAA fit persons to command an aircraft and make decisions on the safe conduct of flight.
If they put a great big fence around the airside at Popham with a security gate, restricted access, and made everyone be escorted to and from aircraft it would be totally out of proportion to the actual risk. Doing the same at Southampton by contrast is sensible.
Personally, I reckon the single biggest safety improvement possible is to ban turkeys like you from airfields altogether, hi viz jackets or not.
Well of course if we banned flying altogether it would eliminate the risk of aircraft accidents.
Could we try to elevate the standard of this debate? Name-calling is never likely to win an argument.
Mike