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Old 13th Jun 2016, 17:37
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Subsunk
 
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A very close watching brief needs to be kept on these airframes, if scrapping of unserviceable aircraft by any means to avoid institutional embarrassment is the case.

As far as I am concerned, any serviceable aircraft at all is pretty much critical national infrastructure - we cannot tell what kind of future leader will get their first flight in an aircraft and base their future decisions accordingly.

I can be challenged on this, but my first impression is that Vigis have been exceptionally well-cared for by their previous users and represent a good buy for clubs and syndicates. Their destruction merely to save face would top everything else so far - after all, we need some air-minded young people...

PS I'm not after one, huge bill inbound for our syndicate's aircraft.
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