Originally Posted by
Pontius Navigator
Remember the decision was taken by the risk owner, the MOD, and not SBAC. Regardless of insurance, MOD self-insuring, there is the potential for more adverse publicity from a fatal accident than from a display cancellation.
I think, unfortunately, that this is the thought process.
I fail, however, to see how this is not true of every display they ever do.
Maybe Farnborough would have them overfly more than other displays, but all displays involve them overflying houses and roads at some point, even if only when landing.
If this is the future, why not just bin them now and blame it on the Hawk going out of service rather than the truth which is lack of senior officer backbone to shoulder miniscule risk.
If you have not got the b@lls to shoulder this risk, how would you be in war FFS!
p.s. that was directed at the weak decision makers, not you Pontious