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abgd
 
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Hmm Gouli. Locally some of our road accidents have involved incapacity (Parkinson's and a cardiac arrest) a falling tree and a patch of oil leading to loss of control at an unusually low speed.

Of course a lot of them have involved alcohol or exuberant driving as well but the idea that mishaps that are not due to driver error are rare seems to me to be incorrect.

Tbh the more I think about this event the more I feel that wipe-outs at low level are inevitable. It doesn't mean there are no improvements to be made in pilot performance, but perhaps air displays with jets should only take place over the coast or moors. Focusing unduly on the pilot seems to me, unproductive.

As a spectator I'd far rather some measured approach like this, than a blanket ban or overly restrictive minima leading to displays that are too far away to see.
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