Originally Posted by
bose-x
I can't quite work out which side is closing ranks?
Speaking as an Instructor and FRE/FE/CRE/TRE as wondering what I needed to become a "senior" Instructor......
Is a "Senior instructor" an instructor who only instructs senior citizens?
On the actual incident - according to
David Ogilvy the STampe does indeed have brakes which are too powerful/vicious to be used while taxying and "are intended for parking only".
As I see it the primary concern would be that the throttle might open under vibration, but for all we know this particular aeroplane may have had a throttle lock of some kind (a pin in the throttle quadrant, a physical blanking plate like a U/C ground lock or even just a strap around the throttle from the back). Any of these would adequately mitigate the risk of the throttl;e openning after the start.
The overall risk is still higher than it could be, but whether it is low enough to be tolerable is an individual judgement. It's probably a lower overall risk than commenting on your wife's weight, after all...
PDR