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Old 16th Jun 2017, 20:14
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I read through the report and could not help but wonder how military airworthiness processes are hopelessly wrapped up in paperwork - with no proper linkage to the real world.

The risk assessment would have stopped the engine stopping? The reason the engine actually stopped (operation or fault not even established - FFS?) not established. Lots of indignation about a Ptf - when military aircraft do not actually meet civilian standards anyhow..... and so do not have a C of A (and when they are supposed to the standards are not met anyhow - anyone for gliding?)

The limits for spinning breached on multiple occasions and none of these military trained and experienced pilots thought to even mention it?

Little or no sortie briefing, little or no checking the aircraft is even ready.

Everything passed over to a contracting company who themselves obviously had a similar level of non-competence.

Yes it is a shambles - but one created and perpetuated by the military processes and plain lack of competence, discipline and organisation within it
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