Falcons Jump Platform
I saw the Falcons earlier this year at Scarborough and Brize Norton, in both cases dropping from a Canadian registered Skyvan (Summit Air) that I believe was operating from Weston on the Green. I now see that they are using a Dornier 228 from the same organisation (C-FPSH) carrying the RAF and Falcons logos.
Since the 228 doesn't have a rear ramp, they are obviously jumping from the side door. I don't know to what extent the 228 was originally cleared for para dropping, if at all, but I doubt if the UK have done any trials.
It begs the question are UK service personnel jumping from a foreign registered aircraft that hasn't been cleared for such use - any UK service type would have to have an appropriate RTS clearance.
Can anyone correct me or offer an explanation, or are we heading to a sequel to the ETPS Yak debacle........