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I am not in a position to judge what actually happened and I happy to say neither is anyone else. Whatever their's or my experience is. Who on here knows the Typhoon well enough?
The best tp I know has just made a perfectly plausible and realistic statement to the effect that the pilot may have known what was happening and flew again. I would take a large bet that he would not have done that if he was just the slightest bit concerned. He may also have been a BAe tp of course!
Constant speculation and pre-judgement may well be a million miles from the facts. To pass such judgement is plainly silly.
The best tp I know has just made a perfectly plausible and realistic statement to the effect that the pilot may have known what was happening and flew again. I would take a large bet that he would not have done that if he was just the slightest bit concerned. He may also have been a BAe tp of course!
Constant speculation and pre-judgement may well be a million miles from the facts. To pass such judgement is plainly silly.
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Welcome to the discussion Don. I recall from my Religeous Studies some 60 odd years ago that "It is harder to get a camel through the eye of a needle..............!!!!!!!!!" and I frequently seem to needle you...........!!!
My case rests and we will, almost certainly, never see the eventual incident report so will never know what actually happened before, during or after this horrendous near catastrophe. One that would have had awful implications for airshows in the UK, of that there is no possible doubt.
With my background I am very anxious that our fabulous summer aviation activity that attracts over 6 million folk each year, to watch us play in the sky, is not put at risk.
The pilot and his Maker know the truth. He is an extremely fortunate gentleman..... as we have both been in the distant past.
Cheers,
Trapper 69
My case rests and we will, almost certainly, never see the eventual incident report so will never know what actually happened before, during or after this horrendous near catastrophe. One that would have had awful implications for airshows in the UK, of that there is no possible doubt.
With my background I am very anxious that our fabulous summer aviation activity that attracts over 6 million folk each year, to watch us play in the sky, is not put at risk.
The pilot and his Maker know the truth. He is an extremely fortunate gentleman..... as we have both been in the distant past.
Cheers,
Trapper 69
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I was not out to needle you or anyone else. It is a question of knowing the facts and we don't know them. That you have nothing to "rest your case" on is the very point I am making.
I am out to avoid the useless game of speculation. You of all people know the CAA do not speculate until they have all the facts and you or I have none! Do we? And yet you have held him out to dry without one iota of fact. The fact that he was low is the ONLY one ANYONE has.
But do remember that it is a VERY distinct possibility the pilot was one on the Warton guys and a tp is very different person from a normal display pilot like you and me, well me anyway.
It is far and away the wrong thing to pre-judge. I never have and I never will - not until I have the facts.
You can rest again now Barry.
I am out to avoid the useless game of speculation. You of all people know the CAA do not speculate until they have all the facts and you or I have none! Do we? And yet you have held him out to dry without one iota of fact. The fact that he was low is the ONLY one ANYONE has.
But do remember that it is a VERY distinct possibility the pilot was one on the Warton guys and a tp is very different person from a normal display pilot like you and me, well me anyway.
It is far and away the wrong thing to pre-judge. I never have and I never will - not until I have the facts.
You can rest again now Barry.
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Camel driver,
You rose beautifully to the bait on both occasions as, indeed, in the past.
To recall some words from the Vietnam war period protest song "Where have all the flowers gone..??" which was sung so well by Marlene Deitrich.
"When will they ever learn.............when will they ever learn...??".
If we waited for the eventual outcome every time before action was taken then we would be collectively and potentially guilty of manslaughter should anything similar happen. Do you, or any of us, wish that? I think not.
Until the next time.
Cheers,
Trapper 69
You rose beautifully to the bait on both occasions as, indeed, in the past.
To recall some words from the Vietnam war period protest song "Where have all the flowers gone..??" which was sung so well by Marlene Deitrich.
"When will they ever learn.............when will they ever learn...??".
If we waited for the eventual outcome every time before action was taken then we would be collectively and potentially guilty of manslaughter should anything similar happen. Do you, or any of us, wish that? I think not.
Until the next time.
Cheers,
Trapper 69
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Lucky lad, did anyone get a photograph of the teeth marks in the seat cushion.
I'll bet there was more than just lift sucking him up and away from the ground.
Fantastic pics of the rest and a brave one to stay snapping.
And the pilots get paid for having all that fun.
I'll bet there was more than just lift sucking him up and away from the ground.
Fantastic pics of the rest and a brave one to stay snapping.
And the pilots get paid for having all that fun.
