Quick Thinking Red Devil!
Thanks TBT, I expect your thoughts are pretty much the true picture. A bit of an own goal though if mistakes were made.
Overall, it still surprises me, in these days of instant reporting and broadcasting, that the MOD does not seem to have suitable means to provide a rapid journalistic response to incidents at weekends and so, leaves the wider public to speculate wildly when incidents involving the Armed Forces occur. With the wide range of Service participation in public events there is the need for much faster information release to the public. There is no requirement for an "instant BoI", just some fast, informed, press release (probably based on quick communication by MOD with the Service unit/person responsible for the event).
At present, to the general public, the Services often seem to be unaware of what is going on and the journo's are left to make it up.
OAP
Overall, it still surprises me, in these days of instant reporting and broadcasting, that the MOD does not seem to have suitable means to provide a rapid journalistic response to incidents at weekends and so, leaves the wider public to speculate wildly when incidents involving the Armed Forces occur. With the wide range of Service participation in public events there is the need for much faster information release to the public. There is no requirement for an "instant BoI", just some fast, informed, press release (probably based on quick communication by MOD with the Service unit/person responsible for the event).
At present, to the general public, the Services often seem to be unaware of what is going on and the journo's are left to make it up.
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Couldn't agree more. But if you look on the RedDevils own FB page they have attempted to put the record straight and scored yet another own goal. Instead of saying something along the lines of "making a controlled docking onto the canopy above" or "using skillful canopy control to complete a linkup" they have said " colliding canopies together is a normal thing". Which goes to prove you may already have your wish and they may have a fully qualified tabloid journalist within their ranks.
Couldn't agree more. But if you look on the RedDevils own FB page they have attempted to put the record straight and scored yet another own goal. Instead of saying something along the lines of "making a controlled docking onto the canopy above" or "using skillful canopy control to complete a linkup" they have said " colliding canopies together is a normal thing". Which goes to prove you may already have your wish and they may have a fully qualified tabloid journalist within their ranks.
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OaP,
I doubt for one minute if there will be a BoI. Unlike the Falcons the Red Freds operate outside of the Military Regulations (or they used to anyway). The kit they use was not supported in the same way as Military parachute kit. They never had to go through the same rigorous Introduction to Service protocols backed up by extensive trials reports. I am not sure if TBT would have been around at the time we were struggling with smoke canister leg brackets or flags for the Falcs. it became a bit of a laughing stock as to why we could not just use the same kit that the Freds were using. I think the Navy also had a team. If I remember correctly the flag they had was bigger than the chute with a big bog off lead fishing weight that must have weighed a stone. I think the one that was approved for use with the Falcs was as big as a handkerchief in comparison.
I doubt for one minute if there will be a BoI. Unlike the Falcons the Red Freds operate outside of the Military Regulations (or they used to anyway). The kit they use was not supported in the same way as Military parachute kit. They never had to go through the same rigorous Introduction to Service protocols backed up by extensive trials reports. I am not sure if TBT would have been around at the time we were struggling with smoke canister leg brackets or flags for the Falcs. it became a bit of a laughing stock as to why we could not just use the same kit that the Freds were using. I think the Navy also had a team. If I remember correctly the flag they had was bigger than the chute with a big bog off lead fishing weight that must have weighed a stone. I think the one that was approved for use with the Falcs was as big as a handkerchief in comparison.
