Civilian Mirage III flies in Switzerland

Told you.

I wasn’t looking to cause an arguement. 100% risk free is indeed stupid – its a case of weighing up the need/benefit vs the risk. For ex military fast jets the potential risk is significant.

Rich

Thunder City operate the Lightning without any major problems…..so why cant we?

It is a question that pops up quite a lot. This thread has the answers.

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=80628&highlight=thunder+city

TJ

I think it would be like the “A-team”

Shall we have a whip-round and buy the head of the Civil Aviation Authority a trip in it just to prove that it is possible to operate fast jets in private hands?

I ain’t getting in no plane Hannibal I pity the fool who flies…

we’d have to drug him and let him wake up, say, Mach 1.2 inverted…..:diablo:

Thunder City operate the Lightning without any major problems…..so why cant we?

By that logic, all passenger jets should be grounded permanently… look how many of the public die in them every year!

Face it, LIFE is not “risk-free”, demanding that aviation be so is evidence of total disconnection from reality.

Reduce the risk as far as is rational??? Absolutely, but demand no risk at all? Stupid.

I have experienced the CAA in all their bureaocratic and seemingly overpriced madness and can see why people find them to be a restrictive organisation but (and its a big but) I personally think they do an outstanding job of maintaining public safety.

There is no way that a fast jet could be operated in a ‘no risk to public’ way over the UK skies on a limited budget. So, the soloution is unfortunatley straightforward. Personally I am amazed a CAA inspector ever signed on the dotted line for XH558. I would love to see a lightning (as well as many other types!) fly but I just don’t think its worth the possible risk of a major accident involving death or serious injury.

Just my opinion of course!!!

Shall we have a whip-round and buy the head of the Civil Aviation Authority a trip in it just to prove that it is possible to operate fast jets in private hands?

I doubt if it would work. 😀
From my (admittedly outside) viewpoint, the CAA seems to think…
“If man were meant to fly, there wouldn’t be bureaucrats”.

It’s hard to think of a Western country with more restrictive rules…
(no U.S.-style “experimental” category, the wholesale banning of certain types, etc.).

Shall we have a whip-round and buy the head of the Civil Aviation Authority a trip in it just to prove that it is possible to operate fast jets in private hands?

Superb, and very well done to all concerned.

Thinks – how long before we get a post “why won’t the UK CAA allow a (insert favourite fast jet type) fly?”

Kemble, please come to Kemble next June!

Imagine a Mirage III flying with a Sea Vixen & a Vulcan…

Wonder if I could get a commercial flight in it to SF in January?……

Great news.

Superb, registered as HB-RDF.

Brilliant news! Next they’ll be telling us that someone has put a Vulcan back in the air!

Blimey, what next?! Great news.

Amazing!-they kept that quiet!!