That one shouldn’t be too difficult! Needs to be strong though….

If its Hurricane….good luck!!!! (Good luck anyway). Sand would be best as may stop it crimping/collasping. Some Hurri tubes can be brittle, some soft…..just take your time….and watch your thumbs!!

FRCs are actually and have been for years – written by Handling Squadron at Boscombe Down. They have always been reviewed etc by all sorts not just pilots but also engineers and subject matter experts. By the time FRCs are at 2nd, 3rd or so on Issue states, they are pretty good.
I have a set of Lightning FRCs but not near me.
Incidentally, at the Boscombe Down Museum, we have a Lightning ejection seat that failed to make it thru a closed canopy during a test.
(Yes I know I said I would walk away, but if I can add something or correct something, as an aviation professional, I will do so!)

This thread covers an event that was tragic on many dimensions. I think, personally, it has run its course and is getting pointless.

The facts are there; we lost a great pilot, his family are living with that tragic fact every day, we lost an exciting operation (face it, how many of us said if we won the lottery we would get down there and fly in a Lightning?),TC is no more and the aviation world will (should) learn from the comprehensive report.

20:20 hindsight is pointless. Keep calm…move on.

I dont agree with your last sentence at all. Airshows, particularly in the UK, have spectators in mind. I have often heard spectators whinging aircraft not close enough….there is a reason.
There is a big rule in aviation…..don’t assume…check….not saying it featured in this case. The checking of the pilot’s display auth was a hole in the cheese, maybe, but not really a factor in the sad outcome of this tragic event

All ejection seats have an envelope….just like an aircraft. Zero zero seats will not always save you (i.e. if you are in a rapid dive). If it designed for ejection seats, best to have them working.
These types of reports should be warts and all so that all the lessons can be learned, if there is the will.

that is a bit unfair Brian!