Seven dead after Hawker Hunter hits cars

balky12 · 24 Aug 2015 at 13:40

Harlequin said:
read a comment elsewhere about a 1 day airshow over the sea in Norwich - the insurance for the 1 day event was £25,000!

Great value...

How much do you think the insurance company is paying out with regards to Liabilities on this one?

RoboCod · 24 Aug 2015 at 13:54

DJMK4 said:
Until the investigation has concluded, its all speculation, .

Very much applicable to most of the guff in this thread.

Col_M · 24 Aug 2015 at 14:02

ReltonBFD said:
First of all RIP to the dead , thoughts with the family's.

Second ,These things happen , Some people won't be happy until we are all sat watching a black circle on TV , while wrapped in cotton wool .

Get over it .

After the 1952 Farnborough disaster they swept the debris off the runway and sent a Hawker Hunter prototype up to break the sound barrier.
We're far more sensitive these days!

koolpc · 24 Aug 2015 at 14:31

I see on the news they have started to remove what is left of the jet.

Harlequin · 24 Aug 2015 at 14:32

balky12 said:
Great value...

How much do you think the insurance company is paying out with regards to Liabilities on this one?

why would I even have a clue?? it was a perspective of insurance and risk regarding to an airshow

xxalxx · 24 Aug 2015 at 14:32

koolpc said:
Well it could have been Pilot error, Mechanical fault or Pilot having a major health issue! Lets hope he pulls through this. Probably will take some time before we find out the real reason for the terrible crash.

Part of me hopes he doesn't pull through

imagine having to live the rest of your life with this repeating through your mind ...

koolpc · 24 Aug 2015 at 14:33

xxalxx said:
Part of me hopes he doesn't pull through imagine having to live the rest of your life with this repeating through your mind ...

Yes, i know. But lets hope he recovers as then he may be able to give his account of what happened.

Cosimo · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:01

koolpc said:
I see on the news they have started to remove what is left of the jet.

They hope to move it by the end of the day. The A27 expected to be closed until at least Wednesday.

DJMK4 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:11

Start of some clamping down

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34044383

Jim99 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:11

BBC Breaking: Air displays to face restrictions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34044383

balky12 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:14

Harlequin said:
why would I even have a clue?? it was a perspective of insurance and risk regarding to an airshow

Wait what? I'm lost.

Well what have you taken from that £25,000 premium? That airshows must be risky as that is a lot of money?

DJMK4 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:14

I think they are going to concentrate on restricting flying over built up areas or near roads, and looking at what altitudes they pull of maneuvers.

I am not one that wants to see these restrictions, but its going to happen, the more this happens.

IE you cant be expected to pull off a loop with hardly any altitude to safely pull out of it, near a busy road, should something go wrong, he had no room for error correction.

Jim99 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:19

DJMK4 said:
I think they are going to concentrate on restricting flying over built up areas or near roads, and looking at what altitudes they pull of maneuvers.

I am not one that wants to see these restrictions, but its going to happen, the more this happens.

IE you cant be expected to pull off a loop with hardly any altitude to safely pull out of it, near a busy road, should something go wrong, he had no room for error correction.

That will make it very difficult - somehow trying to find an airfield that's got good transport links, but no major roads :/

Something has to come out of this though, I can't see how it would be possible for everyone to continue without any changes.

DJMK4 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:20

Jim99 said:
That will make it very difficult - somehow trying to find an airfield that's got good transport links, but no major roads :/

Something has to come out of this though, I can't see how it would be possible for everyone to continue without any changes.

Possibly the other note then, raising the altitude to pull off these moves

I still think that this could have been contained to within the airfield.

molinari · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:25

Jim99 said:
BBC Breaking: Air displays to face restrictions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34044383

Will be interesting to see how this will affect Dunsfold Wings and Wheels on Saturday, when I'm supposed to be going.

ChroniC · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:27

Since they don't know if it was the planes fault, isn't that a bit cutting your nose off to spite your face.

Janesy B · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:28

molinari said:
Will be interesting to see how this will affect Dunsfold Wings and Wheels on Saturday, when I'm supposed to be going.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said vintage jets would be "limited to flypasts" and "high-energy aerobatics" would not be permitted.

They'll be allowed flypasts and no messing about.

DJMK4 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:28

Dunsfold looks like its not surrounded by much. Smaller roads, lots of fields.

Housey · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:29

molinari said:
Will be interesting to see how this will affect Dunsfold Wings and Wheels on Saturday, when I'm supposed to be going.

I know a chap flying a stunt plane at the event, as at this morning it was still all go.

Jim99 · 24 Aug 2015 at 15:29

Janesy B said:
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said vintage jets would be "limited to flypasts" and "high-energy aerobatics" would not be permitted.

They'll be allowed flypasts and no messing about.

That is an incredibly rapid decision, but I suppose it will satisfy the need to do something and in the meantime hopefully they'll be able to piece together what actually happened in this instance and think about what the most suitable solution is.