Remember those EE Lightnings from SA

[onyx39]

That were grounded?
Seems they were not ALL grounded!



http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ftt2q6zNQ1g&deskt...

[paul.a]

Fantastic plane I remember watching them being tested when I was an apprentice at bae my heart stopped one day I thought the pilot was going to hit the hanger but he missed and went vertical glad to see one still flying its a pity we can't do this in the uk.

[Eric Mc]

Second thread on this.

As I said on the previous one, let's just hope they look after this one better.

I am surprised some of these chaps aren't seeing the inside of a jail cell - to be honest. That's SA for you I suppose.

[civicduty]

I like that in front of the on board camera is a load of bodge tape holding the cockpit trim together!!

[Ginetta G15 Girl]

They were like that in Sqn service!

[Spoof]

You'd be surprised the amount of tape we use on large jets....

[HoHoHo]

Spoof said:

You'd be surprised the amount of tape we use on large jets....

I was talking to a friend who currently flies 737's for BA and he said exactly the same

Gaffa tape, don't leave home without it

[onyx39]

Eric Mc said:

Second thread on this.

As I said on the previous one, let's just hope they look after this one better.

I am surprised some of these chaps aren't seeing the inside of a jail cell - to be honest. That's SA for you I suppose.

Couldn't find one Eric, was it recent?

[Eric Mc]

Last week, I think.

[KieronGSi]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

They were like that in Sqn service!

Same with the Panel on the front of the Puma, rarely seen without the black badge tape square.

[Zad]

Somehow - no idea how - this needs to fly alongside the Vulcan before it is retired for good.

[onyx39]

Zad said:

Somehow - no idea how - this needs to fly alongside the Vulcan before it is retired for good.

And the Vulcan needs to painted "anti flash" white!

[aeropilot]

onyx39 said:

That were grounded?
Seems they were not ALL grounded!

Yes they were ALL grounded.

It's taken them over 3 years (and no doubt at a considerable sum of money) to prove to the SACAA they can be trusted and a professional enough organisation to enable them to fly again.

[I hope]