What happened at Shoreham on Saturday 22nd August 2015 was truly tragic but the hasty reaction of the CAA to prevent "vintage" jets performing "high energy" aerobatics and limiting them to fly pasts seems a little over zealous. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34044383 I guess a lot of air show organisers are now hastily revising their display schedules for the remainder of the season. I'd be interested to understand the definition of "vintage" jet. Where does this leave the Red Arrows? Their BAE Hawk T1's were first made in 1976! Hopefully the restrictions will be lifted quickly but in the meantime, I'm very pleased to have seen the Avro Vulcan over Old Warden earlier this year. Under the current regulations there is no way they'd be able to repeat that particular display!
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