Thanks, chaps.
There will be something of Moose’s reasoning in it, the liability of the Crown,
but I don’t think that that was the main reason. Here is a selection:
1. There were 2 accidents in which air cadets (14-year old kids in the Air
Training Corps) died. Apart from having to tell parents that their children
had died, probably needlesly, that produced bad publicity.
2. Spouses are civilians; let’s not risk killing any more civilians.
3. Spouses in the same aircraft are likely to prompt the pilot to carry
out manoeuvres to impress them; my wife didi not want anything but a quiet
flight straight and level – she wasn’t feeling very well.
4. It looks like a good deal, to fly your wife or husband; why should the
taxpayer fund such jollies?
That sort of thing, but mainly an increasing aversion to any sort of risk that
is infecting our armed forces as well as other walks of life. It’s saddening.
Chris
> On 6 Feb 15, at 00:49, Mike Gordon via olympus <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> -- BW the
> CN writes:
> <<Great shot!
>
> Yes indeed.
>
> Wonder why the flts are now forbidden. Does remind me though of the "Learning
> to Sail" series on PBS.
> The husband -wife teams especailly the epic argument scenes while deploying
> the spinnakers were legendary. I fondly recall "Mr. Knot."
> I think that was Brain Toss--could be wrong, it was over 15 years ago.
> Perhaps I answered my own question.
>
> Avoid spouse crews, Mike
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