OT: VE day warplanes

No they are not. They are allowed to fly lower and faster.

So don't stall it .

That has nothing to do wih their age however.

Plenty of modern planes with all teh gear in te world collide as well. More in fact.

Thats what they do.

Formation flying is not a 'stunt'

Its normal military practice.

Firstly have you any evidence that people are being "rushed into hospital" then killed by inappropriate treatment with drugs?

Secondly who would you rather trust your life to, the maintainer of a government database or a doctor?

And loss of the presumption of innocence in much of the governments new legislation. e.g. the Road Safety Bill permits a policeman to seize an individuals proprty if he "suspects" that the property is not registered or insured, the accused must then prove their innocence of the suspicion.

maintenance.

you sure it's not just the lack of insulation?

Decades ago for quite a few crimes and since then more and more are slowly slipping into the void of magistrates combined with a new approach that it's actually far too hard and expensive to prove someone's guilt so for an increasing number of offences we now presume guilt and have the defendant try to prove there innocence.

Imprisonment without trial for *suspected* terrorists?

You mean somewhere unpopulated?

Tell me, what do you suppose is the main purpose of a "display"?

For the avoidance of doubt,

1. A&E dept staffed by muppets sitting at terminals because nothing can be done until your card has been swiped. Can't read card no treatment.

What electronic engine monitoring system do you claim is fitted to those aircraft? A C172 built in 1999 that I flew had fewer engine monitoring systems than the 1954 aircraft I fly, and none were electronic. Tachometer, oil pressure, fuel pressure, oil temperature, exhaust gas temperature, ammeter, suction guage, fuel guage. In fact, the 1954 aircraft has an electronic (valve) capacitance fuel guage which is very accurate. The C172 has a float system that is as useless as almost all modern GA aircraft.

I am aware of sophisicated electronic systems fitted to modern turbine aircraft, but AFAIAA piston aircraft are still built with magneto ignition and no electronics.

You can buy an add-on electronic fuel flow guage that provides readouts of fuel flow, quantity remaining and time remaining at present consumption rate.

You do formation work in your car most every day. You regularly pass within a few feet of cars that have a closing speed of well over

I can assure you that an appropriately trained pilot is safer flying in close formation than he is driving to work, and presents less danger to members of the public.

I would not say "almost certainly". 100 feet is perfectly adequate to recover from a stall in a light aircraft, even without an engine. I think you may be thinking of a spin.

But that's all beside the point. An aircraft flying at cruising speed or above will not suddenly stall.

"Computer says no"

Recently reported as the most dangerous road in Britain....I must say I'm still confused by the way it splits and goes two directions at the same time around Huntingdon and Alconbury....

Built to as UK government spec.

Only where authorised.

Garden forks?....Quite often in my case....But then, that's more due to the state of my garden, and the fact that I'm a brute-force type of person... Possibly also because I tend to buy cheap ones from Wilkinsons....