What are they classifying as "vintage jets"?
The CAA also increased its air show charges from 1 April - by up to £2,695 for larger displays - to fund the measures.
Over the years, there have been a number of fatal accidents involving highly experienced air display pilots, where extensive investigation has found no clear root cause beyond human error. While some argue that accidents – in any field – caused by human error are inevitable, the CAA believes that, with a better understanding of the impact of ‘human factors’, many such accidents could be avoided or recovered.
A stunt pilot, whose vintage jet crashed at the Shoreham Airshow killing 11 people, is being investigated for manslaughter, police have confirmed.
Former RAF pilot Andy Hill, 52, was interviewed under caution by police in December, after recovering from critical injuries in the August crash.
Pilot errors led to Shoreham air crash, says AAIB
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/aircraft-accident-report-aar-12017-g-bxfi-22-august-2015Aircraft Accident Report AAR 1/2017 - G-BXFI, 22 August 2015
The investigation identified the following causal factors in the accident:
The aircraft did not achieve sufficient height at the apex of the accident manoeuvre to complete it before impacting the ground because the combination of low entry speed and low engine thrust in the upward half of the manoeuvre was insufficient.
An escape manoeuvre was not carried out, despite the aircraft not achieving the required minimum apex height.
The following contributory factors were identified:
The pilot either did not perceive that an escape manoeuvre was necessary, or did not realise that one was possible at the speed achieved at the apex of the manoeuvre.
The pilot had not received formal training to escape from the accident manoeuvre in a Hunter and had not had his competence to do so assessed.
The pilot had not practised the technique for escaping from the accident manoeuvre in a Hunter, and did not know the minimum speed from which an escape manoeuvre could be carried out successfully.
A change of ground track during the manoeuvre positioned the aircraft further east than planned producing an exit track along the A27 dual carriageway.
The manoeuvre took place above an area occupied by the public over which the organisers of the flying display had no control.
The severity of the outcome was due to the absence of provisions to mitigate the effects of an aircraft crashing in an area outside the control of the organisers of the flying display.
The pilot had not received formal training to escape from the accident manoeuvre in a Hunter and had not had his competence to do so assessed.