Cornwall Red Arrows show cancelled over safety fears
An air show which has run for more than 30 years in Cornwall has been cancelled because of safety concerns.
The annual Red Arrows show at Fowey Royal Regatta has been scrapped after an audit found there was not enough space to perform above the town's river.
The Military Aviation Authority audit raised concerns over the width of the "safety corridor" below the display.
Organisers have scrapped the show rather than move it further out to sea.
"Our only means of achieving the safety standard is to move the display out over the sea which simply won't be the same," a statement said.
"This has lead to a reluctant decision not to host the Red Arrows in 2016."
Harbour master Paul Thomas said: "It is hugely important and is without question the busiest day of regatta week. There is a huge sense of disappointment."
Malcolm Palin, chairman of Fowey Regatta Committee said moving the event out to sea would encounter problems.
"To view it, spectators would need to go into fields which would mean a lack of vehicle access, narrow footpaths and uneven ground," he said.
"Also we would need to raise enough money to pay for the display while expecting a significant drop in visitor numbers."
The decision is not believed to be connected to the Shoreham air crash which killed 11 people last year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-35821457
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No Red Arrows at Fowey Regatta.
Re: No Red Arrows at Fowey Regatta.
The decision is not believed to be connected to the Shoreham air crash which killed 11 people last year.
Oh really!....Did Fowey change then?
Just another sad impact of the strangulating stringent reviews by the MAA/CAA post-Shoreham.
Oh really!....Did Fowey change then?
Just another sad impact of the strangulating stringent reviews by the MAA/CAA post-Shoreham.
Re: No Red Arrows at Fowey Regatta.
It is inevitable that things will change, or needed to, post Shoreham or not. Airshows got away very lightly safetywise in the 57 years I have been spectating and I suspect that litigation and responsibility IF another accident occurred are as much to do with it as the CAA requirements etc.. If these regulations keep Airshows going, Pilots and families still alive, and old aircraft still flying, be they higher and farther away, then so be it.
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