<Further to my earlier posting, the above caused me to ponder awhile on the maintenance issues of the aircraft, apart from regular maintenance that I'm sure the aircraft are subject to. ... I wonder if the Indian Navy has indeed carried out therecommended modifications (if any) to the aircraft as proposed by any emergency repair bulletins or heeded to warnings issued after similar accidents in the UK?> [Gabriel de Figueiredo Dec 20]
One key implication of this, which seems to have been missed so far, may be the quality and intensity of the FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM conducted by the Navy at Dabolim. The crashes of the Sea Harrier experienced by the Indian Navy may reflect at least to some extent on the flight training imparted at Dabolim and elsewhere. This in turn will affect the Navy's willingness to relocate such flight training to places like Seabird and accept joint control over Dabolim or whatever.