HC Deb 27 January 1989 vol 145 c770W
Mr. Ingram

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (I) if pilots of jet aircraft, other than Royal Air Force Jaguars, using the United Kingdom low flying system, are required to report to their commanding officers any use of reheat at heights below 1,000 ft;

(2) if he will list the number of reported occasions on which military jet aircraft have used reheat in the United Kingdom low flying system at heights less than recommended in the United Kingdom military low flying handbook;

(3) if pilots of Royal Air Force Jaguars using the United Kingdom low flying system are required to report to their commanding officers any use of reheat at heights below 500 ft.

Mr. Neubert

[holding answer 23 January 1989]: It is standard procedure for aircrew to debrief, normally to their authorising officer, on all aspects of a training sortie in order to confirm that the requirements of a sortie have been met. The debrief provides the opportunity for the aircrew to report any difficulties encountered during the sortie. Central records of occasions on which military jet aircraft have used reheat in the United Kingdom low flying system are not held.