01 Apr

BIG BROTHER vs. FORMATION TEAMS

A bureaucrat in Japan has found a law which prohibits a formation team leader to speak to his pilots through air-to-air radio whilst flying. It is so ridiculous, we could publish this news only on April Fools Day, although it is unfortunately true. To apply this law is obviously an impossible infringement of the most elementary flight safety common sense, especially during public displays. Therefore, to comply with Japanese aviation regulations, the Motegi organiser has decided to host only solo pilots for the 2008 FAI World Grand Prix event (31 Oct - 02 Nov.) and to cancel all formation flights. Although the show will still be quite exciting with the introduction of new elements, we hope that by 2009, a solution will be found to this very strange issue. Since "Fighting the Spirit of Gravity" is the Haute Voltige motto, we will definitely keep our sense of good humour. So, Motegi will become our international flagship of the Conjunction of the Opposites, with positive and negative accelerations, in support of all the free electrons who still fight against the dictatorship of technocrats who have forgotten to be clever. What happens is not a Japanese specialty, of course. We love Japan and Japanese people, and we feel sincerely sorry for them to be also hit by this blind bureaucracy which, for fallacious reasons of security, is growing worldwide. Blue skies!