At 15:00 18 January 2005, Don Johnstone wrote:
I think that the test pilots concerned knew exactly
how they got there but it may not have helped them
much. I re-call seeing a very good video of a Jaguar
that had departed and was tumbling end over end with
fuel being forced out of the jet intakes. I think the
pilot took about 20000ft to find a point where he could
break into the sequence and return to controlled flight.
As a result the action to be taken if a Jaguar departs
is seize the handle between your legs and pull hard.

Well, Don, its a good enough way of passing one's last
few moments but I would try ejecting rather than....
and the next part of the line is just so obvious I
can't even bring myself to finish.....damn - done it
again.

Sorry.

John