"Dudley Henriques" dhenriques@noware .net wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Maybe after this incident the Canadians will stop making their
world-renowned aerobatic team fly around in antique aircraft?

Would that it be this easy.

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My guess is that the Snows will reach the same plateau reached by the
Thunderbirds right after the Indian Springs Line Abreast Loop crash that
took Norm Lowry's team. After the dust settled in, it was either trash the
mission or upgrade it. The Thunderbirds dropped the T38's and got the
Vipers thanks to a lot of people working hard to see that happen......my
self included.
I hope the Snows reach that decision point and the Canadians finally
decide to upgrade them to the Hawks.

This could be a good time.

The federal budget is supposed to be in surplus shape, and public opinion is
on their side.

Not scientific, of course, but a recent poll of public would have 71 percent
give them new planes, and only 20 percent would can them. The remaining 9
would have them keep going with what they got.