SAS banned from RAF Puma helicopters

The Times reports that the RAF have "banned" the SAS from riding on its Puma helicopters, apparently because the SAS commanders encourage the pilots to fly dangerously.

They flew so close to the ground — even when the situation did not require it — that there would have been no time to make corrections had a fault occurred.

According to the inquiry, nobody in the RAF has felt confident enough to oppose the demands of the SAS men for high-risk manoeuvres.