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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 12:12
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Thud The Vigilant was comparable to a C152...

Thud

The Vigilant was comparable to a C152 and in the latter it would be expected for a student to use a checklist. Not to mention listing the limitations and emergency procedures. Hope that...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2016, 01:38
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Tinribs I believe the BGA were asked if they...

Tinribs

I believe the BGA were asked if they wanted to undertake large scale cadet gliding and declined. Nothing wrong with ad hoc local arrangements to get cadets flown but it's not "air cadet...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2016, 12:02
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Can we stop the Vigilant bashing please. It did...

Can we stop the Vigilant bashing please. It did the job it was meant to which is more than can be said for others in this shameful debacle. :=
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 10:24
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

TTH I agree and we cannot nor should we seek...

TTH

I agree and we cannot nor should we seek to turn the clock back. I have enormous respect for POBJOY and his colleagues as it was their generation that taught me to fly. We all share the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2016, 09:56
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Teeteringhead My understanding is that the...

Teeteringhead

My understanding is that the Vikings and Vigilants are grounded because of issues surrounding maintenance and airworthiness. VGS staff have nothing to do with either of those areas. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2016, 17:19
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Cats Lookout is included under 'Airmanship'...

Cats

Lookout is included under 'Airmanship' on the CFS five point brief on EVERY sortie. Woe betide any instructor who doesn't maintain a good enough lookout on a CFS/CGS trip!

BBK
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2015, 10:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Freda Checks Yes you're quite right, these...

Freda Checks

Yes you're quite right, these are only rumours and of course the VGS staff can just wait for some comms from official sources. What was I thinking:confused:

Lots of other very good...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2015, 22:44
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Buckley Boy Are you at liberty to say where...

Buckley Boy

Are you at liberty to say where this info is from?

CBE

Maybe the Vigs aren't going to fly again?

BBK
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2015, 22:17
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

B word I was taking about VGS ops, not MOD....

B word

I was taking about VGS ops, not MOD. Tragically cadets have died in recent years but they were in Tutor aircraft not VGS ones. Not that I want to get into some sick contest about such...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2015, 21:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

B word I don't have the statistics to hand...

B word

I don't have the statistics to hand but the safety record of the VGSs is, probably(?) far better than the equivalent record for GSAs and civilian clubs.... and I've witnessed the latter in...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2014, 11:17
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

LJ I don't know the answer. I have some...

LJ

I don't know the answer. I have some ideas but not the time to go into detail here.

Squawking 7700

"And as an illustration of the lack of general aircraft knowledge and operation, I know...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2014, 19:38
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Use of carb heat

LJ

At your local VGS the use of carb heat and risks associated with carb icing are covered on EVERY briefing. It's a standard slide and the ambient conditions are plotted to determine the risk. In...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2014, 08:26
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

LJ Sorry for the brief reply. Busy day...

LJ

Sorry for the brief reply. Busy day ahead. Few questions for you.

Are you qualified on the type this VGS operate?
Are you an experienced instructor ie QFI/QGI?
Did you, in the first...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2014, 18:31
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,645
Posted By BBK

Defamatory comments

LJ

Members of the VGS community have been specifically told not to post on pprune. As such a right of reply is difficult to your defamatory remarks.

However, I will report your comments via...
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