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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2023, 10:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

611 VGS used to run continuous courses at...

611 VGS used to run continuous courses at Easter, Whitsun and over the August Bank Holiday. I assume other VGS did the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2021, 11:47
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Ona slightly different topic, the first Senior...

Ona slightly different topic, the first Senior Volunteer Adviser has been appointed (and first volunteer Group Captain - excluding Honorary Group Captains): Group Captain Andy Pass who also was...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2020, 15:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

As a former WGLO and Wing Aviation Officer,...

As a former WGLO and Wing Aviation Officer, ACTO35 made me despair. The Air Scouts have certainly made it far simpler.

Last September, with a fellow syndicate member, I took our aircraft to Sywell...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2018, 06:28
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

A Group Captain John Middleton has been...

A Group Captain John Middleton has been recognised by the Honourable Company of Air Pilots. The same one?

https://www.airpilots.org/file/2841/ta-winners-list---for-publication.pdf
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2018, 14:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

One of my more memorable memories of Swanton...

One of my more memorable memories of Swanton occurred when for some reason, on either an Easter or Whitsun course (in the late 80s I think), there were two of us as Course Admin Officer. Flying had...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2017, 12:50
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Apparently and subject to approval, there is a...

Apparently and subject to approval, there is a proposal to resume gliding at Swanton Morley by moving 614 in there at some point...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2017, 16:32
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Well at least some Cadets from Norfolk and...

Well at least some Cadets from Norfolk and Suffolk Wing managed to get airborne this week, courtesy of Norfolk Gliding Club at Tibenham and the RFCA who apparently funded it. Almost certainly the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2017, 07:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

It was at 5AEF in the Husky... my first AEF trip...

It was at 5AEF in the Husky... my first AEF trip was in said machine
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2017, 20:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Maybe some can follow this example and rather...

Maybe some can follow this example and rather than use Lycomings, use a LOM engine:

http://http://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/24958/re-engined-chipmunk
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2017, 09:39
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

I fly out of Old Buckenham, so next time I'm up...

I fly out of Old Buckenham, so next time I'm up I'll take a couple of pics. It's a sad waste of an airfield, as indeed is Swanton Morley...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2017, 17:41
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Yes, I was the WGLO when 611 were told to cease...

Yes, I was the WGLO when 611 were told to cease flying at Watton....

As an aside, it seems that the end of the RAFVR(T) commission is nigh:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2016, 16:25
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

I was talking to an AWO from a nearby Squadron...

I was talking to an AWO from a nearby Squadron and he told me that he had cadets aged 16, having been on the Squadron for three years had never seen a glider, let alone fly in one (611 VGS stopped...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2016, 17:07
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

It's this..... ...

It's this.....

http://www.qaic.org/Pages/AboutTheCourse.php
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2016, 19:16
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Honington

LJ and others

I believe that the USAF were/are concerned about pop up traffic appearing under the flight paths to Mildenhall and Lakenheath and consequently wanted powered gliders as opposed to...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2016, 21:39
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Notwithstanding all the other issues that those...

Notwithstanding all the other issues that those far more expert than me have commented on, I think the move to a uniformed cadre may prove a challenge. I believe there are issues with recruiting...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2016, 19:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

A very sad day, but I do wonder, given the extra...

A very sad day, but I do wonder, given the extra tasking that the remaining VGS will have to presumably absorb, how long is it going to take to get the instructors current again, convert from one...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2016, 21:17
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

I believe these are the latest minima from ACTO...

I believe these are the latest minima from ACTO 35 unless someone still serving can confirm otherwise. This of course applies where it is looking to be classed as an official ACO activity and not a...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2016, 16:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

It was suggested to me at the weekend that my...

It was suggested to me at the weekend that my local VGS has lost somewhere in the region of 66% of it's staff during the "pause", so if they ever get their aircraft back, they've got a hell of a...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2015, 06:46
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Yes, when I last flew over there from Old Buck,...

Yes, when I last flew over there from Old Buck, it looked a sorry sight...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2015, 15:59
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

I believe the purpose built VGS hangar at Watton...

I believe the purpose built VGS hangar at Watton remains there.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2015, 20:22
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

I'm sure we must know each other then... I...

I'm sure we must know each other then...

I believe Swanton isn't usable now. I haven't flown over it recently but I'm led to believe that the grunts planted trees on the airfield and that both the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2015, 17:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

I doubt very much that it was an intended slur....

I doubt very much that it was an intended slur. Cadets in Norfolk and Suffolk Wing have suffered hugely a) from lack of gliding opportunities as 611VGS ceased flying long before the current pause,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2015, 21:30
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

As a WGLO, I attended a meeting where this was...

As a WGLO, I attended a meeting where this was discussed. The proposal was to use both Vigilants and Vikings on the same VGS. The rationale was for Vigilants to be used for the upper air work and...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2015, 20:35
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

What may be slightly different though is the...

What may be slightly different though is the funding model. I was lucky to act as an escorting officer on an IACE trip to NZ and the cadets there are funded very differently and don't attract the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2015, 16:59
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

And from memory (?) was unable to run continuous...

And from memory (?) was unable to run continuous courses as Vikings and Tornados don't mix very well. Such a shame that Swanton Morley was lost to the ACO....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2014, 14:02
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

Indeed so. As a fomer Wing Staff Officer and...

Indeed so. As a fomer Wing Staff Officer and WGLO, from memory (and I assume it hasn't changed much since I left last year), there are very clear parameters that have to be met for Opportunity...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2014, 12:05
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,768,715
Posted By Auster Fan

I left the ACO last June after nearly 30 years...

I left the ACO last June after nearly 30 years service and in the last 18 months, the Air Cadets in the area that I live had pretty much forgotten what an aircraft looked like (unless they happened...
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