In this sorry situation I can’t see what else the RAF could do, faced with a fleet of motor gliders, most unserviceable fitted with an engine that has no manufacture support and a dwindling stock of parts.
Whatever went on in the past right at this moment what else could they do when the aircraft manufacturer and type certificate holder pulled out of the re-engining deal ?
( before someone tells me the G109 already has Rotax engine approval I should point out that the approval it does not cover this variant).
The money saved by withdrawal of the G109’s from service will allow more Viking’s to return to service, in my opinion this is the mediocre best of a very bad job.