Originally Posted by
tucumseh
C5
First of all, I'd like to know if they are airworthy in the first place. That's what facilitates serviceability. Some company may have done some work on them and think they may be serviceable. But we all know, from the Red Arrows XX177 case, that the same part of MoD remains content that the Services continue to use rogue servicing instructions and make false declarations in aircraft documentation.
The Vikings have been / are being inspected etc. by Southern Sailplanes who I personally believe will have done their job properly. They are well-known & respected in the gliding world, and have a great deal to lose (everything) if either they botched the job, or they allowed themselves to be interfered with.
Found this, I await the answer with interest: