Originally Posted by
POBJOY
I see; 5 years on and 2 FTS has built a bigger empire, but the VGS element is now minimal., and Cadet solo !!!!.
With NO CHANGE there will be NO DIFFERENCE, just more of the HYPE, TYPE, and TRIPE emanating from the top. Squillions of £ spent on non flying 'trainers', and no evidence that they even understand what they have lost. It was quite obvious that something was seriously amiss when the question of 'Badge Stitching' had to be 'approved'. Well they got to grips with that, shame about the airworthiness of the aircraft !!!!
They not only threw the baby out with the bathwater they lost the B....y bath. Remember this is GLIDING we are talking about; the aviation equivalent to a hollow log, and in the main was run by youngsters still at school operating the equipment; with a great safety record to boot.
When capability gets replaced by box ticking watch out.
how big do you believe this empire is compared to the previous management system, especially as that obviously wasn't big enough or we wouldn't be in this situation in the first place?
Squillions of £ really?
heaven forbid flying suits provided by the RAF would be maintained in the same way all the other flying suits they provided are.
some of the old war stories of operating the wood and fabric gliders in the good old days are clearly unsafe, there are still plenty of youngsters involved in getting the operation running but doing it in a way that is as safe as reasonably practicable. The new commandant has been in post for a little over a month maybe there will be a change of direction but it's unlikely to go back to the 60s so it's best to get on with what is available.