Originally Posted by
chevvron
During the period I was a Staff Cadet at 613 Halton, we had 2 Prefects for a period of about 9 months each, '993 and '987 and I thoroughly enjoyed flying both of them.
I'd already got my Soaring Certificate/BGA 'C' Certificate before I was checked out for the Prefect, but in late '66 or early '67, the BGA introduced the 'Bronze C' which, I if I recall correctly, required 2 soaring flights of a minimum 30 min each from a winch launch or one flight of 60 min from an aerotow.
My longest flight was 24 min in Prefect '987 on 5 Apr '67, so I never even got half of a Bronze C!!
As well as the two 30 mins flights, there was also an oral and written exam, plus a dual handling check ride with an instructor.