Originally Posted by
SYO 01
Who said cadets were allowed back in the air? None have flown since Mar 20.
You’re quite a long way behind: there was a rudder attachment failure and all the Tutors are being inspected and (as required) fixed. They are trickling back in; UAS flying has restarted; cadets in the New Year. Reduced capacity due to COVID precautions. (Think shared helmets.)
I've known about the rudder bracket for a while now and know that they had been back in the air for a few months, (regularly seen in the locality of Wittering).
I'm also aware that 2FTS were cleared to fly cadets again at the start of November, and some units, such as 7 AEF at Cranwell had restarted the flying program pretty much straight away.
I'm also aware that cadets who were scheduled to fly between now and Christmas have been told their slots are now cancelled due to a tech issue with the aircraft. Hence my question!