Originally Posted by
Rigga
My course was the first Airframe Mech course, as St Athan closed and transferred, at Halton, 1975. We had only Appo stuff around us so we had no idea what we were to be taught. But we worked on Sea Vixens, Hunters, Provosts and Gnats and even we did a blade fold on a Whirlwind! Cosford now has Jags and Tornadoes - controlled by spoilers and elevons (surrounded by massive cushions) no basic aviation stuff to learn on (in my opinion). You even have to do an introductory course to get familiarised on "helicopters" as, I believe, they don't teach that at Cosford.
I went through saints in 76 on my engine mechs course, remember this, that was at Saints and is now at Cosford or was, still in service. These were taken 2019
Your bouncy castles for working at heights in the training environment
Things that made me think standards have slipped. Cowlings stacked on the floor without anything underneath them, made worse by being stacked next to empty racking
Pallets stacked on a pallet truck being used to fit pylons and stores on the “new” training aid Tornado.
