Years ago I did a little bit of cadet air experience flying in my spare time whilst flying HM's tin triangles at Sunny Scampton. Interestingly, I found the ATC lads were keen as mustard, whereas some of the sullen CCF (RAF) kids were as keen as, well, mouse turds.
One CCF (RAF) child announced that his father flew 747s for ba. Splendid, I thought, he'll have half an idea about flying. WRONG - little bugger hadn't a clue and simply wasn't interested. But that wasn't quite as good as a tale told to me by the AEF guys at White Waltham when I was a UAS student... One day, it was the turn of Eton College to go flying. One pompous little prick, after about 5 minutes in the back of one of HM's Thundermunks, piped up with "You can take me back now, pilot, I've seen enough....." 20 minutes, much aerobatics and a few honk bags later, they returned to WW.....
It would be an utter tragedy if AEF flying were to stop..
But Wholi', old blue-noter, for f***'s sake don't let the little lads behave like H*rr**r pilots
Only kidding
