This thread has now been going for 6 months.
What sort of a message does it send out to the potential recruit that the RAF can't even sort out after over 6 months dicking around whether or not it can afford to give UAS students a few hours flying training in light aeroplanes which it doesn't even own....
Frankly, the whole thing is pretty pathetic. Without proper UAS flying training, there IS no UAS. Do they really think that future pilots will want to join with just the attraction of 3 years of adventurous training and muddy tents with a minor amount of Air Cadet style air experience flying? Many of them will probably have already done a fair bit of air experience flying int the ATC and will want to do something a bit more adult.
PSOs, please include this in your morning PPRuNe brief to your Airships!