The Cadet 3 was build like a brick outhouse
Well, sort of..........
An ex RAF pilot still prominent in civilian gliding was commemorated in a clubhouse cartoon that accurately depicted an actual event.
The Mk III, having run over a runway edge, still contained a 'well-nourished' army officer on air experience in the front. The instructor was out of the back, peering underneath saying (quote verbatim) 'Thank god nothing's broken'.
The back of the Mk III was dangling at a 20 degree angle to the front.............