A Sad Day
As an ex ATC cadet who went on to be a UAS QFI and AEF pilot during a long and happy RAF Career and is now a CI with my local ATC Sqn I add my condolences to the families who lost loved ones yesterday and my thoughts are also with those at St Athan and The cadet's ATC Sqn who will also be feeling a terrible sense of loss. The ATC is a wonderful organisation that brings out the best in young people and the AEFs are an essential feature of the organisation. I have memories spread over almost 50 years, from being the cadet in the back of a Chipmunk to watching the beaming smile on a cadets face at the end of their first flight. I have also been closely involved in the aftermath of a flying accident, to those who have hard days ahead of them I say "Heads up - things will get better" A truly sad day.