"Many CGI's and VRT's are exceptionally well qualified and have ATPL's.
- valid, and getting a dash 8 down the llz/dme approach at ronaldsway on a busy day with rubbish wx is going to be bloody hard work but i fail to see how it relates to high energy (ish) flying or the lookout contained within it.
Some Vigilant VGS guys are also qsp's in their RAF day job.
- i know, i was one.
The two most recent fatal mid airs have involved qsp's not CGI's."
- including a good mate of mine.
not good enough work fella, IN MY OPINION there are some great pilots within the vgs structures both in terms of patter and sheer handling skill but the AVERAGE vgs pilot is well below the AVERAGE aef instructor in his abilities.