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Old 11th Jun 2011, 13:41
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Chicken Leg
 
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Hello Crab, it's been a while!

So the only FW assets the FAA own are 4 civvy twin-props - doesn't really seem cost effective, why not get the RAF to do the training like they are doing on the Griffin at SARTU?
Because for the Crabs to operate a four aircraft training Sqn, they will need Wg Cdr to command it, with around 300 officers and airmen below him (of which 250 would be engineers and around 40 MT Drivers. The remaining 10 would be RAF Coppers - one of which will be a Sqn Ldr, the other 9 would be Cpl's to push the button on the electric barrier into/out of the base). They would need to reopen St Mawgan and then retire the Tutors, Shadow's and Sentinels.

They would also need to increase the budget to the health service to help look after those personnel who 'didn't sign up to do PT'!

Still, achieving a political win over a sister service would make it all worthwhile.
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