Chitterne
True, but it took me a quarter of century in aviation for my engineering mates to convince me that airworthiness is
not just all about aircraft construction and engineering. So whilst flying suits and fire extinguishers did
not lead to the pause in flight, it would seem to be further evidence that the VGS airworthiness system was poor and needed correcting. The quoted examples are but a small number of those found by the new CAMO. You are 'spot on' with your praise of 2FTS and their CAMO in my opinion. Their work has been tireless since they first stood up and without it then I fear that Air Cadet gliding would have been stopped for good. Which would be a real shame as VGS flying is funded until at least 2025.
The MAA definition of Airworthiness is:
Airworthiness is the ability of an aircraft or other airborne equipment or system to be operated in flight and on the ground without significant hazard to aircrew, ground crew, passengers or to third parties
iRaven