As I understand it, only 1x Vigi is flying and a 2nd is due to start soonish. I really can't see a full return to flight of the whole fleet 'soon'. Maybe a handful of the instructors getting current over the summer is more likely.
I further understand that the Vikings are going to be put out to various civilian glider mainenance organisations. Again, as far as I can understand it, it won't be 'soon'.
As for Wander00's question - a quick summary just wouldn't be possible as I understand it; lot's of issues accross the board! From what I do know (which I'm not willing to share), then OC 2 FTS and his Chf Eng made exactly the right call to take the 'pause' - although, 1 year later I think I would actually call it a 'grounding'!! If something had happened in the last couple of years then I suspect Mr Charles Haddon-Cave QC would have carried out his threat of the military being on its final warning and taken military aircraft airworthiness out of our hands. We would be reporting to a seperate regulator for the airworthiness of military aircraft and all that would entail...
In my view, XV230 was lost because of a systemic breach of the Military Covenant brought about by significant failures on the part of all those involved. This must not be allowed to happen again.
LJ