Originally Posted by
Wander00
Surely therefore a percentage of the fleet remained airworthy and could have continued flying, albeit meeting only part of the task. As it has turned out the baby seems to have followed the bathwater down the plug hole and no-one is flying
Wander, would
you commit aviation in an aircraft where you couldn't be sure of its Rectification/Modification state? Because
I certainly wouldn't!
More pertinently, would you allow your child to be a passenger in such an aircraft?
One accident, just one, and that would be the end of Air Cadet gliding forever.
As an ATC Sqn Cdr it is extremely frustrating that I can't get my lads and lasses airborne. However this is compounded by the move of 5 AEF from Wyton to Wittering and the stupidity of not having Air Traffickers at the W/E which is generally when ATC Cdts (as opposed to CCF RAF Cdts) can go flying.
As a result, not only have we had no Gliding for 18 months, we have had no Powered Flying for in excess of a year. It's a bloody shambles, the result being that Cdt retention becomes extremely problematic.