Complication of the issue
Part of the Viking recovery is that the type certificate holder is not the manufacturer but a large defence contractor.
This contractor has a long and successful history of large aircraft maintenance, overhaul and repair .......... But next to no experience in the field of GRP gliders.
If you need to repair a civil glider and the damage is outside the repair manual limits the manufacturers will talk with repair agencies they trust and quickly come up with an authorised repair, they can do this because they have a long experience of fixing broken gliders.
With this type certificate holder things are very different, the lack of experience and defence industry culture result in decision that could be taken with a quick phone call and a few emails with a glider manufacture taking weeks to get through the system.
The MoD need to take the bold step of finding a company that can set up an EASA part 21 operation dedicated to air cadet gliders and give them the Viking type certificate, the company would not be one of the usual suspects as it is glider expertees that is required..... Not the ability to fix large metal aircraft.
I am sure that the current type certificate holder would not be too displeased with the loss of this small contract as I am sure they could make much more money with a lot less effort working with the type of aircraft they know best.