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the VGS staff have not been involved in ANY Cadet fatality since August 1995, which is a better record than the AEF's where experienced RAF pilots were involved in no less than 3 Cadet fatalities in short time a few years ago.
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And airworthiness was not an issue in those fatalities. The airframes concerned were on the G register. I also struggle to think of a civilian glider accident where airworthiness was an issue, other than where the glider was misrigged. Can think of a few of those included one which killed a friend.
However now the paperwork and other defects have been uncovered there is no way any of the affected airframes will fly again until the paperwork and the rest is in a satisfactory situation. If the pure gliders were to be transitioned to the G register this work would still have to be done.